This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.
| Option from plan | Hazards Sort descending | Assets | Region | Source Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinate with social service providers to ensure that emergency shelters are available during extreme heat events, poor air quality days, severe weather and other highly hazardous conditions. Ensure | Air QualityHigh WindsSevere Winter WeatherWildfireExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | People | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
| Create outreach program about cooling centers. Include information on where to go and how to decide when to go. | Extreme Heat | People | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
| Temporary relocation of vulnerable populations during extreme heat events (follow same model as code purple/extreme cold) | Extreme Heat | People | Southeast | Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 113) |
| Designate public cooling shelters for extreme heat events | Extreme Heat | People | Midwest | Denver, CO Climate Action Plan |
| Launch or expand a neighborhood cooling center program. | Extreme Heat | People | Southwest | Los Angeles, CA Resilience Strategy (p. 74 (pdf p. 39)) |
| Evaluate shelter policies and resources to ensure residents have access to indoor shelters with the proper resources during periods of elevated nighttime temperatures (>80°F). Consider expanding cooling | Extreme Heat | People | Southern Great Plains | City of San Antonio, TX: A Path for Climate Action & Adaptation (p. 46) |
| Facilitate access to safe and cool spaces during extreme heat events, prioritizing frontline communities (e.g., the elderly, people with disabilities, people of color, lower income residents). | Extreme Heat | People | Northwest | City of Seattle, WA: Preparing for a Changing Climate (p. 64–65) |
| Launch or expand a neighborhood cooling center program to areas that are most vulnerable. Establish nighttime cooling centers through partnerships with faith-based organizations. | Extreme Heat | Critical FacilitiesPeople | Southeast | Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 179 (pdf p. 191)) |
| Designate public cooling shelters for extreme heat events within municipal and county facilities (e.g., library, community centers) and with partners (e.g., non-profits, faith-based organizations). | Extreme Heat | Critical Facilities | Southeast | West Palm Beach, FL - Rethink Paradise: Sustainability Action Plan |
| Identify and plan for the use of municipal and county facilities (e.g., library, community buildings) as temporary shelter from storms or as cooling centers. Consider partnering with area nonprofits and | High WindsMultiple or All HazardsSevere Winter WeatherWildfireExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General | PeopleProperty | Northwest | Puget Sound Regional Council Climate Change and Resilience Guidance |
| Coordinate with local homeless services to ensure that emergency shelters are available during extreme heat events, poor air quality, severe weather events and other highly hazardous conditions. | Multiple or All Hazards | Multiple or All Assets | Southwest | Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment |
