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Get prepared
- Sign up for emergency alerts
- Listen for up-to-date weather forecasts
- If possible, install air conditioners*
- If you have air conditioning, weatherstrip doors
- Talk to your doctor about heat risks
- Check with your utility provider to learn about how to prepare for a power outage. If you’re a PGE customer, visit their website.
Stay cool and hydrated
- Drink water throughout the day, even if you don’t feel thirsty
- Avoid working and exercising outside, if possible
- Take cool showers or baths
- Close curtains or blinds during the day
- If your home is too hot, go to an air-conditioned space like a library, shopping mall or cooling center. (Call 211 for cooling center locations and transportation options.)
- Never leave kids or pets in cars
Stay connected
Check on friends and neighbors, especially those who don’t have air conditioning, are over 65, are living alone and/or with a chronic illness.
Learn to recognize the signs of heat-related illnesses
Heat exhaustion
Symptoms:
- Dizziness
- Thirst
- Heavy sweating
- Nausea
- Weakness
Heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke.
What to do:
- Move to a cooler area
- Loosen clothing
- Sip cool water
- Seek medical help if symptoms don’t improve
Heat stroke
Symptoms:
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Becomes unconscious
Heat stroke can cause death or permanent disability if emergency treatment is not given.
What to do:
- CALL 911!
- Move person to a cooler area
- Loosen clothing and remove extra layers
- Cool with water or ice
Need support?
- If you have a medical emergency, call 911.
- Call 211 or 1-866-698-6155 (TTY 711) or go to 211info.org for resources including cooling centers and utility support if you cannot afford to use your air conditioning.
- *If you are an Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) member and are in need of an air conditioning unit or air filtration device, your coordinated care organization (CCO) may be able to provide one. If you are not sure which CCO you have, call 1-800-273-0557 to find out.
- Find free nutritious food at the Oregon Food Bank.
- Feeling overwhelmed? It’s okay to ask for help. Call 988 (TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)), text OREGON to 741741 or visit 988lifeline.org 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
