Cooling Centers to Open Thursday, 8/2/2007 and Friday, 8/3/2007
August 1, 2007

Forecasters are anticipating a Code Orange Day in Thursday, August 2nd and Friday, August 3rd. Because of the anticipated high temperatures and humidity, the Carroll County Department of Citizen Services will operate six cooling centers around the county on those days. Residents who are vulnerable to extreme heat and who do no have air-conditioning in their homes are encouraged to cool off in any of the following locations until the close of business:

• Citizen Services Building, 10 Distillery Drive, Westminster (until 5 PM)
• Mount Airy Senior and Community Center, 703 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy (until 4:30 PM)
• North Carroll Senior and Community Center, 2328 Hanover Pike, Greenmount (until 4:30 PM)
• South Carroll Senior and Community Center, 5745 Barthalow Road, Eldersburg (until 4:30)
• Taneytown Senior and Community Center, 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown (until 4:30)
• Westminster Senior and Community Center, 125 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD (until 4:30)

Water will be available for those who need it at any of the cooling centers.

The Carroll County Emergency Management Division encourages people to follow these safety tips when temperatures and humidity are high:

• Slow down, Strenuous activities should be reduced or reschedules to the coolest time of day.
• Wear loose, lightweight, and light colored clothing.
• Eat fewer proteins and drink plenty of water.
• Stay in air-conditioning

For more safety tips, refer to the Citizen’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness, available online at http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/pubsafe/emer-prep.pdf, or by contacting the Emergency Management Division at 410-386-2877. For more information about Carroll’s senior and community centers, call the Bureau of Aging at 410-386-3800.

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