Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThousands of people braved sweltering heat Friday night to kick off the Fourth of July weekend at Red Hot and Boom, the annual fireworks celebration at Cranes Roost Park. The show wrapped up just after 10 p.m., but for many attendees, the real challenge wasn’t finding a good spot \u2014 it was staying cool in the oppressive humidity. The Seminole County Fire Department responded to at least 35 calls for help as of 9 p.m., five of which were heat-related emergencies. One patient was transported to the hospital. Attendees described the conditions in blunt terms. “Hot, very hot,” said Taylor, who attended the event. “Very humid, sticky, and gross.” Still, most said the celebration was worth the sweat. “It’s tolerable, it’s hot, but it’s worth it,” said William Hanner. “It’s Florida. You gotta have a little bit of heat.” His wife, Cheryl Hanner, looked on the bright side. “It’s not raining, so that’s a good thing,” she said. “It’s so beautiful out. … We’re happy, but I got my little portable fan.” Jennifer Weisenburger, visiting Red Hot and Boom for the first time, put it in perspective. “There’s no such thing as too hot when you come from North Dakota,” she said.The expected crowd topped 200,000, according to SCFD. Many arrived hours early to secure prime viewing spots for the live performances and fireworks display. Fans, water bottles, and the event’s mist tent were popular refuges from the heat throughout the day. Jonathan McInnis, who has attended for three years, said he’s found his own solution. “You know, it’s Florida. What are we going to do? It’s going to get hot, so you just got to deal with it,” he said. “That’s why I got a hotel room where I go out there, and I can chill in the AC.”\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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Thousands of people braved sweltering heat Friday night to kick off the Fourth of July weekend at Red Hot and Boom, the annual fireworks celebration at Cranes Roost Park. <\/p>\n
The show wrapped up just after 10 p.m., but for many attendees, the real challenge wasn’t finding a good spot \u2014 it was staying cool in the oppressive humidity. <\/p>\n
The Seminole County Fire Department responded to at least 35 calls for help as of 9 p.m., five of which were heat-related emergencies. One patient was transported to the hospital. <\/p>\n
Attendees described the conditions in blunt terms. <\/p>\n
“Hot, very hot,” said Taylor, who attended the event. “Very humid, sticky, and gross.” <\/p>\n
Still, most said the celebration was worth the sweat. <\/p>\n
“It’s tolerable, it’s hot, but it’s worth it,” said William Hanner. “It’s Florida. You gotta have a little bit of heat.” <\/p>\n
His wife, Cheryl Hanner, looked on the bright side. <\/p>\n
“It’s not raining, so that’s a good thing,” she said. “It’s so beautiful out. … We’re happy, but I got my little portable fan.” <\/p>\n
Jennifer Weisenburger, visiting Red Hot and Boom for the first time, put it in perspective. <\/p>\n
“There’s no such thing as too hot when you come from North Dakota,” she said.<\/p>\n
The expected crowd topped 200,000, according to SCFD. Many arrived hours early to secure prime viewing spots for the live performances and fireworks display. Fans, water bottles, and the event’s mist tent were popular refuges from the heat throughout the day. <\/p>\n
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Jonathan McInnis, who has attended for three years, said he’s found his own solution. <\/p>\n
“You know, it’s Florida. What are we going to do? It’s going to get hot, so you just got to deal with it,” he said. “That’s why I got a hotel room where I go out there, and I can chill in the AC.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OUTSIDE NOW WITH FUTURECAST, GUYS. STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, TONY, THANK YOU. MEANTIME, THE FIREWORKS SHOW AT RED…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-329295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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