Greetings Community Board 5,
As you know we are facing some potentially extreme weather conditions with the upcoming heat index. Please be sure to read through the information from the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and see the attached list of cooling centers in CB5. Please be sure to stay cool and pay close attention to seniors and elders on your block!
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…UP TO 111 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
90S, AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S.
* TIMING…12 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 10 PM SATURDAY FOR EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH.
* IMPACTS…EXTREME HEAT CAN CAUSE ILLNESS AND DEATH AMONG AT-
RISK POPULATION WHO CANNOT STAY COOL. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY
QUICKLY CAUSE HEAT STRESS OR HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND
HUMIDITY COULD CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR
SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT
AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE, AND DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER.
SENIORS AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS OR MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS ARE AT INCREASED RISK. HOMES WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING
CAN BE MUCH HOTTER THAN OUTDOORS.
USE AIR CONDITIONING TO STAY COOL AT HOME, OR GO TO A PLACE THAT
HAS AIR CONDITIONING. CHECK ON VULNERABLE FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS
AND NEIGHBORS. TO FIND A NYC COOLING CENTER, CALL 3 1 1 OR VISIT
HTTP://NYC.GOV/OEM.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY! IN CASES OF HEAT STROKE CALL 9 1 1.