Template

The Municipal Extreme Heat and Air Quality Response Plan Template is a customizable plan that local health departments can use to create a plan specific to their community, incorporating best practices and resources from other plans across the country.

The template was created to provide a comprehensive overview of how municipalities can approach climate change adaptation with a particular focus on local preparedness and response to extreme heat, PM2.5, and elevated ground-level ozone. It provides specific recommendations for stakeholder roles and responsibilities during different activation phases, and considerations of vulnerable populations.

Download the editable template here. (Version 1.1 -- January 13, 2025)

Examples of current extreme heat and air quality preparedness plans and resources:

Location Massacussetts New Haven, CT Connecticut United States (Homeland Security) United States (CDC) United States (EPA) United States (Air Now)	Heat Heat Preparedness Extreme Heat Toolkit Extreme Heat Safety Social Media Toolkit Protect Yourself from the Dangers of Extreme Heat	Air Quality Air Quality Planning Air Quality Management Plan Draft Template Particle Pollution, Ozone, and School Guides	Both Extreme Heat and Poor Air Quality
Massacussetts			Extreme Heat and Poor Air Quality
New Haven, CT	Heat Preparedness
Connecticut	Extreme Heat Toolkit
Connecticut		Air Quality Planning
United States (Homeland Security)	Extreme Heat Safety Social Media Toolkit
United States (CDC)	Protect Yourself from the Dangers of Extreme Heat
United States (EPA)		Air Quality Management Plan Draft Template
United States (Air Now)		Particle Pollution, Ozone, and School Guides