Extreme Heat Resources

Identifying Heat Illness

Protect Your Community

Cool Your Environment

Can you spot Heat Illness?

Remember: Heat Stroke is an emergency. Don’t wait— CALL 911!

• Red, hot, dry skin
• Confusion
• Rapid heartbeat
• Throbbing headache
• Temperature above 103°F (39.4°C)
• Call 911
• Move to a cool place
• Cool with water or ice
• Dizziness
• Heavy sweating
• Cramps
• Nausea or vomiting
• Move to a cool place
• Loosen clothes
• Sip water
• Put cold water or cool, wet cloth on your head, face and neck.

Physical Health Risks

Extreme heat can cause serious illness.

Learn to recognize heat illness and make a plan to prevent getting sick.

Protect yourself and your neighbors from heat illness. Know the Symptoms.

Mental Health Risks

Extreme heat can add to the burden of everyday stress.

Learn how heat can affect your mental health and find strategies to prepare.

Your Mental Health on Hot Days

Assess Your Heat Risk

Find more about your risk based on your location:

NWS/CDC's HeatRisk Tool (at your right)
California’s Extreme Heat Scoring System: CalHeatScore

Sun Safety 101

Protect your Community from Extreme Heat

Hot days can be more dangerous for older adults. As we age, our bodies have a harder time adjusting to hot weather. Certain medications can also affect our body's response to heat.

Older Adults

Children and Hot Car Deaths. Never leave a child alone in a car. Make it a habit to look before you lock — always check the back seat.

Children & Hot Car Deaths

Workers: Know Your Rights. Employers must allow workers who ask for a cool-down rest period to take one.

Workers

Heat and People Experiencing Homelessness. Unhoused community members without places to stay cool or access to clean water are at higher risk of developing a heat-related illness.

Homelessness

Pregnancy Increases Risks for Heat Illness. Heat can also impact a baby's development by causing premature birth and increasing infant mortality.

Pregnancy

Disability, Chronic Illness, and Heat. Know how your body responds to heat. Some disabilities and chronic health conditions can make it harder to regulate body temperature or recognize the signs of heat-related illness.

Disabilities & Chronic Conditions

Teen Athletes are at risk for heat stroke. Keep your head in the game. Heat stroke is the 3rd-most common cause of sudden death among high school athletes.

Teen Athletes

When is it too hot to play? Heat stroke is the 3rd leading cause of sudden death in teen athletes. On extreme heat days. everyone— including coaches and parents— has a role in preventing heat illness.

Coaches & Parents

Keep your pets safe in the heat.

Pets

Cool Your Environment

Heat and Our Neighborhood Environment. Valleys in Los Angeles County can get much hotter than the coast. What makes your community hotter or cooler than other places in Los Angeles County?

Cooling Our
Urban Environment

Cool Down Your Home

Green Against the Heat! Heat-resilient gardens: Stay alive during heat season, cool your neighborhood, and reduce your energy use.

Heat-Resilient Gardens

Looking for a place to cool down?

Finding a place with reliable air conditioning is important, especially during peak heat hours of the day.

LA County
Cooling Center Map

Escape the heat by using the LA County map below to find the cooling center closest to you. See the list of locations as a PDF.

View larger map

City of LA
Cool Spots Map

If you live in the City of Los Angeles, Cool Spots LA has additional locations for Angelenos to cool off during emergencies.

This map called Cool Spots LA has additional locations for Angelenos to cool off during emergencies.