Fire officials stressed the importance of staying hydrated and prepared while outside in excessive heat.
Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures.
Meteorologists predict temperatures will be near daily records region-wide through most, if not all, of the coming week with lower desert highs reaching 115 to 120 degrees . A new heat record for the day was set on Friday in California's Death Valley -- one of the hottest places on Earth — with the mercury climbing to 127 F The old mark of 122 F was last tied in 2013.
"Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors," said a National Weather Service advisory for the Baltimore area. “Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
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