In late June last year, an unprecedented heat wave suffocated the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures soared above 100 degrees for three straight days, peaking at 108 in Seattle—something once unfathomable for one of the least air-conditioned cities in the country. Pavement on I-5 buckled. Hardware stores ran clean out of fans. Emergency rooms were inundated. When the heat finally subsided, 100 Washingtonians were dead. Those on the front lines recall how life unfolded.
Rachel Blake
general manager, Hilton Garden Inn Seattle Downtown
Dr. Cameron Buck
medical director, Valley Medical Center emergency department
Dr. Jeremy Hess
physician, Harborview Medical Center emergency
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