FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Brian Murnahan
Public Information Office
Tarrant County Public Health
817-321-5306
817-401-5967
NCC_BLMurnahan@tarrantcounty.com
August 11, 2020 - (Tarrant County, Texas) – With the return of the August heat and daily temperatures now approaching 100 degrees, Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) is reminding residents to avoid heat-related illness.
“The risk of heat injury or death is at its worst when high temperatures continue over multiple days,” said TCPH Director Vinny Taneja. “People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies can’t compensate and properly cool themselves. Natural cooling occurs when people sweat, but under some conditions, sweating is not enough, and a person’s body temperature rises rapidly.
“While the elderly, young children and people dealing with chronic ailments are usually the first to suffer from the heat, I urge everyone to take precautions,” added Taneja.
Among those precautions:
Additional tips to avoid heat injury can be found on the Tarrant County Public Health website: http://health.tarrantcounty.com.
County Telephone Operator 817-884-1111
Tarrant County provides the information contained in this web site as a public service. Every effort is made to ensure that information provided is correct. However, in any case where legal reliance on information contained in these pages is required, the official records of Tarrant County should be consulted. Tarrant County is not responsible for the content of, nor endorses any site which has a link from the Tarrant County web site.
100 E. Weatherford, Fort Worth, Texas 76196
Copyright 2001-2025 Tarrant County, TX