cooling shelter

In a more mild event, the County and its partners might open cooling centers at a few locations to help people through the hottest part of the day. During severe events like the heat dome of 2021, the County and partners open 24-hour cooling shelters.

When do we open cooling centers or shelters? 2026

Walmer said he doesn’t want to go to one of the county’s designated cooling shelters out of fear his possessions might be stolen, so he lays reading against a tree, periodically sipping from the water a Catholic church gave him.

‘What’s a cooling center?’: Many in Clark County in need have no idea facilities exist Mia Ryder-Marks 2023