Stay cool and safe this week!



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Five Cooling Centers open in response to heatwave

Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management is *opening Cooling Centers [ [link removed] ] this week* to provide refuge from the heat. *The locations, shown on the map below, will be open from 2 - 8? p.m. on Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, July 27.?*The decision to activate Cooling Centers is made on a daily basis.


* *Port Orchard: First Lutheran Community Church* at 2483 Mitchell Rd SE, Port Orchard, WA 98366


* *Poulsbo: City Hall* at 200 Moe St NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 (Pets are welcome if they remain in a carrier.)


* *Kingston: Village Green Community Center* at 26159 Dulay Rd NE, Kingston, WA 98346


* *Central Kitsap/East Bremerton: Kitsap County Fairgrounds Pavilion* at 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW, Bremerton, WA 98311


* *Bremerton:* *Salvation Army* at 832 6th St, Bremerton, WA 98337 (Open 2:00 - 5:30 p.m., reopening at 6:00 p.m. for overnight sheltering)

Kitsap Transit [ [link removed] ] will waive fares for passengers needing bus rides to cooling centers. If you need a ride to a cooling center, Kitsap Transit?s buses may be an option for you, depending on how close you live to a bus stop.

Cooling Centers are activate when temperatures are predicted to reach the High Risk level on the National Weather Service HeatRisk Index [ [link removed] ].? Additionally, the Bainbridge Island, Little Boston, Manchester, Port Orchard and Sylvan Way branches of the Kitsap Regional Libary [ [link removed] ] are available during there hours of operation as are many businesses with air conditioning like malls and theaters.

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