Showing posts with label heat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heat. Show all posts

What to do on hot days - coping with the heat

Saturday, July 6, 2024

The King County region has a heat advisory through Tuesday. 

Temperatures are expected to reach the low 90a locally. (see WeatherWatcher report)

Stay cool and out of the heat by going to an open library, community center, or other publicly accessible facility (such as the mall, movies, or public pool/splash pad). Stay hydrated.

Who is at higher risk
If you are in one of these groups, take extra precautions to stay cool, drink water, and take breaks from the heat:
  • Older adults (65 and older)
  • Young children
  • People with chronic health conditions or mental illness
  • Athletes who exercise outdoors
  • Outdoor workers
  • People living unsheltered or homeless
  • Medications and health conditions can make you more sensitive to heat, including those for allergies and colds, thyroid, depression, heart/blood pressure, and weight loss. Check with your doctor about your health conditions and medications.

Check on at-risk friends, family and neighbors

Stay cool
Spend time in air-conditioned buildings (such as malls, movie theaters, or libraries) if you can and avoid direct contact with the sun.

Go to local cooling centers

Reduce physical activity and move to shaded areas
Do outdoor activities in the cooler morning or evening hours.

Cool your body down quickly by wearing a wet scarf, bandana, or shirt.
Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing when possible

Stay hydrated

  • Drink plenty of water and don't wait until you're thirsty to drink more.
  • Limit or avoid caffeine and alcohol. They can be dehydrating.

No infants, children and pets in parked cars

Never leave infants, children or pets in a parked car, even if the windows are cracked open. It only takes a few minutes for severe medical problems and even death to occur.

Watch for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke
Seek medical care immediately if you know someone who experiences symptoms.

Recognizing heat exhaustion and heat stroke
When people's bodies can't cool themselves quickly enough it can cause heat exhaustion. 

Symptoms of heat exhaustion include muscle cramps, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting. 

If you see someone with signs of overheating, move the person to a cooler location, have them rest for a few minutes and then slowly drink a cool beverage. 

Get medical attention for them immediately if they do not feel better.

Heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke, which can cause death or permanent disability unless treated immediately. Symptoms of heat stroke include:
  • An extremely high body temperature (above 103°F)
  • Red, hot, and dry skin
  • Rapid, strong pulse
  • Nausea, confusion and unconsciousness

Outdoor Workers
As a summer heat wave approaches, Washington is one of just five states with established workplace heat safety standards. Washington’s rules require employers to give frequent breaks and access to shade and water to outdoor workers once temperatures reach 80 degrees. As temperatures rise to 90 or 100 degrees, workers are entitled to additional protections. Employers can learn more at Lni.wa.gov/HeatSmart.

Some employers, like Recology, are starting shifts earlier so workers can finish before the late afternoon heat.

Metro riders
King County Metro riders can find heat-related information and how to stay cool and safe on Metro during the heat.

Other resources

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Heat advisory -Local cooling centers

The Shoreline and Kenmore libraries
are designated cooling centers
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
With a heatwave and NWS HeatRisk in the orange and red categories in the forecast, (see WeatherWatcher column) King County Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA) is activating Severe Weather protocols from July 5-9, in accordance with their Severe Weather Policy.

This information was last updated on July 3, 2024 at 3:45pm
  • Families with Children: Call the Family Shelter Intake Line 206-245-1026 to be connected with a shelter bed and a ride to that location.
Cooling centers - Kenmore
Cooling centers - Bothell
Cooling centers - Shoreline

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Energize Shoreline program on heat pumps will qualify participants for a $1,000 discount

Friday, June 7, 2024

Energize Shoreline program upcoming workshops

Community members will have the opportunity to learn about heat pumps, the benefits to installing them, and much more. 

People who attend the workshops are also eligible for a $1,000 discount.

Energize Shoreline | City of Shoreline

Our free virtual and in-person workshops will provide information on heat pump technology, energy savings, and available financial incentives. 

You’ll meet select heat pump installers and be able to sign up for a free site assessment to determine which heat pump system is right for your home.

Energize Shoreline workshops are open to anyone! If you are interested in learning more about heat pumps, or are ready to install one, we encourage you to attend one of the Energize Shoreline workshops to learn more!

Sign up for a workshop today!
  • Tuesday, June 11, from 7-8 pm. Online. Sign up here.
  • Wednesday, July 24, from 6-8 pm. In-person or online. Registration link coming soon!
  • Tuesday, August 20, from 7-8 pm. Online. Registration link coming soon!
Note: You must attend a workshop to qualify for the exclusive Energize Shoreline $1,000 discount.


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Coping with heat

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Go for a walk in Hamlin Park
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Information on what to do and where to go to stay cool here

Excessive Heat Advisory in Effect to 11:00pm Wednesday August 16, 2023

Public locations, such as the Hangar at Town Square in Kenmore, Town Center at Lake Forest Park, public libraries, and senior centers are open and can provide an air-conditioned break from the heat. 

For those experiencing homelessness and looking to get out of the heat, King County Regional Homeless Authority has identified locations to assist

King County Metro riders can find heat-related information and how to stay cool and safe on Metro during the heat. 

NEVER leave pets or children in a hot car. Call 9-1-1 if you see a child or pet in a hot car (unless it's a Tesla).

Tips for coping with hot weather:
  • Drink plenty of fluids, 
  • Keep out of the sun as much as possible, 
  • Check up on relatives and neighbors. 
  • Take extra precautions when working outside, 
  • Schedule outdoor activities in the early morning or evening
  • Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing, 
  • Take frequent breaks in the shade or air-conditioned environments. 

Anyone who feels overcome by heat should be moved to a cool, shaded location. If the person is experiencing signs of heat stroke, it is an emergency, and you should call 911.

Along with this heat advisory, remember the threat created by cold water temperatures and fast-moving rivers this time of year. If you plan to use natural bodies of water to cool down, please be especially cautious.

For further information on how to stay cool and safe, visit the Public Health Seattle and King County Hot Weather Preparedness page,


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Wildfires and heat - Shoreline Fire provides support to Cedar Hills fire

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Shoreline Fire on scene to provide support to Eastside Fire at the Cedar Hill Fire
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire


Fire crews have been battling a 30-acre brush fire near Cedar Hills and Maple Hills in a wooded, unincorporated area south of Issaquah. As of yesterday morning, the fire was contained and there were no longer open flames.

Shoreline Fire was on scene, providing support services to Eastside Fire and Rescue. Our Rehab vehicle is used when an incident is going to be a long one. This crew and vehicle provide snacks, fluids for hydration, chairs to sit in the shade for recovery and… a bathroom!

Methane stack at the Cedar Hill landfill
Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire

That fire stack has been constantly burning off methane from the landfill.

Across the border, Canada is battling a huge wildfire north of Walhachin, BC, Canada, about 250 miles north of Seattle. Smoke is expected to move into central and eastern Washington.

While the marine air is cooling blistering Puget Sound, Lytton, a village in the Fraser Canyon located about 260 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, British Columbia, has broken the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada for a third straight day, a blistering 49.6 C on Tuesday.

Before this week, the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada was 45 C in Saskatchewan in 1937.



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I-5 pavement repair at four locations in Shoreline blocks lanes north and southbound during evening commute

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

WSDOT crews on I-5 at NE 130th just south of Shoreline
Photo courtesy WSDOT

WSDOT had their hands full with two different pavement failures on southbound I-5 in and near Shoreline Monday.

1. Southbound I-5 @ NE 130th St.
2. Southbound I-5 @ NE 145th St.
3. Northbound I-5 @ NE 175th St.
4. Northbound I-5 @ NE 195th St.

The freeway was blocked between 130th and 145th southbound while crews repaired two panels where patches of the concrete crumbled. One section was just north of 145th and the other was at 130th

Three lanes were blocked and traffic was diverted into the HOV lane. Crews were out in 107 degree heat, swinging sledge hammers to break up concrete.

They were finished in about three hours and around 6:30pm that section of the freeway was reopened to traffic.


Northbound
, work to repair the pavement buckle at NE 195th St blocked the two center lanes. The HOV lane was opened to all traffic in this area.

NE 175th is on the list but I have not found information about it.

--Diane Hettrick



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Cooling center open in Kenmore Tuesday

Monday, June 28, 2021


Kenmore, on Bothell Way, has been operating cooling centers at City Hall, Northlake Lutheran Church, and Northshore Utility District on a rotating basis.

Tuesday, June 29

Northlake Lutheran Church will be open from 11:00am-6:00pm. 
The church is located at 6620 NE 185th St



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When the temp reaches 111℉...

Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler


... it's time to lie in a flower pot!

--GZN




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Another pavement problem on I-5 in Shoreline

Photo courtesy WSDOT

WSDOT reports another pavement buckle, this one on northbound I-5 at NE 195th St (pedestrian bridge). 

The two center lanes are blocked. The HOV lane is open to ALL traffic in this area.

4:40pm 6-28-21



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More pavement repairs on southbound I-5 - three lanes closed between 145th and 130th

Photo courtesy WSDOT

3:50pm  6-28-21 Maintenance crews are making immediate repairs to pavement panels on southbound I-5 between NE 145th St and NE 130th St.

Three right lanes are currently closed, with only the left and HOV lane open. The HOV lane is open to all traffic in this area. There is no timetable on when work will be completed.



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I-5 southbound lanes in Shoreline closed three hours for pavement repair

Pavement repair on I-5

WSDOT's Incident Response Team closed all but one lane of southbound I-5 just north of 145th in Shoreline around 6:30pm on Sunday, June 27, 2021  to repair the pavement.

The job took around around three hours and the lanes were reopened by 9pm.

WSDOT did not provide details, but heat makes pavement expand and the truck is parked by what looks like a pavement join / expansion joints.

--Diane Hettrick



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All City of Shoreline recreation programs cancelled Monday

Spartan gym photo by Jim Stitchka
ALL City of Shoreline recreation programs will be cancelled Monday, June 28, due to inclement weather. 

This includes all camps offered by the City of Shoreline and specialized recreation programs.

Spartan Recreation Center will also be closed.

We are monitoring the weather for Tuesday. Please watch your email and the website. We will notify participants by 3:00pm Monday if we need to cancel programs on Tuesday due to weather.



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Power outages due to equipment failure

147 at Town Center 175th and Aurora
Power to be restored by 2pm
Cause: investigating


Just before midnight Sunday, June 27, 2021, Shoreline / Lake Forest Park had four widely separated power outages.

Four households in Hillwood
Power to be restored by 11am
Equipment failure

Two of them were identified as equipment failure and it's a pretty safe guess that was the issue with the other locations as well.

19 in Horizon View in LFP to be restored by 6am - equipment failure
4 on 47th NE near Ballinger Way to be restored by 7:30am - investigating cause


Will continue to monitor this situation through the night and update.

--Diane Hettrick




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