1.0OCFL Newsroomhttps://newsroom.ocfl.netChris Romerohttps://newsroom.ocfl.net/author/christopher-romeroocfl-net/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qxhRz8ds5F"><a href="https://newsroom.ocfl.net/2026/06/orange-county-lowers-heat-threshold/">Orange County Lowers Heat Threshold, Expands Access to Cooling Locations with Free LYNX Rides</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newsroom.ocfl.net/2026/06/orange-county-lowers-heat-threshold/embed/#?secret=qxhRz8ds5F" width="600" height="338" title=""Orange County Lowers Heat Threshold, Expands Access to Cooling Locations with Free LYNX Rides" - OCFL Newsroom" data-secret="qxhRz8ds5F" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://newsroom.ocfl.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://newsroom.ocfl.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/OCFL031816-0312.jpg24001600As Central Florida heads into the peak of summer, Orange County is taking additional steps to protect residents from extreme heat by lowering its heat index activation threshold from 108 degrees to 103 degrees.