Public speaker urges checks on neighbors amid extreme heat

A meeting speaker warned that summer heat can be dangerous even on days that are not the highest-temperature days and urged residents to check on themselves and their neighbors and to share information about cooling resources. The speaker said the jurisdiction sees deaths and illnesses not only on peak days of about 115, 118 and 119 degrees but also on more frequent days at about 105, 110 and 111 degrees. "Please check on yourself, please check on your neighbors, please check on your loved ones," the staff member said, adding that people should "try to help spread the word about resources available that can help people stay cool and safe." The remarks were informational; no formal action, motion, or vote was taken on the topic during the meeting. The speaker emphasized that moderately high days, not only record highs, produce much of the heat-related illness and death experienced locally and urged use of and sharing information about community cooling resources.