As temperatures climb, cooling centers around Kern County are opening their doors.
Centers open Wednesday, August 1:
Ridgecrest - Kerr-McGee Center, 100 W. California Avenue - OPEN
Centers open Thursday, August 2:
Ridgecrest - Kerr-McGee Center, 100 W. California Avenue - OPEN
Kern County officials say public libraries in local communities will also serve as cooling centers during their normal business hours.
Officials have a list of other cooling centers that are not open yet, but would open under the following temperatures forecasted the day before by the National Weather Service:
- San Joaquin Valley / Kern River Valley Centers: 105 degrees
- Mountain Center(s): 95 degrees
- Desert Centers: 108 degrees
A full list of centers throughout the county:
SAN JOAQUIN AND KERN RIVER VALLEY
Arvin - Arvin Community Center, 800 Walnut Drive
Bakersfield - East Bakersfield Veterans Building, 2101 Ridge Road
Bakersfield - East Niles Senior Center, 6601 E. Niles Street
Bakersfield - The Mission at Kern County, 816 E. 21st Street
Buttonwillow - Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District, 556 Milo Avenue
Lake Isabella - Kern River Valley Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Boulevard
Maricopa - Gusher Hall, 271 California Street
Shafter - Walker Senior Center, 505 Sunset Avenue
Taft - Taft Veterans Building, 213 Taylor Street
MOUNTAIN
Frazier Park - Frazier Park Recreation Building, 3801 Park Drive
DESERT
California City - California City Police Department, 21130 Hacienda Boulevard
California City - Strata Center, 10350 Heather Avenue
Ridgecrest - Kerr-McGee Center, 100 W. California Avenue
Rosamond - Hummel Community Building, 2500 20th Street -
