Dale Robb, of Lawrence, a carpenter with B.A. Green Construction, mops his face while working at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway. Friday's high temperature was 94.

The heat is on and, unfortunately, the humidity will be sticking around, too.

“I don’t think we are going to see any relief for the next week,” said Jennifer Schack, 6News chief meteorologist.

As the Douglas County Fair gets under way and construction work is in full force, residents are urged to use caution and common sense for themselves and their pets.

“I see folks out there running at noontime. They ought to rearrange their schedule to not run at the hottest time of the day,” said Dr. Kevin Giblin, an emergency room physician.

But some just can’t avoid the heat, like construction workers.

On Friday afternoon as temperatures reached 94 degrees and the heat index was 106, four B.A. Green Construction Inc. employees worked on an elevator shaft below ground level at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway. Wearing jeans, boots and gloves, they were preparing to pour concrete – a tricky job because the heat makes it set up more quickly, making them work even faster.

“There’s not much air down in there. It’s a lot hotter,” said Dale Robb, carpenter.

So, how do they keep cool? Doug Myrick pointed to a 5-gallon water jug sitting on a truck. “That’s how.” The workers go through most of the jug in a day.

That’s good because Dr. Giblin said the best way to beat the heat is to drink plenty of fluids and find some shade. That goes for pets, too.

Midge Grinstead, executive director of the Lawrence Humane Society, urges people to keep pets inside if possible. Definitely, don’t leave them in a vehicle.

“In 10 minutes, it can go from 80 degrees to 120 degrees. It only takes minutes for that animal to go into distress,” she said.

This summer, the shelter was called to assist with two heat-related cases. One of the animals died. At LMH, there have been two heat-related cases during the past week.