Beat the heat: local agencies offer cooling centers

As temperatures make a big leap into the 90s this afternoon, the Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency suggests taking in a movie.

CRESA advises if you don’t have air-conditioning, go somewhere that does, like a movie theater, shopping mall or a library.

Local agencies have set up cooling centers in Vancouver, Battle Ground, Camas and Washougal.

Residents in Vancouver can enjoy cooler temperatures inside the confines of Firstenburg Community Center, as well as the Marshall Community Center and Luepke Senior Center.

Clark County Fire District 6 announced in a press release it is opening it’s Felida station to the public today at noon until 8 p.m.

The station, 11600 N.W. Lakeshore Ave., will be opened again at noon on Friday.

CRESA announced in a blog post that a cooling center at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St., is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The emergency services agency also points to the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave., which is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

There’s a water sprinkler at Washougal’s Hamllik Park, 4285 Addy St. The spinklers are active on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

CRESA says it will update the blog with additional cooling centers so check back often.