{"id":319656,"date":"2026-06-02T20:24:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/319656\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:24:26","slug":"el-paso-offers-free-fans-and-cooling-centers-to-beat-the-heat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/319656\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso offers free fans and cooling centers to beat the heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:KTSM;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 As the summer starts heating up, the City of El Paso will be giving out free box fans to qualified individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Extreme Weather Task Force encourages those in need of a free fan to call 311 for availability and information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fire stations in the El Paso area are currently accepting donations of box fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Along with fans, the city is offering other ways to cool down during extreme heat conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cooling centers around El Paso will be open to the public as city officials urge the community to stay cool, stay hydrated, and always stay informed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cooling Centers<br \/>Monday \u2013 Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.<br \/>Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Galatzan Recreation Center \u2013\u00a0650 Wallenberg Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Marty Robbins Recreation Center \u2013\u00a011620 Vista Del Sol Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Valle Bajo Community Center \u2013\u00a07380 Alameda Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nations Tobin Sports Center \u2013\u00a08831 Railroad Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chalio Acosta Sports Center \u2013\u00a04321 Delta Drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information, visit the City of El Paso\u2019s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotexas.gov\/public-health\/emergency-preparedness\/be-climate-ready\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:here;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 As the summer starts heating up, the City of El Paso will be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[114604,110578,138,140,139,114603,16349,27],"class_list":["post-319656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-accepting-donations","tag-box-fans","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-extreme-weather-task-force","tag-galatzan-recreation-center","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}