Be Red Cross Ready: Extreme Heat

Everyone knows the Red Cross helps people during emergencies. But you may not know that it’s also part of our mission to help you help yourself! Becoming “Red Cross Ready” for an emergency means following our simple steps in advance to ensure you can weather a crisis safely and comfortably.

An extreme heat event is a series of hot days, much hotter than average for a particular time and place. Extreme heat is deadly and kills more people than any other weather event.

Climate change is making extreme heat events more frequent, more severe, and last longer. But we can take action to prepare.
Prepare now to protect yourself and your loved ones.