Hot Day Care Brigade 🌞🌡️🧃

Climate chaos is here, and heat kills! Let's take a slow ride around SE to deliver cold drinks and care to anyone we encounter who needs a cooldown. We know that people living or working outside are particularly vulnerable to heatstroke, and wildlife and outdoor pets can suffer too. We'll only ride if the temps are in the mid nineties or above. We'll repeat this ride on other days as needed, so check the calendar on any hot day to see if it's happening. This will be a casual ride with no definitive route and may split into groups if a lot of people show up. We may end the ride by stopping somewhere for a cold treat or drink, plunging in a river, merging with another ride, or just heading home. You decide! WHAT YOU CAN BRING: cold or frozen bottled drinks, water (jugs or bottles), snacks (salty snacks provide electrolytes), cooling packs, lightweight towels/bandanas (for soaking in water), handheld fans, first aid supplies/gloves, and clean reusable water bottles. We'll swing by Safeway as the start of the ride to pick up any extra supplies we need, so don't sweat it if you don't have time to grab supplies before coming to the ride. SOME THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HEATSTROKE: 🥵🥵🥵 Public health officials usually report a spike in heat-related deaths and illnesses whenever temps go into the mid nineties and above. Heatstroke is a medical emergency and should always be taken seriously. Signs of heatstroke include inability to speak/slurred speech, disorientation, extreme lethargy, and fainting. In animals, fast panting and/or abnormally sluggish behavior (for example, a wild animal that does not run away when you approach) may indicate heat illness. 🆘🧍🏾‍♀️For humans, when heatstroke is identified you should call 911 first and then move the person out of Event link: https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-24727

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