Atlanta fire recruits sent to hospital with heat illness
Two of three Atlanta fire recruits recovering from heat illness were in the hospital Tuesday night, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran said two of the recruits had heat exhaustion and another suffered a heat stroke Monday, the first day of training with the self-contained breathing apparatus.
The department is suspending this type of training until it determines what caused the heat-related illness, Cochran said. The high temperature Monday was 84 degrees, Channel 2 said.
The ill recruits were taken to Atlanta Medical Center. Cochran said the recruit with heat stroke is recovering and off a ventilator.
Supervisors check vital signs during drills, and recruits keep hydration logs.
The department is checking whether recruits stayed hydrated over the weekend before reporting for training Monday.
