Officials with the East Bay Regional Parks District have closed dozens of park spaces during the holiday weekend due to increased fire danger from forecast heat.
Meanwhile, Contra Costa County health officials on Friday urged residents to take precautions over the coming days in anticipation of a weeklong heat wave that is expected to push temperatures into the triple digits.
"The cooling at night is not going to be as low as it usually gets in the Bay Area, so the opportunity for the body to cool off is not there," Tzvieli said Friday."So it's really important, particularly during the hot times of the day, for people to try to find a cool place." Tzvieli suggested many older residents could be particularly vulnerable to the heat, particularly if they live alone or do not have air conditioning in their homes.
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