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CodeBlue activation: Salvation Army and Farmers Market pavilion provided overflow shelter; no recent exposure-related deaths reported
Summary
Dr. Hemmenfall updated the Quality of Life Committee on the city’s CodeBlue response during an extended cold stretch: the Salvation Army has hosted up to 35 people and the Santa Fe Farmers Market pavilion sheltered about 45; staff reported no exposure-related deaths in recent days.
Dr. Hemmenfall briefed the Santa Fe City Council Quality of Life Committee on Jan. 22 about the city’s CodeBlue response during an extended cold period, saying the city has used overflow sheltering in coordination with local partners.
Dr. Hemmenfall described a sequence of temporary responses that began after a November snowstorm that coincided with exposure-related deaths among people living outside. He said faith-based institutions piloted a sheltering program staffed by the Red Cross in December, but that the Red Cross’s operating rules limited its ability to serve only general-population operations.
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