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People struggled to tap resources during Northwest heat wave
Oregon officials say people struggled to get rides to cooling centers during the recent heat wave that s believed to have killed hundreds across the Pacific Northwest
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America
July 13, 2021, 12:13 AM
• 4 min read
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FILE In this June 29, 2021 file photo, with temperatures well over 100 degrees, Spokane, Wash., firefighter Sean Condon, left and Lt. Gabe Mills, assigned to the Alternative Response Unit of of Station 1, check on the welfare of a man in Mission Park in Spokane, Wash.. The special fire unit, which responds to low priority calls, has been kept busy during this week s heatwave. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP, File)
Kafoury to speak about Multnomah County heat deaths Tuesday July 12 2021
A preliminary report on the disprortionate number of heat wave deaths in the county is scheduled to be released on July 13.
Multnomah County officials will release a preliminary report on the disproportionate number of deaths in the county from the late June heat wave on Tuesday, July 13.
Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury is scheduled to speak to the press at the early morning briefing. Also speaking will be Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines, Emergency Management Director Chris Voss, and Chief Medicolegal Death Investigator Kimberly DiLeo.
It will be the first press briefing with a top elected leader in the state since the June 25-28 fatal heat wave.
People struggled to tap resources during the Northwest heat wave
With temperatures well over 100 degrees, Spokane, Wash., firefighter Sean Condon, left and Lt. Gabe Mills check on the welfare of a man in Spokane, Wash.
(Colin Mulvany / Associated Press )
PORTLAND, Ore.
People in Oregon struggled to get rides to cooling centers during the recent heat wave that is believed to have killed hundreds across the Pacific Northwest, officials said Monday, and staffing shortages prevented callers from reaching operators at an information line.
State authorities are examining their response to scorching temperatures that broke all-time records across the region late last month as the American West struggles with a historic drought and climate change makes extreme weather more common and intense. Oregon blamed 116 deaths on the heat, Washington state reported at least 91 and officials in British Columbia say hundreds of “sudden and unexpected deaths” are likely due to the s
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People struggled to reach cooling centers during deadly Northwest heat wave
In this June 29, 2021, file photo, with temperatures well over 100 degrees, Spokane, Wash., firefighter Sean Condon, left and Lt. Gabe Mills, assigned to the Alternative Response Unit of of Station 1, check on the welfare of a man in Mission Park in Spokane, Wash. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP, File)
2021/07/13 08:13 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) People in Oregon struggled to get rides to cooling centers during the recent heat wave that is believed to have killed hundreds across the Pacific Northwest, officials said Monday, and staffing shortages prevented callers from reaching operators at an information line. State authorities are examining their response to scorching temperatures that broke all-time records across the region late last month as the American West struggles with a historic drought and climate change makes extreme weather more common and intense. Oregon blamed 116 deaths on the heat, Washington state reported at least 91 and officials in British Columbia say hundreds of “sudden and unexpected deaths” are likely due to the soaring temperatures.