Extreme Heat
The temperatures are rising in B.C. In order to avoid preventable heat illness, the following resources are available.
Extreme Heat PDF Posters
- PreparedBC Extreme Heat Guide
- Summer heat and health: recommended actions for owners and managers of rental and/or strata housing
- How to be a heat-healthy business leader
- Fans in extreme heat FAQ
You can find all these posters on Fraser Health's website.
- Municipal cooling centres
- Extreme Heat and Tips for Staying Cool
- Provincial heat alert levels
- Preparing for heat events
- During a heat event
- Heat exhaustion and heat stroke
- Sun safety
- It’s way too hot! Protect yourself from extreme hea
- Staying Healthy in the Heat fact sheets
Fraser Health: Air quality and wildfire smoke
Wildfire Smoke
Some people are especially sensitive to the health effects of wildfire smoke. Older adults, infants and young children, people who are pregnant, and people with chronic health conditions should take extra care. This describes the effects of wildfire smoke and ways to reduce your exposure.
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- Chinese - Simplified
- Chinese - Traditional
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- Farsi
- Punjabi
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Some people are more affected by the heat than others. Older adults, infants and young children, those with chronic health conditions, and those taking certain medicines should take extra care. This describes the signs of illness and ways to prevent heat-related illness.
Extreme Heat Fraser Health
- English
- Arabic
- Chinese - Simplified
- Chinese - Traditional
- Hindi
- Korean
- Farsi
- Punjabi
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
Resources:
- Seniors/Chronic Illness: Extreme Heat and Seniors and those with chronic illness
- Seniors/Medical Conditions: Summer heat safety for seniors and people with medical conditions
- Homeless: Extreme heat and people experiencing homelessness
- Children: Keep children cool! Protect your child from extreme heat
- People with substance use disorders, including alcohol: Heat resources
- Athletes: You’re active in the heat. You’re at risk! Protect yourself from extreme heat
- People taking medications: Medications and the heat
- Community Organizations: How to check in on others: guidance document for community organizations
- Community Members: Guide for checking on others, in person or remotely, during extreme heat events
- Community Members: Caring for and checking on others
Individuals who require home support
- Heat-Related Death May Occur at Home Alone
- Community Care during Extreme Heat
- Extreme heat and people experiencing homelessness: A primer for community organizations
Cooling Centres
Under the BC Heat Alert and Response System (HARS), there may be times that Emergency Management BC issues an extreme heat emergency. In these situations, the City is prepared to open cooling centres if the heat presents a risk to the health and safety of the community, including extending civic facility hours based on demand. If cooling centres are opened, the links below will be updated with current information and locations of cooling centres.
Other Locations Cooling Centres:
https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/sun-safety/cooling-centres#.Yr3ipOzMKL8
- Extreme Heat Events Guidelines: Technical Guide for Health Care Workers
- Emergency Preparedness
- Extreme heat and human health: For pharmacists and pharmacist technicians
- Acute Care During Extreme Heat
- Licensed Care Facilities and Heat
- Childcare Facilities and Heat
- Prepare for Extreme Heat Events - Housing and Shelter Services
- Prepare for Extreme Heat Events - Health and Service Providers
- Prepare an Extreme Heat Kit
- Impacts of extreme heat events on emergency department visits and deaths in Fraser Health, 2021
- Extreme Heat and Human Mortality: A Review of Heat-Related Deaths in B.C. in Summer 2021
