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Heatwaves

Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery

Extreme heat threatens communities across the United States. These vulnerable areas must prioritize planning to minimize heat wave impacts and expeditiously protect residents when temperatures spike.

Integrated Solutions Consulting develops customized extreme heat response plans based on decades partnering with at-risk towns and cities. By getting emergency protocols and cooling center contracts in place before summer, we empower communities to swiftly yet equitably respond amidst hot weather calamity.

Our integrated solutions support establishing cooling centers, checking on vulnerable residents, providing public transportation to cooling centers, working with utilities to minimize brownouts, and more so towns keep people safe during heat emergencies.

With seasoned technical consultants supporting preparation and emergency goals, ISC assists high-risk regions to optimally face extreme heat threats. Partner with our heat solutions experts to plan for and respond to dangerous heat waves with greater confidence.

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    Can Our Community Effectively Respond to a Damaging Heatwave?

    Extreme heat can happen anywhere, but communities across the southern United States are especially vulnerable to dangerous heat waves. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, heat waves kill more people on average each year in the US than any other natural disaster. Major heat events like the 2022 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest highlight the existential threats facing towns and cities during spikes in temperatures. As climate change increases the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves, communities must prioritize planning and response capacity.

    When excessive heat emergencies trigger widespread health issues, overwhelm first responders, disrupt critical utilities, or endanger lives, impacted communities rely on specialized partners to augment emergency services. Assistance may include establishing cooling centers, conducting welfare checks on vulnerable residents, providing public transportation to cooling centers, coordinating with utilities to reduce brownouts, distributing AC units and water, offering home weatherization incentives, identifying heat hazards and response gaps, and more. With summer heat waves worsening under climate change, establishing robust contingency partners allows efficient mobilization as these meteorological emergencies unfold. For communities prone to dangerous heat, having experts ready to assist can make the difference between barely coping and saving lives.

    Disaster Software Solutions

    Heatwave Toolkits

    Resources to help you prepare, respond, and recover!

    Contracting Made Easy – Emergency Contract Vehicles

    Following a declared state of emergency, the Federal Government allows local and state government to bypass their standard procurement policies and implement emergency procurement procedures. In times of emergency, understanding these unique contract vehicles can be essential in saving time, money, and resources. ISC has expertise working with these unique contract vehicles, which allow us to guide our clients on how to navigate the contracting process easily and expeditiously.

    Contracting with ISC is easy, and a number of pre-established contract vehicles can be utilized to facilitate the procurement process

    Our Experience

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    The industry’s most powerful and intuitive comprehensive emergency program management and planning system. A complete platform of independent but integrated web-based tools designed to alleviate the burden on planning and preparedness professionals, OES means you can more effectively manage the comprehensive cycle of preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation.