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Health 23 Jun 2026

Red Cross volunteers work to combat heat-related deaths at Phoenix mobile homes

In Phoenix, Ariz., a disproportionate number of indoor heat-related deaths happen in mobile homes. Red Cross volunteers are working to change that.

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In Phoenix, Ariz., a disproportionate number of indoor heat-related deaths happen in mobile homes. JUANA SUMMERS, Extreme heat kills hundreds of people in and around Phoenix, Arizona, every year. Mobile homes make up only 5% of area housing. From member station KJZZ, Katherine Davis-Young reports on why that risk is so high. KATHERINE DAVIS-YOUNG, It's a sunny Saturday morning, and volunteers with the American Red Cross are knocking on doors in a Phoenix mobile home park.

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