Common heat-related outdoor risks include heat exhaustion, dehydration, dizziness, fainting, confusion, hot playground or seating surfaces, long waits without shade, limited water access, and overheating during outdoor events, sports, camps, hikes, or work.

Responsibility may depend on who planned, managed, owned, maintained, or controlled the event or property. Relevant facts may include warning signs, shade, water access, emergency response, crowd control, surface conditions, and whether staff knew or should have known about unsafe heat-related conditions.

After a heat-related outdoor injury, document the location, date, time, temperature if known, shade availability, water access, warning signs, staff response, surface conditions, photos, incident reports, witness names, tickets or receipts, and medical care.

Surveillance footage can be one of the most important forms of evidence in a hit-and-run, but it may not be saved for long. Businesses, apartment buildings, gas stations, parking lots, homes, and dashcams may capture useful footage. Ask for preservation quickly and document who you contacted, when you contacted them, and what they said.

Do not assume a partial license plate is useless. Write it down immediately and pair it with every detail you remember: vehicle color, make, model, body damage, bumper stickers, direction of travel, intersection, time, and witness information. Police, insurance investigators, or attorneys may be able to combine those details with camera footage or other evidence.

A police report can document the time, location, vehicle description, injuries, witnesses, and the fact that the other driver left the scene. California DMV guidance also requires certain accident reporting when someone is injured, killed, or property damage exceeds the reporting threshold. In a hit-and-run, the police report can become a key piece of the insurance and evidence record.