{"id":97337,"date":"2025-08-11T07:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=97337"},"modified":"2025-08-11T07:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:04:57","slug":"staying-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=97337","title":{"rendered":"Staying Cool&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you stand one more reminder to use caution during the heat we&#8217;re experiencing in Maine? Here are some resources we&#8217;ve found. (If you receive this post as an email, you&#8217;ll need to visit the site to watch the video.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ytkUs361aO8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies\/types-of-emergencies\/extreme-heat-safety.html?srsltid=AfmBOorIXt0Vhw1CSbtJwEXtneHQA_wOotuWZKayDVDYwvIdqnw-wQcJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Red Cross<\/a> offers a fairly complete page of resources including a guide to the three types of heat illness and a complete<a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/content\/dam\/redcross\/get-help\/pdfs\/heat\/EN_Extreme-Heat-Safety-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Extreme Heat Safety Checklist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a great time to be a good neighbor by checking on others. Something as simple as handing out bottles of cool water can help. Staying hydrated is important. If your Grange Hall can serve as a &#8220;cooling center,&#8221; <a href=\"mailto:webmaster@mainestategrange.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">send us the details<\/a> and we&#8217;ll post an annnouncement. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-attachment-id=\"92034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=92034\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grange Resources\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Reprinted with permission from an enewsletter published by Maine Senator Stacey Guerin.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?fit=840%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Grange-Resources.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you stand one more reminder to use caution during the heat we&#8217;re experiencing in Maine? Here are some resources we&#8217;ve found. (If you receive this post as an email, you&#8217;ll need to visit the site to watch the video.) The American Red Cross offers a fairly complete page of resources including a guide to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=97337\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Staying Cool&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,6,218],"tags":[34,206,614],"post_folder":[509],"class_list":["post-97337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-service","category-family-health-hearing","category-resources-for-granges-and-grangers","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-advocacy","tag-heat-illness"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Can you stand one more reminder to use caution during the heat we&#8217;re experiencing in Maine? 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