Record heat opens additional cooling centers
King County, WA – With record high temperatures expected around the Puget Sound region today, additional cooling centers are opening in many local jurisdictions around King County (see current list below) to help residents stay cool and comfortable during hot summer days. A cooling center is a place where residents can go to cool off, get some water, obtain information, and be referred to other services as needed. There are currently 12 centers in operation.
In additional to the centers listed below, all King County libraries have air-conditioning and are good places to escape the heat. See www.kcls.org (external link) for more information and locations.
Additionally, Public Health –Seattle & King County is working with community partners to ensure that the most vulnerable in our community get the information they need to protect themselves in this extreme weather. Local long-term care and assisted living facilities in King County are being contacted, as are local homeless shelters and community based organizations serving seniors, alerting them to the health threat and providing guidance on how to support their clients. Public Health also provided heat protection guidance in Spanish and Vietnamese to ethnic media in these communities.
Current community resources include:
Auburn |
Auburn Senior Activity Center, located at 808 Ninth St., will be made available as a cooling shelter between the hours of 8 a.m. - 9pm on Tuesday and from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesday. For more information visit: http://www.ci.auburn.wa.us/emergency_prep/alerts.asp |
Bellevue |
All Bellevue Community Centers are air conditioned and open to public during daytime hours. For community center locations visit: |
Carnation |
The City of Carnation has opened a cooling center at Carnation City Hall, 4621 Tolt Ave from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11. |
Des Moines & South King Fire |
The City of Des Moines Activity Center, located at 2045 S. 216th Street, will be a cooling center Tuesday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information call: 206-878-1642 |
Federal Way |
The Federal Way Community Center, located at 876 S. 333rd Street is open as a cooling center from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
Issaquah |
The City of Issaquah has opened two cooling centers for residents on Tuesday, July 10 and Wednesday, July 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The facilities are:
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Kent |
The City of Kent has opened two cooling centers located at:
For further information, contact Kent Emergency Management at 253-856-4440. |
Renton |
Community and Senior Centers are open to the public from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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SeaTac |
The City of SeaTac Community Center/Senior Center, located at 13735 24th Ave S, is open as a cooling shelter from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. |
Shoreline |
The Highland Ice Arena, 18005 Aurora Avenue N, Shoreline, is offering its facility as a free cooling station between the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. For more information, call Highland Ice Arena at (206) 546-2431, ext. 0. |
Snoqualmie Tribe |
The Snoqualmie Tribe is opening a cooling center located at the Tribes Administration Annex located at:
This center is open for Elders and the surrounding Community and will open Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Tukwila |
The City of Tukwila Community Center, located at 12424 42nd Ave S, is opened as a cooling center from 4:00pm to 9:00pm Tuesday through Thursday. |