Our firefighters are often the ones who go to try to rescue children who are locked in hot cars. Children locked in hot cars often are rescued by firefighters, but sometimes they can't arrive in time. In fact, 38 children die every year from hot car deaths. And these deaths are needless, preventable, reprehensible, because there are clear ways to alert drivers so as to prevent the absentmindedness or forgetfulness that often causes deaths in hot cars for children. (00:55–01:02)
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Asserts that 38 children die annually from being left in hot cars.
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