If you use central heat, a fireplace, or some other heating source.  Fire prevention officials say to get it check before it gets put into use this Winter.

The summer is a great time to travel, but during this heat wave, a local doctor says you need to take precautions to make sure that one of your trips is not to the ER. The most common heat-related illness that emergency rooms like Lima Memorial see during high temperatures like this week is dehydration. People could experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, and cramping if they are dehydrated. However, some people could experience worse health conditions with prolonged exposure to the heat.

Lima 6th Ward Councilman Derry Glenn is in urgent need of donations of air conditioners as a long-duration heat wave scorches the region. Glenn says he is currently out of air conditioners to install inside apartments and homes without proper means of effective cooling. The shortage of air conditioners comes as Glenn has received over 25 calls for help. And those calls extended as far as Wapakoneta, Delphos, and Cridersville during a stretch of temperatures well into the 90s. With the unrelenting heat, Glenn says the need is critical in order to protect health and prevent heat-related illnesses.