24-05-2025
Surviving the summer: Everything to know about Kern County cooling centers this year
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — With temperatures expected to soar to three digits again this summer, Kern County officials announced the official cooling center season ahead of the dangerous heat.
The Kern County Cooling Center season will begin Sunday, June 1 and end on Monday, Sept. 22, according to county officials.
Cooling centers in the San Joaquin and Kern River Valleys will open when the temperatures are forecast to be 105 degrees or higher.
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In the desert areas, the cooling centers will open when temperatures are forecast to be 108 degrees or higher, and Frazier Park cooling centers will open when temperatures are forecast to be 93 degrees or higher.
The centers will be open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Cooling Centers Daily Report will be issued by 11:00 am on the day before the centers open.
Residents using the cooling centers are encouraged to bring their favorite non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, reading material, games and other items to fully enjoy the centers.
Cooling centers confirmed as of May 23 are as follows:
Arvin: Arvin Community Center, 800 Walnut Drive
Bakersfield: East Bakersfield Veterans Building, 2101 Ridge Road
Lake Isabella: Kern River Valley Senior Center, 6405 Lake Isabella Boulevard
Maricopa: Gusher Hall, 271 California Street
Shafter: Walker Senior Center, 505 Sunset Avenue
Taft: Taft Community Center – Activity Building, 500 Cascade Place
Frazier Park: Frazier Park Recreation Building, 3801 Park Drive
Rosamond: Hummel Community Building, 2500 20th Street
California City: Strata Center, 10350 Heather Avenue
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Several cooling centers around the county will operate independently. Those centers are listed below:
Bakersfield: The Mission of Kern County, 821 East 21st Street
Open Monday – Sunday, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Delano: Jefferson Center, 436 Jefferson Avenue
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Delano: 11th Avenue Community Center
Monday – Friday, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Ridgecrest: The Kerr McGee Center, 100 West California Avenue
Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Check back for updates on the cooling centers.
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