{"id":52046,"date":"2025-03-25T15:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T22:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/scottsdale-fire-stresses-dangers-of-hiking-in-extreme-heat\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T22:23:45","slug":"scottsdale-fire-stresses-dangers-of-hiking-in-extreme-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/scottsdale-fire-stresses-dangers-of-hiking-in-extreme-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale fire stresses dangers of hiking in extreme heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/https:\/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net\/03-25-2025\/t_d0b042d135134699951f25ed162e7963_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=f42a34f9d45c69ff37bfc1ea4f836cc6873118df145658258effe8285aeb7716&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>It&#8217;s easy to underestimate how hot things can get, especially while out hiking. 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