<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0rdat0_1DwhgUWQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0rdat0_1DwhgUWQ00" width="1196" height="670" ><figcaption>Fair organizers will have fresh water available with several air conditioned buildings on the fairgrounds to keep everyone safe.</figcaption></figure>ROSEBURG, Ore. – With temperatures expected to reach the triple digits at the Douglas County Fair, event organizers are making sure fair goers are staying safe by having water readily available and air conditioners working over time at several indoor facilities.Organizers are getting help from local authorities as well.“We have a prominently placed Fire/Medical Booth staffed full time during fair hours and an ambulance on site at all times,” Tamara Howell, Douglas County’s chief public information officer, said. “They can respond directly to any heat related or medical issues.”The last time the temperature in Roseburg was more than 100 degrees in early August was in 2012 when it was 102.So people who are going to be at the fair all four days are preparing.While exhibitors have daily meetings to stay ready for what's ahead.“Those are the times where we really emphasize things,” Elkton’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Advisor Braden Groth said. “And they'll mention again at tomorrow's drink water, stay off the energy drinks … stay off the sodas, but hydrate as much as you can.”Making sure everyone is staying safe so they can enjoy the fair.“Take breaks, you know, utilize your other members to help you,” Groth said. “So that way you're not overworking yourself, lean on each other and if you can't stay out of the sun.”A staple of the Douglas County Fair are the 4-H and FFA programs where students work year round to gain agriculture experience by raising and taking care of animals.“A lot goes into the fair, it's more than just animals, but this is definitely a big part of it,” Groth said.And those animals are going to be inside the barns at the fairgrounds during the high heat.“A lot of our animals are definitely going to be under a little bit of stress from the heat, just like the people, right?” Kelly Simonson, Douglas County’s 4-H program coordinator, said. “The difference between animals and people though, is that the animals aren't going to have the ability to go get that cool drink of water. They're not going to have that ability to go get that cool.”So the 4-H and FFA programs will keep a close eye on how the high heat will be impacting the animals, since they won't be in an enclosed building where the temperature can be controlled.“All of our kids are stepping up with their game for that,” Simonson said. “They'll be taking some time to take their pigs out to the wash racks … and in this barn, we have the big fans going on. ”And kids in these programs know keeping their animals properly hydrated is very important, but said there's more that goes into keeping animals safe in high heat.“[We] maintain a proper living environment between their stalls every morning and night,” Brooklyn Work, 4-H participant, said.The fair runs from Aug. 5 to Aug. 8.</div></body>

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ROSEBURG, Ore. – With temperatures expected to reach the triple digits at the Douglas County Fair, event organizers are making sure fair goers are staying safe by having water readily available and air conditioners working over time at several indoor facilities. Organizers are getting help from local authorities as...

Douglas County Fair organizers prepare for high temperatures

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ROSEBURG, Ore. – With temperatures expected to reach the triple digits at the Douglas County Fair, event organizers are making sure fair goers are staying 

Douglas County Fair organizers prepare for high temperatures

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