ARIZONA – As temperatures rise in Arizona, Senator Gallego (D-AZ) teamed up with The Weather Channel to launch a new public service announcement reminding Arizonans how to stay safe during extreme heat. The English and Spanish announcements will air statewide through mid-September on The Weather Channel.
Watch the English PSA HERE.
Watch the Spanish PSA HERE.
Senator Gallego: “We see it every summer in Arizona – extreme heat can be deadly. I’m Senator Ruben Gallego and I’m always working to make sure Arizona has the resources to handle extreme heat.”
The Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore: “Even though Arizona is prepared, you need to be, too. Remember to stay hydrated, limit time outside, and check in on elderly friends and neighbors.”
Senator Gallego: “When Arizona is prepared—”
Cantore: “We can weather any summer.”
Extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard, killing 608 people just in Maricopa County, Arizona in 2024. This year, there are already 165 heat-related deaths under investigation – more than at this time last year.
As a leader in combating extreme heat in Congress, Senator Gallego has worked to provide forward-thinking, comprehensive solutions to help Arizonans stay cool and healthy – even in the summer months.
This year, he reintroduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act to fund community solutions to urban heat islands, introduced the Extreme Heat Economic Study Act to study the impact of extreme heat on public health, infrastructure, and the economy, and introduced the LIHEAP Parity Act to ensure states like Arizona get their fair share of federal energy assistance. In the House, Gallego also led the bipartisan Extreme Heat Emergency Act to make extreme heat eligible for FEMA disaster relief and secured the first-ever funding request for the National Integrated Heat Health Information System, the federal hub for extreme heat research. He’s also pushed for additional funding and recognition of the severe impacts extreme heat has on the health and well-being of the most vulnerable Arizonans, including seniors, children, and people with underlying health conditions.
7/14/25