BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City has opened a cooling station at the Optimum Community Center located at 2380 Optimum Way in response to a power outage. The cooling center is open to all, including pets, and offers air conditioning, restrooms, drinking water, heat awareness information, and electrical outlets for charging devices. Pets must be crated in the cooling center. Crates are provided.
Those looking to shelter from the heat are encouraged to visit the Community Center and make their way to rooms 606 and 607. The shelter will tentatively be open until 10:00 p.m. this evening, June 20.
The City is actively monitoring as Mohave Electric Cooperative works to restore power to its affected members. The outage is affecting approximately 1,700 members within the city’s midtown area.
The City urges residents to stay hydrated, check on neighbors who may be vulnerable, and call 911 or local emergency services if they require urgent assistance. We appreciate the community’s patience and cooperation as efforts continue to resolve the outage.
Other Cooling Options:
The BHHS Legacy Foundation Christine Stamper Center for Help & Hope, located at 1594 North Oatman Rd, offers year-round respite from the elements 7 days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The center is open to everyone and offers air conditioning, restrooms, drinking water, heat awareness information, electrical outlets for charging devices, meals, computer access, laundry services, and homeless rehabilitation services. The center offers beds for overnight stays for a limited number of unhoused individuals, veterans, and families. On days exceeding 115 degrees, the center extends daytime capacity into the later evening hours.
The Salvation Army Social Services, located at 1461 Palma Rd, offers respite from the elements year-round on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. The social services offer air conditioning, restrooms, drinking water, information about heat awareness, electrical outlets for charging devices, and details about additional support services.
The Salvation Army’s thrift shop, also located at 1461 Palma Rd, offers respite from the elements during operating hours when the more comprehensive social services aren’t available. The thrift shop is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers air conditioning, drinking water, and information about heat awareness. On Sundays, individuals can seek respite from the heat during the Salvation Army’s Sunday services, which run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Bullhead City Senior Enrichment Center, located at 2275 Trane Rd, offers year-round respite from the elements to individuals 50 years of age and older on Mondays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Senior Enrichment Center offers air conditioning, restrooms, drinking water, information about heat awareness, electrical outlets for charging devices, senior meals, senior activities, and information for additional services.
