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Tri-EPIC Regional Emergency Planning Committee
Core Members: Town of Charlton, Town of Dudley, Town of Southbridge, Town of Sturbridge, Harrington Memorial Hospital
in partnership with: American Red Cross, Central MA EMS Corp., Central Region Homeland Security Council,
MA Emergency Management Agency, MA State Police, Overlook Life Care, Radius Healthcare
Specific Disasters of Local Concern - Heat Wave

A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area. Temperatures that people from a hotter climate consider normal can be termed a heat wave in a cooler area if they are outside the normal climate pattern for that area. The term is applied both to routine weather variations and to extraordinary spells of heat which may occur only once a century. Severe heat waves have caused catastrophic crop failures, thousands of deaths from hyperthermia, and widespread power outages due to increased use of air conditioning.

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Additional information is available at:

How to Prepare Your Home for a Heat Wave
Are You Ready – Extreme Heat?
Are You Ready for a Heat Wave?
Preparing Kids for the Heat Wave
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Calendar of Events
Tri-EPIC REPC Meetings:

Jul. 13, 2010
8 AM - 10 AM
Harrington Hospital
(Conf. Room 1 & 2)
Agenda

Aug. 10, 2010
8 AM - 10 AM
Harrington Hospital
(Conf. Room 1 & 2)

Sep. 14, 2010
8 AM - 10 AM
Radius Health Care

Oct. 12, 2010
8 AM - 10 AM
Harrington Hospital
(Conf. Room 1 & 2)

Nov. 9, 2010
8 AM - 10 AM
Harrington Hospital
(Conf. Room 1 & 2)

Dec. 14, 2010
8 AM - 10 AM
Harrington Hospital
(Conf. Room 1 & 2)


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