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A 1-year-old whose tiny feet were scalded by a metal utility cover during triple-digit temperatures at Burns Park in White City is on the mend. Eagle Point resident Chelsea Welch’s daughter Paislee was with a child care provider July 16 at the splash park on Division Road, which they visit regularly. After playing for a while, Paislee pulled off her shoes and toddled across a hot metal covering. Temperatures that day were 105 degrees or more. When Paislee’s feet began to burn, she stood and screamed, unable to move. While headed home from work, Welch received a phone call that her daughter was being rushed to a nearby emergency room. The toddler was airlifted to the burn center at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, where medical staff spent the following week keeping her pain levels under control and changing bandages on her feet. After a checkup Thursday, Welch reported that doctors expect a full recovery, save for a slight possibility of nerve sensitivity. “No more bandages, dressings and no restrictions except no public pool or lake for one more week. The doctor said she healed amazing and perfect in this last week and won’t have any issues with her feet,” Welch said. “The sensitivity part, we will just have to wait and see. Thank you for all the love and prayers and continued support from the bottom of our hearts.” Although Jackson County does not own the park — it was developed through an urban renewal project — county Parks Department officials sent a crew to the park and replaced the metal covers with a plastic-fiber material. John Vial, director of Jackson County Parks and Roads, confirmed that the county does not own the park but said they replaced the covers to prevent further injuries. Once managed by the White City Community Improvement Association, which was organized under Cascade Bingo, the park’s ownership is listed as “urban renewal project.” Welch said she did not plan to pursue legal action but shared her story in the interest of warning other parents to be cautious about splash park equipment, even in areas designated safe for small children to play. Reach freelance writer Buffy Pollock at [email protected].