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August: Keeping Cool & Back-to-School

Posted on 08/07/2026
Images of ways to stay cool in LA, including kids at a splash pad and teens resting at a library. TEXT: Cooling Centers / Libraries and parks are great places to hang out in and stay cool. / Cool Spots / Find a great place for you and the whole family to visit on the City's Cool Spots map.

This month's Emergency Management Department readiness newsletter focuses on a number of SUMMER-y safety issues, as well as preparing for kids to (finally!) return to school. 

Summer heat in L.A. typically lingers well into the school year, and the changing seasons can also add or heighten certain risks -- fire weather and rainstorms, to name just a few. And, for EVERY season of the year, making sure your emergency kits and out-of-area contact lists are updated

Read more and/or download the August Edition of the EMD newsletter, at the link.

And feel free to look back at several past-years' issues for even more tips to getting prepared ahead of other major emergencies, at:
 

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