With triple-digit temperatures forecasted into next week, the City of El Paso and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) are activating the community’s cooling centers beginning tomorrow, Saturday, June 17. 

Health and emergency officials are once again working to support the community, especially senior residents, to stay as cool and find solutions to avoid heat-related illnesses. 

The cooling centers provide an indoor, air conditioned, environment for residents to visit and cool down throughout the day and are a collaboration between the El Paso Office of Emergency Management, the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation, Public Libraries and the Extreme Weather Task Force.

The following free cooling centers are available Sunday through Monday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Friday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

· Galatzan Recreation Center (650 Wallenberg)

·         Marty Robbins Recreation Center (11620 Vista Del Sol)

·         Valle Bajo Community Center (7380 Alameda) 

·         Nations Tobin Sports Center (4435 Maxwell)

·         Chalio Acosta Sports Center (4321 Delta)

The community can also visit any of our City Public Libraries which are open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 1 to 6 p.m.: 

  • Armijo Library (620 E. 7th)
  • Clardy Fox (5515 Robert Alva)
  • Esperanza Moreno (12480 Pebble Hills)
  • Irving Schwartz (1865 Dean Martin)
  • Jose Cisneros/Cielo Vista (1300 Hawkins)
  • Judge Marquez (610 N. Yarbrough)
  • Memorial Park (3200 Copper)
  • Richard Burges (9600 Dyer Ste. C)
  • Sergio Troncoso (9321 Alameda)
  • Westside (125 Belvidere)

Residents who require after-hours/overnight assistance can dial 311 to receive information about our shelter network partners.

For more information about heat safety, please visit ElPasoReady.org/Extreme-Heat