San Francisco Department of Public Health Extreme Heat Response Plan: An Annex to the SFDPH Emergency Operations Plan
- Abstract
This report gives an overview of San Francisco’s response to extreme heat events, organized by department and area for specific order of response and command. Heat emergencies are often slower to develop, taking several days of continuous, oppressive heat before a significant or quantifiable impact is seen. Heat waves do not strike victims immediately, but rather their cumulative effects slowly take the lives of vulnerable populations. Excessive temperatures greatly impact the elderly, the sick, and the very young due to heat-related complications.
- Resource Type
- Government document
- Author
- SFDPH Environmental Health
- Resource URL
- https://extxfer.sfdph.org/gis/ClimateHealth/Emergency%20Planning/Emergency%20Heat%20Plan%20130830.pdf
- Date
- August 2013
- Health and Human Impact
- Heat illness/extreme temperature
- Climate and Environmental Impacts
- Extreme weather events Heat
- Solutions
- Climate adaptation/resilience Disaster preparedness
- Region
- Southwest
- Other
- Vulnerable populations