DeKalb County opening cooling centers due to heat advisory | Public Safety | decaturish.com
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A heat advisory is in effect July 27-29 in DeKalb County. The heat index is expected to be more than 100 degrees for four consecutive hours each day.
DeKalb County cooling centers will be open beginning Sunday, according to an alert from DeKalb Emergency Management. The county opens centers when it’s 95 degrees or more for four consecutive hours.
Call 404-817-3502 for transportation to a center.
Here are the cooling center locations:
- Frontline Response International, 2585 Gresham Road, Atlanta, 30316
- Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Dr., Decatur, 30033
- Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Dr., Scottdale, 30079
- Exchange Park Intergeneration Center, 2771 Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30034
- DeKalb-Atlanta Human Services Complex- 30 Warren Street, Atlanta, GA 30317
- County Line – Ellenwood Library 4331 River Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294
- Covington Library, 3500 Covington Highway, Decatur, GA 30032
- Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030
- Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
- Embry Hills Library, 3773 Chamblee-Tucker Road, Chamblee, GA 30341
- Flat Shoals Library, 4022 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, GA 30034
- Gresham Library, 2418 Gresham Rod SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
- Hairston Crossing Library, 4911 Redan Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30088
- Lithonia-Davidson Library, 6821 Church Street, Lithonia, GA 30058
- Northlake-Barbara Loar Library, 3772 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084
- Redan-Trotti Library, 1569 Wellborn Road, Lithonia, GA 30058
- Salem-Panola Library, 5137 Salem Road, Stonecrest, GA 30038
- Scott Candler Library, 1917 Candler Road, Decatur, GA 30032
- Scottdale-Tobie Grant Homework Center, 593 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale, GA 30079
- Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library, 952 Leon Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
- Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Stonecrest, GA 30038
- Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA 30033
- Tucker Reid H. Cofer, 5234 LaVista Road, Tucker, GA 30084
- Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, GA 30034
- Chamblee Library, 4115 Clairmont Road, Chamblee, GA 30341
DeKalb County Emergency Management also shared some tips to stay safe from heat-related illness:
- Stay indoors and avoid strenuous activity during peak heat hours
- Stay hydrated.
- Check on elderly neighbors, children, and pets.
For more information about extreme temperatures/sheltering resources, click here.