Dan Lindholm, chairman of the Kansas City Heat Advisory Task Force, said everyone working in neighborhoods-- including police officers, firefighters, and water meter readers-- was making a concerted effort to check in on isolated people, especially the elderly, who might need help escaping the heat.
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Already, several heat advisories and / or heat warnings, radiation ( mainly UV radiation ) advisories, warnings have been issued and will continue to be issued for the affected areas according to NOAA . People have been advised to go to a air conditioned area, stay out of the sun, check on friends and relatives who may be disabled and / or cannot afford air-conditioning.
