{"id":73269,"date":"2025-07-18T18:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73269\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:01:08","slug":"cooling-centers-pools-and-splash-pads-part-of-city-of-jacksonvilles-2025-stay-cool-jax-plan-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/73269\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooling centers, pools, and splash pads part of City of Jacksonville\u2019s 2025 \u2018Stay Cool Jax\u2019 plan \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The City of Jacksonville has unveiled its 2025 \u201cStay Cool Jax\u201d plan to combat extreme heat, with cooling centers set to activate across the city starting Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The plan, which builds on previous years\u2019 efforts, will see cooling centers open at various city facilities, including libraries, community centers, pools, and splash pads. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The city said these centers will be activated when the National Weather Service issues heat advisories or excessive heat warnings for Duval County, according to a news release from the city.<\/p>\n<p>All cooling centers and pools will be open on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, July 18-19 and 21. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>Monday-Saturday Locations:<\/b> For extreme heat events on Mondays through Saturdays, Cooling Centers will be activated at various City of Jacksonville (COJ) facilities under normal hours of operation. These facilities will be open regardless of whether activation thresholds are met, and they include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All COJ Public Libraries (21 libraries): Accessible and air-conditioned spaces.<\/li>\n<li>All COJ Community Centers (20 centers): Available in multiple neighborhoods.<\/li>\n<li>All COJ Pools (29 pools) and Splash Pads (16 pads): Provide immediate cooling relief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, July 20, only two main cooling centers and all pools will be open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>Sunday and Holiday Locations:<\/b> For extreme heat events on Sundays and holidays, two main Cooling Centers will be specifically activated from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Main Library (303 N. Laura St.)<\/li>\n<li>Legends Center (5130 Soutel Dr.)<\/li>\n<li>All COJ Pools (29 pools) and Splash Pads (16 pads) are open on Sundays through Labor Day weekend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>] <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will provide free transportation to cooling centers on designated heat emergency days. Residents can access this service by informing bus drivers of their destination to or from a cooling center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">A heat advisory for inland Jacksonville is in effect until 6 p.m. on Friday, July 18. Similar conditions are anticipated through Monday, July 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The City of Jacksonville\u2019s website, Jacksonville.gov\/StayCoolJax, and JaxReady.com\/StayCoolJax, offer additional information on cooling center locations, hours of operation, and safety guidelines for extreme heat events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The City of Jacksonville has unveiled its 2025 \u201cStay Cool Jax\u201d plan to combat extreme&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":73270,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[7320,5229,7323,51228,51227,51229,51230,3188,723,7324,7310,7327,7325,7326,51226,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,7322,7321],"class_list":{"0":"post-73269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action-news-jax","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-cbs47","11":"tag-city-of-jacksonville-fl","12":"tag-city-of-jacksonville-fl-cooling-centers","13":"tag-city-of-jacksonville-fl-pools","14":"tag-city-of-jacksonville-fl-splash-pads","15":"tag-fl","16":"tag-florida","17":"tag-fox30","18":"tag-jacksonville","19":"tag-jacksonville-fl","20":"tag-northeast-florida","21":"tag-southeast-georgia","22":"tag-stay-cool-jax","23":"tag-united-states","24":"tag-united-states-of-america","25":"tag-unitedstates","26":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","27":"tag-us","28":"tag-usa","29":"tag-wfox","30":"tag-wjax"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114875549978548874","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}