WEATHER

Maricopa County health officials report 2nd-year dip in heat-related deaths

Anna Dugan, an outreach caseworker helping the homelesss, loads water and other heat relief supplies into the bed of a truck at Sunnyslope Family Services Center, on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Phoenix.

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The Maricopa County Department of Public Health on Monday reported that heat-related deaths declined for the second year, and officials credited partnerships among Valley communities.

MCDPH presented its 2026 heat response action plan to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, outlining continued, community-wide efforts to reduce heat-related illness and deaths across the region.

The plan builds on a second consecutive year of decline in heat-related deaths in Maricopa County, officials said.

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