🚨 Heatwave Safety Advice 🌡️

With extremely high temperatures expected over the coming days, we’re asking everyone to take extra care and keep yourselves, your families, and vulnerable members of the community safe.

✅ Top tips to stay safe: • Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water throughout the day
• Avoid going out during peak heat (usually 11am–3pm)
• Wear light clothing, sunscreen, and a hat when outdoors
• Keep homes cool – close curtains/blinds during the day
• Never leave children or pets in parked vehicles, even for a short time
• Check in on elderly neighbours, relatives, or anyone who may be vulnerable

🚗 If you’re driving: • Ensure you have water in your vehicle
• Be aware of the risk of tiredness due to heat
• Watch for animals on rural roads seeking shade

🐶 Pets: • Walk dogs early in the morning or later in the evening
• Test pavement temperature with your hand – if it’s too hot for you, it’s too hot for them

⚠️ Know the signs of heat exhaustion: Dizziness, headaches, nausea, excessive sweating—seek shade, cool down, and hydrate immediately.

Let’s all look out for one another during this hot spell 💙

If you need urgent help, always call 999. For non-emergencies, contact us on 101.

Stay safe and stay cool.

#HeatwaveSafety #StaySafe #LookOutForEachOther

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