Illustration of hot day in the city with a thermometer placed like a building.
Heat wave illustration by pilli via iStock.

Overview:

-Three Detroit recreation centers are offering extended hours Monday and Tuesday so residents can cool down.
-Detroit Public Library locations also serve as cooling centers during operating hours.
-“It is important to take extra precautions, and please check in on your loved ones, neighbors, and pets throughout this heat wave,” says Detroit Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair Razo.

With temperatures forecast to reach the mid to upper 90s from through Tuesday, the Detroit Health Department is partnering with the city’s recreation centers to provide residents a space to cool down.

The sites will be accessible during regular operating hours, with several offering extended hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

  • Patton Recreation Center at 2301 Woodmere St.
  • Heilmann Recreation Center at 19601 Brock Ave.
  • Northwest Activities Center at 18100 Meyers Road.

All other Detroit recreation centers will remain open during normal operating hours:

  • Adams Butzel Complex (10500 Lyndon, Detroit, MI 48328) — Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Butzel Family Center (7737 Kercheval, Detroit, MI 48214) — Monday-Friday
  • 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  • Clemente (2631 Bagley, Detroit, MI 48216) — Monday-Friday noon to 8 p.m.
  • Coleman A. Young (2751 Robert Bradby, Detroit, MI 48207) — Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Community Center at A.B Ford (100 Lenox St., Detroit, MI 48215) —Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Crowell (16630 Lahser, Detroit, MI 48219) — Monday-Friday noon to 8 p.m.
  • Farwell (2781 E. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48234) — Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Kemeny (2260 Fort St., Detroit, MI 48217) — Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Lasky (13200 Fenelon, Detroit, MI 48212) — Monday-Friday noon to 8 p.m.
  • Williams (8431 Rosa Parks, Detroit, MI 48206) — Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Highland Park is making the fire station at 25 Gerald St. available as a cooling center. It will be open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

Detroit Public Library locations will also serve as centers during their normal operating hours for residents seeking relief. Details about hours of operation at individual library branches can be found at detroitpubliclibrary.org/locations.

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Detroit’s Chief Public Health Officer, Denise Fair Razo, urged residents to use the cooling centers for relief and to look out for signs of potential concern tied to overheating.

“It is important to take extra precautions, and please check in on your loved ones, neighbors, and pets throughout this heat wave,” she said.

The health department, in a news release, suggested that residents increase their water intake, limit time spent outside during the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., and be on the lookout for signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, such as nausea, confusion, rapid or slowed heart rate. For further tips, visit our website at detroitmi.gov/health.

For additional safety tips, visit detroitmi.gov/DHSEM and search “severe weather.”

For more information about symptoms of heat-related illness, including when to seek medical help, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

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