Extreme Heat Protocol In Effect: Wilton Opens Cooling Center

WILTON, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont has directed Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol to be activated effective noon Tuesday through 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.

The Town of Wilton has opened a cooling center at Comstock Community Center through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. each day. The meeting room to be used for cooling center will be posted on the video monitor in the Comstock lobby.

For more information on the cooling center, contact Steve Pierce, Wilton Parks and Recreation at steve.pierce@wiltonct.org or (203) 834-6234, x6.

The current forecast calls for temperatures over this period to rise close to or into the low 90s, and the heat index is expected to reach into the mid-90s in certain inland areas of the state.

The following actions are implemented while Connecticut's extreme hot weather protocol is enacted:

• The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection’s Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security uses its WebEOC communications network, which is an internet-based system that enables local, regional, and state emergency management officials and first responders to share up-to-date information about a variety of situations and conditions.
• Municipalities and other partners submit information on the opening of cooling centers into the WebEOC, providing a real-time database on the availability of these locations statewide. United Way 2-1-1 uses the system to act as a clearinghouse to assist residents in locating a cooling center.
• Regional coordinators from the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security monitor WebEOC in order to respond to any requests from municipalities for state assistance.
• The energy utility companies provide the state with regular updates regarding the impact of the weather conditions on their respective utilities throughout the duration of the protocol.