Heat Safety : Before Exposure

• Contact your local emergency management office or American Red Cross chapter for information on extreme heat.
• Install window air conditioners snugly
• Close any floor heat registers nearby
• Insulate spaces around air conditioners for a tighter fit
• Use a circulating or box fan to spread the cool air
• Keep heat outside and cool air inside
• Install temporary reflectors, such as aluminum foil covered cardboard, to reflect any heat back outside. Keep the cool air inside by weather-stripping doors and windowsills.
• Consider keeping storm windows up all year. Storm windows can keep the heat of a house in the summer the same way they keep the cold out in the winter.
• Check air-conditioning ducts for proper insulation

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