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Summer Heat Safety Tips For Hillsboro Residents

Two Hometown Tap water dispensers are offering clean, safe, and cold drinking water for free.

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Press release from the City of Hillsboro:

June 30, 2021

Play It Cool and Stay Safe: Summer Heat Safety

Safety is our top priority during periods of extreme heat and high temperatures.

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Immediate Assistance

  • Call 9-1-1 if you or someone else is experiencing a life threatening emergency.
  • If you are unable to call, you may also text 9-1-1.

Find a map of Water Dispensers and Spraygrounds.

Hometown Tap Water Dispensers

Two Hometown Tap water dispensers are offering clean, safe, and cold drinking water for free. Please bring your own refillable water bottle, cup, or container.

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Downtown Hillsboro

  • 2nd Avenue & Main Street intersection
  • 6 am to 8 pm, through Wednesday, June 30

Shute Park

  • 750 SE 8th Ave
  • 6 am to 8 pm, through Wednesday, June 30

Spraygrounds

Six spraygrounds are open to help families cool off.

53rd  Avenue Community Park

  • 300 NE 53rd Avenue
  • 10 am to 8 pm

Butternut Creek Park

  • 7830 SE Deline St
  • 10 am to 8 pm

Civic Center Plaza

  • 150 E Main Street
  • 8 am to 8 pm

Magnolia Park

  • 1810 NW 192nd Avenue
  • 10 am to 8 pm

Walnut Street Park

  • 1717 SE Walnut Street
  • 10 am to 8 pm

Jerry Willey Plaza at Orenco Station

  • 943 NE Orenco Station Loop
  • 10 am to 8 pm

Map of Hometown Tap Water Dispensers and Spraygrounds

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Total 7 facilities found.

Health and Safety Information

How to Stay Cool at Home

Community members are urged to check in with family, friends, and neighbors – especially young children, older adults and people with chronic medical problems – as they are more vulnerable to heat-related illness.

Older adults who need transportation to a cooling center or other assistance can call the Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) at 503-846-3060 Monday through Friday, 8 a to 5 pm. Or visit ADRC’s website.

In addition to staying in air-conditioned locations, community members are urged to:

  • Avoid using fans as your primary cooling device, especially when it gets extremely hot inside. Instead, mist yourself with a spray bottle, and then use the fan to get the cooling benefits of evaporation.
  • Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services has a limited supply of free electric fans for individuals ages 60 and up in Washington County. Call 503-846-3060.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, even if you don’t feel thirsty. Water is best. Limit sugary drinks, caffeine, and alcohol.
  • Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing – and sunscreen.
  • Exercise in the early morning when it’s cooler.
  • Avoid strenuous activity in the heat of the day.
  • Take cool showers or baths.
  • Get a baby pool or play in a sprinkler.
  • Avoid doing laundry.
  • Eat small, light meals.
  • Never leave children or pets in cars.
  • Wear a lifejacket and take other safety precautions in rivers and lakes. More information on water safety is available on the Red Cross webpage.

No Air Conditioning? 5 Tips to Stay Cool

  1. Let cool nighttime air in.
    Open windows before bed, close in the morning
  2. Keep blinds closed Block sunlight and heat from getting in.
    Use fans & mist /water Fans should rotate counter-clockwise
  3. Cook outdoors.
    Avoid using your stove or oven
  4. Sleep low.
    Heat rises, sleep on the lowest level possible.

Heat-related illness can be extremely dangerous, even deadly. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to learn about signs, symptoms and treatment.

Washington County will post any urgent updates on their Stay Cool Washington County webpage.

Ride Services

Ride Services

DO NOT wait for public transit during dangerously hot temperatures.

  • Call someone you trust for a ride or schedule a ride with a private service.
  • Older adults who need transportation can call the Aging & Disability Resource Connection at 503-846-3060 Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
  • People with disabilities and older adults are eligible for free door-to-door ride services from Ride Connection. Availability and days of service vary. Call 503-225-0700 or Text Telephone (TTY) 7-1-1 to get set up.

Wear Sunscreen

Sunburn affects your body’s ability to cool down and can make you dehydrated. If you must go outdoors, protect yourself from the sun by wearing a wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses, and by putting on sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher 30 minutes prior to going out.

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This press release was produced by the City of Hillsboro. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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