Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) Facility Impact Climate Section (FICS): Heat Prevention

Mission

The Facility Impact Climate Section (FICS) mission is to promote the health, safety, and quality of life of each person in community care through enhanced protections focused on prevention of heat related illnesses and to provide resources to licensed facilities.

Purpose

Promote outreach to community care licensed facilities to prevent heat related illness by providing tips to stay cool during summer months.

Outreach

Main focus of FICS is to provide educational outreach to licensed facilities to provide awareness, inform the dangers, and prevent illnesses of extreme heat. Furthermore, outreach also aims to support licensed facilities to ensure comfortable temperatures are maintained in compliance with applicable licensing standards.

• Education
  Be alert for any changes in clients, residents and children in care —physical, mental or emotional that may indicate a heat-related illness.
• Heat Prevention Tips
  • Adult and Senior Care
  • Child Care
  • Children's Residential
• In An Event of Extreme Heat Exposure:
  
  • What To Do

FICS Contact Information:

Email: CCLDDASBFICS@dss.ca.gov
Phone Number: (916) 809-7712
Address: 744 P Street, M.S. 9-15-813
Sacramento, CA 95814

External Sites:

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Tips for Treating Heat-Related Illness
Center for Disease Control—Warning Signs and Symptoms of Heat-Related Illness
Extreme Heat | Natural Disasters and Severe Weather | Center for Disease Control