ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland emergency management officials say cooling centers are opening across the state to help residents cope with the extreme heat.
Anne Arundel County has four cooling stations open Saturday at meeting rooms in its police stations. Baltimore County has six cooling stations. They are in the libraries in Towson and Catonsville and in shopping malls at Owings Mill, Towson, White Marsh and Eastpoint.
In Baltimore City, there are 21 cooling stations. They are located in city recreation centers and in community centers for senior citizens.
Montgomery County has 35 cooling centers open in libraries and recreation centers. Prince George’s County has five cooling stations located in recreation and senior centers.
In Frederick County, officials have cooling stations open at public libraries across the county.
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Maryland Emergency Management Agency: http://www.mema.state.md.us
