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Overview of NYC's heat emergency response
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Emergency Management, along with the Department of Health and other agencies, maintains plans and protocols for responding to heat emergencies in New York City. These plans include strategies for cooling the public, messaging, and providing guidance to various stakeholders.
- Extensive messaging is disseminated through multiple citywide channels
- Plans include actions for individuals, agencies, and the private sector to remain safe during extreme heat
- Cooling center facilities are managed by public and private sector agency partners, not directly by Emergency Management
Christina Farrell
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Emergency management with Department of Health and other agencies maintains plans and protocols to guide New York City's response to heat emergencies including plans for cooling the public, messaging and providing guidance to individuals, agencies and the private sector actions for the public to remain safe during periods of extreme heat.
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When the city's heat emergency plan is activated, extensive messaging is disseminated through citywide channels including press releases, city agency websites, notify NYC, the New York City Advanced Warning System, three eleven, elected officials, community partners and social media channels.
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Cooling center facilities are not operated by our agency but are managed by public and private sector agency partners, each with their own hours of operation and differing levels of accessibility.