With the excessive heat ongoing across the Valley, Maricopa County is utilizing several resources to help residents stay cool this summer.
The city plans to run an overnight cooling center at Burton Barr Library as the Valley prepares for another hot summer.approved Wednesday allocating funds to run an overnight cooling center at Burton Barr Library as the city prepares for another hot summer.
The expanded services would include professional case management help and dedicated security staff at each facility when the overnight centers are in operation between May 1 to Sept. 30, records show. City officials noticed last summer that the Phoenix Fire Department was getting the most heat-related 911 calls at times when the region's cooling centers were closing.
The cities of the Valley have a combined population of 4,845,832 people, according to the 2020 United States Census. This makes it the 11th largest metropolitan area in the country right behind the Boston and Atlanta areas.Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census.
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