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Please note that the Los Angeles County Health Officer has declared a Heat Alert as high temperatures have been forecasted for the Pomona Area on Thursday, July 24, 2014 – Friday July 25, 2014. 

HEAT ALERT:

High temperatures forecast for the Pomona area

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Health Officer has declared a Heat Alert as high temperatures have been forecast for the Pomona area on Thursday, July 24 through Friday, July 25. This alert may be extended if weather conditions do not improve. The Department of Public Health would like to remind everyone that precautions should be taken, especially by individuals who participate in outdoor activities, older adults, caretakers of infants and children, and those sensitive to the heat.

“Everyone should remember to take special care of themselves, children, the elderly, and their pets. Extreme heat such as this is not just an inconvenience, it can be dangerous and even deadly,” said Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Director of Public Health and Health Officer. “When temperatures are high, prolonged sun exposure may cause dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Deaths can occur in vulnerable population’s particularly very young children and frail elderly. Over 700 deaths occurred in Chicago during a heat wave in the late 1990s. Equally, large numbers of deaths have occurred in Europe during a heat wave.

**It is critically important to never leave children, elderly people, or pets unattended in homes with no air conditioning and particularly in vehicles, even with the windows ‘cracked’ or open, as temperatures inside can quickly rise to life-threatening levels. If you have an elderly or infirm neighbor without air conditioning, make sure that they get to a cooling center or other air conditioned space between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.”