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riversedge

(82,535 posts)
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:55 PM Jul 4

I'm here at the Great American State Fair and just spoke with a few EMTs that people are "dropping like flies" in the he

They must be coming for the fireworks??? actually, I have no idea.



This is the scene here at one of the cordoned off medical area inside a main tent.

They keep having to make more space as more people are brought in.

There is no AC.


I’m here at the Great American State Fair and just spoke with a few EMTs that people are “dropping like flies” in the heat.






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I'm here at the Great American State Fair and just spoke with a few EMTs that people are "dropping like flies" in the he (Original Post) riversedge Jul 4 OP
something about a fool's errand... ZDU Jul 4 #1
I can't imagine but these people had a choice so.. Deuxcents Jul 4 #2
I'm having a hard time caring purr-rat beauty Jul 4 #3
Could say... 2naSalit Jul 4 #6
Hope they sue tRUMP... SWBTATTReg Jul 4 #4
That heat on asphalt MerryBlooms Jul 4 #5
MAGA needs to tough it out and man up durablend Jul 4 #7
Snowflakes ALBliberal Jul 4 #8
'Total disaster' at Trump's fair as scorching heat leaves 7 on 'advanced life support' LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #9
Here in Florida PCB66 Jul 5 #10

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,868 posts)
9. 'Total disaster' at Trump's fair as scorching heat leaves 7 on 'advanced life support'
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 11:36 AM
Jul 5

Heat can kill fast. trump did no planning for heat and medical emergencies

A reporter braving a blistering heat wave at President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair described chaos at the event as paramedics raced to save attendees, with seven said to be on "advanced life support" in the hospital.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-07-04T00:35:36.928Z

https://www.rawstory.com/great-american-state-fair-2677157060

A reporter braving a blistering heat wave at President Donald Trump's Great American State Fair described chaos at the event as paramedics raced to save attendees, with seven said to be on "advanced life support" in the hospital.

Julian Andreone of Drop Site News was on the ground Friday at the fair detailing what he called a "hectic" scene.

"It really is hectic. It's chaotic. It's a total disaster," Andreone said. "They haven't planned for this at all."

As Andreone recorded the conditions, multiple people ran past carrying cold water to help their loved ones who had fainted. During one 71-second clip, Andreone recorded two people racing past him and an ambulance arriving separately with a siren blaring.

"People are profusely sweating and need water," he said.

Andreone reported in an X update that "7 people are on advanced life support in the hospital."

In another clip from the event, Andreone points to another person lying down in the back of an EMS truck making its way across the lawn. The event had already been temporarily shut down earlier in the day as the record heat gripped Washington, with organizers planning to reopen at 5 p.m.


PCB66

(247 posts)
10. Here in Florida
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:16 PM
Jul 5

we have learned a long time ago to not got outside when it is really, really hot.

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