#HeatRelief4LA

COOL SPOTS LA

Cool Spots LA shows Angelenos where they can go to cool off during emergencies, such as our recent extreme heat waves. Cool Spots LA is a single interactive directory of all the public facilities in the city where sweltering Angelenos can cool off during these triple-digit days.

LADWP, StreetsLA, the Department of Recreation and Parks, Los Angeles Public Libraries, and the Data Team of the Office of the Mayor have coordinated efforts to map all of the augmented Cooling Centers, libraries, senior centers, recreation centers, shade structures, bus shelters and hydration stations throughout Los Angeles. “Extreme heat is the deadliest climate risk facing Los Angeles,” said former Council President Paul Krekorian. “During these days of extreme heat emergency, our public libraries, senior centers, and the indoor facilities of recreation centers at City parks are open to the public during the day as ‘Cool Spots,’ where any of us can take a break from the heat.”

This project would not have been possible without the collaboration of all of the departments named above and the Emergency Management Department. The Mayor’s Data Team was instrumental in designing the platform and app for Cool Spots LA (Climate4LA.org/CoolSpotsLA).

Cool Spots LA (Climate4LA.org/CoolSpotsLA)

HEAT RELIEF RESOURCES

City of LA Heat Relief Programs

Cool LA: Cooling Rebates, Programs, and Resources (LADWP)

City Extreme Heat Resources (Emergency Management Department)

SwimLA: City Pools and Splash Pads (Department of Recreation and Parks)

LA City Public Library Branches: Locations and Hours (Los Angeles Public Library)

City Recreation Centers, Parks, and Facilities (Department of Recreation and Parks)

NotifyLA Emergency Alerts (Emergency Management Department)

Hydration Station Initiative Program (LADWP)

Climate Tool Kit for Communities (Office of the Mayor)

Heat Safety Communications

CEMO Heat Safety Outreach Materials (Available in 15 languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Bangla, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese)

LARC Extreme Heat Social Media Campaign (Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability)

Heat Ready CA (Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications)

Disaster Readiness Resource Hub (Listos California)

#HeatSeason Campaign (Arsht-Rock Resilience Center)

Heat Wave and Heat Exhaustion Safety (Red Cross)

Extreme Heat Digital Maps & Tools

Extreme Heat StoryMap: LA’s Rising Temperatures (CEMO, City of Los Angeles)

Cool Spots LA (CEMO, City of Los Angeles)

CalHeatScore (OEHHA, CalEPA)

LA County Cooling Centers (ReadyLA County)

UCLA Heat Maps (UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions and UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters)

California Healthy Places Index: Extreme Heat Edition (Public Health Alliance of Southern California and UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation)

Relevant Extreme Heat Reports

Turning Down the Heat: Addressing Heat Inequities of Frontline Communities in Los Angeles (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Master of Public Policy program)

Identifying and Addressing Heat Inequities in the City of Los Angeles (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Master of Urban and Regional Planning program)

Heat Fact Sheet (UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation)

How Climate Change Affects Your Health (APHA)

California extreme heat deaths show climate change risks (LA Times)

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Why Focus On Extreme Heat?

Extreme heat is the primary climate hazard for LA. Hotter, longer heat waves caused by climate change, that now extend to mid-November, are one of the greatest threats to public health and habitability. Extreme heat is sending more people to the hospital, and causing more deaths, than any other climate hazard in Los Angeles. While the hazards of heat waves affect everyone, extreme heat has a disproportionate impact on low-income residents and communities of color, who face the greatest vulnerability to extreme heat-related illness and death due to the cumulative burdens of pre-existing health conditions, excessive air pollution, and seasonal smoke.

These are preventable deaths and hospitalizations. In collaboration with City Departments and Bureaus, in alignment with LA County, the Emergency Management Department is addressing extreme heat risks in a proactive, coordinated, and equity-driven approach.