{"id":12061,"date":"2012-01-19T11:41:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T19:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-warming-shelters-open-for-those-without-power-kent-regional-fire-authority\/"},"modified":"2016-10-21T21:35:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T04:35:26","slug":"kent-warming-shelters-open-for-those-without-power-kent-regional-fire-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-warming-shelters-open-for-those-without-power-kent-regional-fire-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent warming shelters open for those without power |  Kent Regional Fire Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>The city of Kent has opened two warming shelters today to assist those who are without power and heat in their homes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The following locations are open to the public:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Kent Commons: 525 4 Ave. N. Kent<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Open until 5 pm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=525+4+Ave.+N.+Kent,+wa&amp;aq=&amp;sll=47.159274,-121.657878&amp;sspn=0.03455,0.075874&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=525+4th+Ave+N,+Kent,+Washington+98032&amp;t=m&amp;ll=47.385624,-122.237749&amp;spn=0.017434,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=525+4+Ave.+N.+Kent,+wa&amp;aq=&amp;sll=47.159274,-121.657878&amp;sspn=0.03455,0.075874&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=525+4th+Ave+N,+Kent,+Washington+98032&amp;t=m&amp;ll=47.385624,-122.237749&amp;spn=0.017434,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Kent Senior Activity Center: 600 E. Smith St. Kent, WA 98031<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Open until 4:30 pm.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=600+E.+Smith+St.+Kent,+wa&amp;aq=&amp;sll=47.385617,-122.237792&amp;sspn=0.008601,0.018969&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=600+E+Smith+St,+Kent,+Washington+98030&amp;t=m&amp;ll=47.385624,-122.237749&amp;spn=0.017434,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=600+E.+Smith+St.+Kent,+wa&amp;aq=&amp;sll=47.385617,-122.237792&amp;sspn=0.008601,0.018969&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=600+E+Smith+St,+Kent,+Washington+98030&amp;t=m&amp;ll=47.385624,-122.237749&amp;spn=0.017434,0.025749&amp;z=14&amp;iwloc=A\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Kent area residents are encouraged to take advantage of these shelters if they are without power at their homes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Residents are advised to use extreme caution when traveling outdoors. In addition to the frozen ground<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>conditions, tree branches and power lines are an overhead danger due to the freezing rain.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>As an additional precaution, residents are reminded that they should never bring BBQs or generators into or near<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>their home. Carbon monoxide (CO), a byproduct of these devices, can pose a danger to everyone in the home. CO<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>is a clear and odorless gas that blocks the body\u2019s ability to absorb oxygen. Symptoms include:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Headache<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Nausea<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Dizziness<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Fatigue<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>If you or anyone in your home experiences these symptoms and CO poisoning is suspected, call 911 immediately<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>and leave your residence.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of Kent has opened two warming shelters today to assist those who are without power and heat in their homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-12061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12061"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=12061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}