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Safety Tips

🌡️ What is extreme heat?

It’s when it’s over 90°F for a few days in a row—with high humidity. Heat waves can affect thousands and are the leading weather-related danger in PA.

🤒 Know the signs of heat illness!

  • Heat cramps: muscle pain or spasms — stop activity, sip cool drinks.
  • Heat exhaustion: heavy sweating, dizziness, nausea — move to A/C, cool down, hydrate.
  • Heat stroke is an emergency (103°F+ body temp, red/dry skin, confusion) — call 911, cool immediately.

Heat Illness

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NOAA Heat Illness

Watch vs. Warning

What's the difference between a watch and a warning? 
A watch means the conditions are right for severe weather. A warning means severe weather is confirmed and imminent.
Watch vs Warning
NOAA Understanding Heat Alerts

  Fireworks Safety

"Fireworks were involved in 13,000 emergency room injuries in 2025, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, with 38 percent of injuries being burns."

Fireworks

ReadyPA Fireworks Safety

 Severe Storms

If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. The safest place to be is inside a building or a hard-topped vehicle.
Losing power is an inconvenience in some cases, and life-threatening in others. Let's prepare now so you don't have to worry.

Severe Storms

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ReadyPA Power Outages