Record breaking temperatures are predicted this weekend. Staying safe can be a challenge in this heat, especially for those who don’t have access to an air conditioner.
Also, after the dry spring that we’ve had, the risk of wildfire is high.
OHA is working with local public health officials to connect people to cooling centers – and has made emergency revisions to risk level and transit guidance on capacity limits during this historic heat emergency.
And while many vaccination clinics will cancel events this weekend, OHA is working to see if we can offer vaccinations at some cooling center locations.
We need everyone’s help – look out for community members at risk for heat-related illnesses, share information with your neighbors and loved ones, and help prevent fires by observing the current burn bans and learning about the most common causes of wildfire.
If you need access to a cooling center in your community, call 211. Here is some additional information on cooling centers around the state, as well as some helpful links:
- Clackamas County Extreme Heat and Wildfire Risk page and cooling centers
- Clark County cooling centers
- Columbia County cooling centers
- Multnomah County cooling centers, and a map
- Washington County cooling centers, and a map
You can sign up to receive emergency alerts at PublicAlerts.org. The site also has information on how to prevent and cope with the impacts of extreme heat and wildfire, make an emergency plan, gather supplies, stay informed, prepare pets and livestock and understand evacuation levels.
Many regional COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be closed, have reduced hours or will be relocating to a cooler indoor space this weekend. Anyone seeking vaccination should call the clinic or 211 in advance to check that the site is open.
Here are some status updates on clinics around the state:
Saturday, June 26
- Jackson: Youth with a Vision, Vogel Plaza, Medford Canceled
- Multnomah: NAYA, Portland Canceled
- Multnomah: Q Center, 1 to 4 p.m., 4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland Open indoors
- Polk: Central High School in Independence Canceled
- Wasco: St. Mary’s Academy in The Dalles Canceled
- Washington: Tektronix in Beaverton Canceled
Sunday, June 27
- Jackson: La Placita 2080 W. Main Street, Medford 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closing early
- Multnomah: Mexican Consulate, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,1305 SW 12th Ave., Portland Open indoors
- Polk: Central High School in Independence Canceled
- Wasco: St. Mary’s Academy in The Dalles Canceled
- Washington: Tektronix in Beaverton Canceled
