Tulsa - Concerned about the ongoing heatwave Tulsa emergency officials have decided to open a cooling station.

In a special meeting Friday, the Tulsa Heat Coalition met to review the Heat Emergency Action Plan.

The plan is now in Phase III, due to five consecutive days of extreme heat in Tulsa County. 

Director of Tulsa Emergency Management Agency Mike McCool stressed the meetings design is to go over the current plan and make any necessary revisions. Saying, "Our goal every year is to have zero heat related deaths in Tulsa County."

To help citizens who may not have a cool place to go a cooling station has been open at the Center of  Hope in downtown Tulsa.  The center is located at 102 North Denver.

People living in Tulsa County can see about getting additional help, such as air-conditioners and fans, by calling 211 from any phone.

So far this week EMSA has treated 39 people for heated related illnesses. Thankfully none of those injuries were considered life-threatening.

Forecast high in Tulsa on Friday is 102 degrees. Saturday highs could reach 103-105 degrees.  A cool front is set to move through late on Saturday giving us a break from the heat and chance at storms.

The break appears short-lived though as the heat is set to return by the middle of next week.

According to the National Weather Service (web | news) Office in Tulsa, temperatures have not been this hot in June in Tulsa since 1936. Only the summer of 1980 was hotter than that year.

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