Extreme Heat Warning & Emergency Cooling Center

An extreme heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service that covers our area. The warning is in effect from 11:00 am Wednesday, July 1st, to 8:00 pm on Friday, July 3rd.

Please make sure that you and everyone in your family, including pets, stay hydrated. Please regularly remind your children to drink water. If possible, stay in an air-conditioned room and out of the sun. Check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles as car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in minutes.

If outside for any length of time, wear lightweight, loose-fitting clothing and try to limit strenuous activity to early morning or evening. Please watch for signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke and act if symptoms are seen.

Heat stroke is a medical emergency and should be taken seriously. Common symptoms include confusion, altered mental status, slurred speech, loss of consciousness, hot dry skin or profuse sweating, seizures, and very high body temperature. Heat stroke is fatal if treatment is delayed. If someone is showing these signs, please call 911 for emergency medical care and stay with the patient until they arrive. Move the patient to a shaded, cool area and cool them quickly by placing cold wet cloths on the skin and circulating the air around them.

For the safety of our residents, the following public spaces will be available during the listed hours as cooling centers. If your home does not have air conditioning or you lose power, please go to one of these facilities to cool off and hydrate.

Ingalls Memorial Library, 203 Main Street – Wednesday, July 1^st from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, & Thursday, July 2^nd from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Rindge Town Office Conference Room, 30 Payson Hill Road – Wednesday, July 1^st and Thursday, July 2^nd from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Rindge Recreation Center, Wellington Road, from Wednesday, July 1^st to Friday, July 3^rd, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.

If you require a cooling facility or emergency shelter outside of these listed hours, please text or call the Fire Chief, Bob Faas, at 301-509-8788.