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Phoenix officials launch Heat Awareness Week, announce expanded cooling services and housing referrals
Summary
City leaders marked Heat Awareness Week and the start of Phoenix—s operational heat response, announcing expanded cooling hours, a 24-hour respite site in Council District 7 and data showing a 20% drop in heat-related emergency calls last summer.
Dave Hondula, director of the city—s Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, opened a Heat Awareness Week event in Phoenix on the start of the city—s operational heat period and invited the public to new cooling resources and outreach. "We're here to commemorate the launch of Heat Awareness Week in the state of Arizona, as well as the start of our operational period for heat response in the city of Phoenix," Hondula said.
Mayor Gallego said the city has increased services that helped reduce emergency calls during last summer—s record heat. "We saw a 20 percent reduction in heat related calls last summer," the mayor said, and…
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