HEAT IMPACT ON HEALTH

Heat kills more people directly than any other weather-related hazard.

•Healthcare Resources for Extreme Heat:
http://sf.gov/resource/2024/healthcare-resources-extreme-heat

•CDPH Extreme Heat:
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/EPO/Pages/Extreme%20Heat%20Pages/BI_Natural-Disasters_Extreme-Heat.aspx

•CDC Extreme Heat and Health:
http://www.cdc.gov/extreme-heat/about/index.html 

STAY SAFE

Know what you can do to keep safe and healthy when weather conditions get hot. For safety tips, visit:

•SF 72 Heat Webpage:
http://www.sf72.org/hazard/heat-0

•CDPH Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness:
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/EPO/Pages/BI_Natural-Disasters_Extreme-Heat_Tips-for-Preventing-Heat-Related-Illness.aspx 

•Are you Heat Ready, California?:
http://www.heatreadyca.com 

GET OUT OF THE HEAT

Stay somewhere cool, especially between 10am and 4pm when it is the hottest. Visit a community cooling center or public locations such as a library or shopping mall. Find a site near you.

•San Francisco Public Library Cooling Centers:
http://www.sfpl.org/services/cooling-centers 

•Information on public indoor pools:
http://www.sfrecpark.org/alertcenter.aspx

BE INFORMED

Tune into local news and forecast websites for weather forecasts and alerts to plan ahead and prepare for heat.

•NWS Weather Forecast:
http://www.weather.gov

•NWS HeatRisk Forecast:
http://www.ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications/HeatRisk

Information provided by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.