Health
Cool Zone sign in window

VIDEO: Summer’s Coming, County Opens Cool Zone Program

| 12:15 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

With summer just around the corner, the County of San Diego opened its annual Cool Zones program Thursday to give people free, safe, air-conditioned sanctuaries to escape extreme heat.

Health
Cool Zone sign in window

Stay Cool This Holiday Weekend and Out of the ER

| 3:58 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Extreme heat is expected at the coast and inland valleys of San Diego County this Labor Day weekend and into early next week. The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued an excessive heat warning calling for triple digits temperatures in some inland areas and the deserts through Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Health
Heat Alert text written over orange sky

Stay Cool During Weeklong Heatwave 

| 6:26 PM

Reading Time: 2 minutes

High temperatures over the next week in San Diego, particularly the deserts, are cause for extra precaution. Residents are advised to stay cool, avoid activities that may cause overheating, and pay extra attention to older adults, people with chronic medical conditions, young children and pets because they are more susceptible to heat illness.