How to Find Cooling Centers in Your County

Staying safe during extreme heat is essential. Cooling centers are public locations—such as libraries, senior centers, and community centers—opened by counties and municipalities during heat advisories. Use the information below to find cooling centers in your area.

Nassau County

Cooling center information is posted during heat emergencies.

• Nassau County Office of Emergency Management
  Phone: 516-573-0636
  Website: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

Orange County

Cooling centers are announced by the Health Department and Emergency Management.

• Orange County Department of Health
  Website: https://www.orangecountygov.com
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• Emergency Management Facebook Page
  Search: “Orange County NY Emergency Management”

Putnam County

Cooling center updates are posted by the Bureau of Emergency Services.

• Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services
  Website: https://www.putnamcountyny.com
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• Putnam County Department of Health
  Website: https://www.putnamcountyny.com/health

Rensselaer County

Cooling centers are posted by the county and local municipalities.

• Rensselaer County Department of Health
  Website: https://www.rensco.com
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• City of Troy
  Website: https://www.troyny.gov

Sullivan County

Cooling center information is posted during heat advisories.

• Sullivan County Emergency Management
  Website: https://sullivanny.us
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• Sullivan County Public Health Services 
  Website: https://sullivanny.us/Departments/Publichealth (sullivanny.us in Bing)

Washington County

Cooling centers are coordinated by Public Safety and Public Health.

• Washington County Department of Public Safety
  Website: https://washingtoncountyny.gov
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• Washington County Public Health
  Website: https://washingtoncountyny.gov/health

Westchester County

Cooling centers are posted by the county and major cities.

• Westchester County Department of Health
  Website: https://health.westchestergov.com
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• Westchester County Emergency Services
  Website: https://emergencyservices.westchestergov.com  (emergencyservices.westchestergov.com in Bing)

Ulster County

Cooling centers are announced by the county during heat events.

• Ulster County Department of Health
  Website: https://ulstercountyny.gov
  Search: “Cooling Centers”

• Ulster County Emergency Management
  Website: https://ulstercountyny.gov/emergency-services (ulstercountyny.gov in Bing)

Statewide Cooling Center Finder

New York State also provides a statewide lookup tool during heat advisories. 

• NYS Cooling Center Finder
  Website: https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/weather/cooling/ (health.ny.gov in Bing)

If you need help locating a cooling center, Liberty Utilities encourages you to contact your county’s emergency management office or local municipality.