Department of Medicine

Denver weighs raising temperature threshold for opening warming centers and stopping sweeps

Written by Denverite | November 27, 2023

Denver’s current threshold to open emergency warming shelters or stop encampment sweeps that boot people from the warmth of their tents onto the sidewalk is 20 degrees. That’s far below the 32-degree temperature that can trigger hypothermia or frostbite that can lead to lost limbs and even lost lives.