Homeless people won't be asked to move from their campsites while the extreme heat continues, according to the Joint Office of Homeless Services.

It's one of the steps local officials and outreach workers are implementing while Multnomah County temperatures reach into the high 90s and 100s. Outreach workers are also carrying extra supplies, like water and fans. Some day centers are extending their hours and opening extra rooms with air conditioning for people who have no place indoors to go to beat the heat.

While homeless people are less at risk of death or severe health problems during the heat than cold, they are still vulnerable to heat stroke and exhaustion, said spokesman Denis Theriault.

If someone needs help

Call 911 if someone is in medical distress

Call 211 if someone is not in imminent danger, but needs a ride to a cooling center or other help

Crews that work on cleaning homeless camps will only be working at ones that are in dangerous right-of-ways when the temperature is 100 or over. They will not be asking most people to leave where they are staying, so they can remain shaded and save energy.

The city and county are asking residents to treat the heat wave similar to the extreme cold of this winter -- if you see someone in distress, call for help. If you can bring them cold water or other supplies, do so.

Take special care to check on elderly or disabled neighbors who might be especially susceptible to the heat. People who are medically fragile, pregnant, elderly, children or have disabilities are prioritized at most cooling shelters.

Organizations and government departments that deal with homeless people have been coordinating since Monday to make sure there are enough supplies and spaces for people who need some cool air.

Here are a list of the steps homeless support organizations are taking to help people living outdoors deal with the heat, according to the Joint Office of Homeless Services:

Staff have opened a cooling space in the main-floor dining room at the former location of Loaves and Fishes. That location will be open during business hours. Water will also be made available. Women staying at the Kenton Women's Village have been invited into the main office during the heat wave. The village is stocked with water and ice, and workers have also brought in kiddie pools for the women and their pets.

Central City will open its Martha Washington apartment building, 1115 SW 11th Ave., as a cooling center for Central City's residents, patients and clients if needed. Staffers are stocking up on water, handing out flyers on how to stay cool and identifying the most vulnerable people at each site for extra care if needed.

Shelters will remain open throughout the day, with air conditioning and water available in the family and women's shelters. Mellow indoor activities, including movies, will be available for shelter guests.

Janus has extra fans on hand for its sleeping dorms and is providing water, along with providing air-conditioning in its common rooms. The agency purchased water and additional fans to ensure comfort for youth in shelter. Outreach workers, as they encounter people on the streets, will provide water and other resources as needed.

JOIN's outreach workers are armed with coolers full of water. Staff have been purchasing fans and providing them to clients in housing. JOIN will continue to purchase fans in anticipation of additional requests. Workers also are sharing information about cooling facilities and driving people as they can when requested.

NAYA is encouraging young clients to attend drop-in hours, where cooling supplies will be available. Staff is working with people they know are sleeping outside, sharing information on cooling shelters; connecting people to water and food, and encouraging overnight shelter stays as needed.

New Avenues is offering air-conditioned spaces and cold drinks, as well as guidance on caring for yourself in severely hot weather.

Outside In will expand hours Wednesday, Aug. 2, and Thursday, Aug. 3, until 8 p.m. The agency is prepared to expand hours on other days as needed. A drop-in space at their day program will offer air-conditioned spaces to escape the heat, as well as hydration stations. Its health clinic will be open for those with heat-related health issues. Outside In and New Avenues are coordinating to ensure that day program hours will be open and accessible.

The downtown site is opening daily at noon. Staffers are sharing bottled water and showing movies in their air-conditioned chapel. This is expected to continue as long as the temperature is above 90.

The shelter, at 30 SW 2nd, is air-conditioned. The dorm will open earlier, at 4 p.m., for shelter guests. The facility is providing bottled water as well as refillable water bottles. Staff also is connecting an ice machine for drinking water and to create cooling packs.

Most of Transition Projects' shelters are already open to clients 24 hours. The Columbia shelter (in the former Shleifer Furniture building at 509 SE Grand), will open earlier, at 5 p.m., on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Staff will provide water, popsicles and sunscreen. The Bud Clark Commons day center, 655 NW Hoyt St., opened additional spaces and is offering activities and water.

Staffers are handing out water bottles.