 Shelter in place. We're in an emergency. We're in a rescue mode. Life safety storms killed at least two people out West. A motorcyclist died while touring Death Valley amid a scorching heat wave. Death Valley Park Ranger Matthew Lamar. When you step out of your vehicle, it's like stepping your entire body out into an oven. There's no mistaking how hot it is. You start to feel it on your skin in your eyes. They start to dry, start to almost hurt a little bit for others have died from suspected heat related deaths in Oregon.