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Maricopa County has recorded 18 confirmed heat deaths and 215 cases under investigation as a National Weather Service extreme heat warning drives the Salvation Army and county officials to open cooling stations across the Phoenix metro, FOX 10 reported Wednesday.

The Salvation Army is operating 10 heat relief stations from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. through July 9, according to azfamily.com. Locations include the Apache Junction Corps Community Center at 605 E. Broadway Ave., among others listed in the azfamily.com station directory.

Maricopa County is separately offering 250 cooling centers during the warning period. The extreme heat warning is in effect from Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. through Thursday, July 9 at 8 p.m., with temperatures forecast to reach 114 degrees. Officials warn that dangerous triple-digit heat affects everyone.

The warning window closes Thursday at 8 p.m.; residents can track active cooling center locations through the Maricopa County heat relief page and the City of Phoenix Heat Relief Network Map.

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  1. Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 08/07/2026 00:54
  2. Fox 10 Phoenix retrieved 08/07/2026 00:54
  3. AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 08/07/2026 00:54
  4. Maricopa County retrieved 08/07/2026 00:54

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