"Baltimore City Prepares For 2015 Code Red Heat Alert Season"

Wednesday May 20th, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Today, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen was joined by representatives of the Mayor’s Office, Baltimore City Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, and Office of Human Services / Community Action Partnership in announcing the kickoff of Code Red Heat Alert season, which began May 15th and runs until September 15th. 

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