Mass Care

Title County Town Type Body Contact
Family Ice Arena Cumberland Falmouth Cooling Center

The Family Ice Arena, 20 Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth ME, Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun 4pm-9pm (ADA Accessible)

Mason-Motz Activity Center Cumberland Falmouth Cooling Center

Mason-Motz Activity Center, 190 Middle Rd, Falmouth ME Mon-Thurs 8am-5pm (ADA accessible, device charging, wifi)

Falmouth Memoral Library Cumberland Falmouth Cooling Center

Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Rd, Falmouth, ME Mon-Sat 9:30 am-5 pm (ADA accessible, device charging, wifi)

Pittsfield Public Library Somerset Pittsfield Cooling Center, Warming Center

Pittsfield Maine Public Library serves as both a warming and cooling center during our open hours (M-F, 10-6 and Saturdays 10-4 except in July and August). 


Glossary

A Warming Center is a facility that has been opened for short term operations due to a specific emergency or event. They are normally opened when temperatures or a combination of precipitation, wind chill, wind and temperatures have or may become dangerous. Their paramount purpose is the prevention of death and injury related to exposure to the elements. Warming centers can help stranded motorists, or residents that have lost critical services. Some warming centers may provide limited food, showers, charging stations and places to rest.

Cooling Center is a facility that has been opened for short term operations due to a specific emergency or event. They are normally opened when hot temperatures may become dangerous. 

A General Population shelter (aka Emergency shelter) is a place for people to live temporarily when they cannot live in their current residence. The main difference between a warming center and emergency shelter is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made disasters. Another difference from a warming center is that people staying in emergency shelters are provided places to sleep and/or eat for an extended period. If the shelter is run by the Red Cross facilities are ADA compliant and non-acute medical care and disaster mental health services are available.