EXTREME HEAT ALERT DOWNGRADED TO HEAT ALERT FOR TORONTO

Jun 26, 2013

By Jane Brown

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City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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News Release

 

June 26, 2013

 

Extreme Heat Alert in Toronto downgraded to Heat Alert

 

Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Toronto’s Acting Medical Officer of Health, has downgraded the Extreme Heat Alert to a Heat Alert for today. The Heat Alert will be in effect until further notice.

 

During a Heat Alert, the public is encouraged to call or visit family, friends and neighbours, especially isolated adults and seniors who are at greater risk of suffering from heat-related illness, to make sure they are cool and drinking plenty of fluids. Other groups at risk include people with chronic illnesses, limited mobility and with certain mental health illnesses, infants and young children, people on certain medications and those who are homeless.

 

The public is advised to beat the heat by taking these precautions:

– Drink lots of cool water even before you feel thirsty

– Go to air-conditioned places, including shopping malls or one of many local libraries or community centres located in each neighbourhood

– Take cool showers or baths or use cool wet towels to cool down

– Wear loose, light-coloured, breathable clothing and when outdoors wear a wide-brimmed hat

– Avoid the sun and stay in the shade or use an umbrella

– Reschedule or plan outdoor activities during the cooler parts of the day

– Never leave seniors, children or pets unattended in a car.

 

Landlords of buildings without air conditioning are encouraged to provide a dedicated cooling room for vulnerable residents to escape the heat. Community agencies are encouraged to educate clients on the risks of heat-related illness and to call or check on those clients at increased risk of heat-related illness during alerts.

 

When an alert is declared, those who need assistance or have heat-related inquiries may call 311. More information on how to beat the heat is available at http://www.toronto.ca/health.

 

Often, high air pollution occurs during hot weather conditions. People with heart and lung conditions, seniors and children should pay special attention to the hourly Air Quality Health Index levels and forecasts which are available at http://www.airhealth.ca.

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