September has welcomed school back into session, celebrated Labor Day and ushered in a late-summer heat wave for much of the West Coast. Oregon is one of four states alongside California, Nevada and Arizona to be put under excessive heat advisories this week.
As summer says farewell with what is hoped to be one final heat wave hurrah, here’s how to keep cool across Lane County.
Eugene-area responses to upcoming heat wave
For service providers, the heat wave means opening up cooling shelters, administering support and providing information on how to keep cool when temperatures soar.
Lane County Health and Human Services lays the foundation for extreme weather and air quality event responses. The county maintains information on cooling and smoke shelters . It also shares information on where to go to cool down during a heat wave, how to prevent heat-related illnesses , how to properly hydrate in high temperatures and provides a list of summer tips produced by Black Thistle Street Aid.