Hot Weather Safety

Stay Safe in Hot Weather

We are expecting very hot weather in Oregon during the next week.

To stay safe and healthy, it’s important to drink lots of water and spend time inside with air conditioning if possible.

Cooling centers

• For help anytime, call 211 or 1-866-698-6155. For help 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, text your zip code to 898211 or email help@211info.org.

Weather alerts

• Sign up for emergency notifications from OR-Alert.
• Check alerts and advisories from the National Weather Service.
• Check the Heat Risk map from the National Weather Service.

More resources

• CDC: Keep your cool in hot weather
  
• CDC: Warning signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses
• Multnomah County: Take care of yourself and others during hot weather
• Oregon Health Authority: Extreme heat
  
• Oregon Health Authority: Preventing heat-related illnesses
• Oregon Health Authority: How to protect yourself during extreme heat (video)
• 211 Public Alerts: Extreme Heat
  
  

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