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Fainting and dehydration reports came in faster than on average summer days, but not as fast as some expected, and authorities are giving people credit for heeding safety advice.Boston Emergency Medical Services fielded a surge of heat-related calls for a second day yesterday, but nothing serious, said Boston EMS spokeswoman Jennifer Mehigan.With today’s temperatures expected to nearly match yesterday’s, however, she slipped in a precautionary “knock on wood.’’“It hasn’t been bad here today for such a hot day,’’ said Ryan Donovan, a spokesman for Massachusetts General Hospital. “We had just under 10 cases of fainting,
dehydration, or other heat-related issues. We’re thinking people took advice to stay indoors.’’But many people work outdoors, some fighting fires.Boston Deputy Fire Chief Michael Doherty called in three alarms to a fire in an Egleston Square duplex yesterday afternoon, in part because he feared that the high temperatures would overwhelm firefighters. About 75 firefighters worked in rotation, alternately fighting the fire and guzzling water.Others were outside willingly.In Framingham yesterday, 1,700 people walked about a dozen miles to Waltham in midday heat as part of a Susan G. Komen breast cancer fund-raiser.“I’m taking it easy; I’m not going to lie to you,’’ said Maurine Turcotte, a 49-year-old breast cancer survivor from Amesbury who has undergone chemotherapy most Mondays since 2007.
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