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Salvation Army Cooling Stations Open To Help Those Out In The Heat

As the temperature nears the triple-digit mark, Rafael Trevino keeps cool as he plays in the water at a public park in downtown San Antonio in July. Temperatures in North Texas are expected to be 100 or above through Tuesday.
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As the temperature nears the triple-digit mark, Rafael Trevino keeps cool as he plays in the water at a public park in downtown San Antonio in July. Temperatures in North Texas are expected to be 100 or above through Tuesday.

A stifling heatwave means the Salvation Army has thrown open the doors of cooling stations across North Texas.

They're stocked with cold, bottled water, and there's plenty of room for people to bask in the air conditioning as long as they'd like.

With predicted highs above 100 degrees forecast through Tuesday, dehydration and heatstroke are concerns. Pat Patey with the Salvation Army of North Texas says the homeless and people who work outside are especially at risk.

"One year we had a letter carrier with the U.S. Post Office and just started feeling flushed, and knew the cooling station was at our center because he had delivered mail there," Patey said. "He came up, and came through the door, and as soon as he came through our doors he collapsed."

Both of the Salvation Army homeless shelters in Dallas and Fort Worth will serve as cooling stations, open seven days a week from 9 a.m. through 8 p.m. There are 11 other cooling stations open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where to fnd cooling stations:

These cooling stations will be open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

The Salvation Army Homeless Shelter, Dallas

5302 Harry Hines Blvd.

The Salvation Army Homeless Shelter, Fort Worth

1855 E. Lancaster Ave.

These Salvation Army Community Centers will offer cooling stations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays only:

Pleasant Grove

8341 Elam Rd.

Dallas, TX 75217

Denton

1508 East McKinney St.

Denton, TX 76201

Irving

250 East Grauwyler Rd.

Irving, TX 75061

McKinney

600 Wilson Creek Pkwy.

McKinney, TX 75069

Arlington

712 W. Abram St.

Arlington, TX 76013

Oak Cliff

1617 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Dallas, TX 75208

Garland

451 W. Ave D

Garland, TX 75040

Lewisville

206 W. Main St.

Lewisville, TX 75057

Plano

3528 E. 14th St.

Plano, TX 75074

Northside Corps (N. Fort Worth)

3023 NW 24th St.

Fort Worth, TX 76106

The Salvation Army, Ellis County

620 Farley St.

Waxahachie, TX 75165

Copyright 2019 KERA

Courtney Collins has been working as a broadcast journalist since graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2004. Before coming to KERA in 2011, Courtney worked as a reporter for NPR member station WAMU in Washington D.C. While there she covered daily news and reported for the station’s weekly news magazine, Metro Connection.