Here’s How Maine’s Emergency Managers Are Preparing for Dangerous Heat — Now and in the Future

How Maine's emergency managers are preparing for dangerous heat

On a recent afternoon, a small group huddled around tables in the Franklin County Emergency Management operations center in Farmington. They represented local police, fire and 911 dispatch. Facilitator Sierra Fletcher started things off. “The purpose of this meeting is to tell you a little bit about this project, the extreme temperature response plan effort that is underway that Franklin County is working on with us,” Fletcher said. Fletcher is …

Here’s how Maine’s emergency managers are preparing for dangerous heat — now and in the future

Extremely dangerous heat is still unusual in Maine — but emergency officials are already planning for a future where they’re responding to temperature spikes as silent natural disasters.

Here's how Maine's emergency managers are preparing for dangerous heat — now and in the future

Extremely dangerous heat is still unusual in Maine — but emergency officials across the state are already planning for a future where they’re responding to temperature spikes as silent natural disasters.