Communication + Emergency Response
Emergency [threat to life, limb, or eyesight].
What is a "RED" call?
Participants must be within sight or sound of Chewonki staff at all times.
What is the standard for participant supervision on trip?
Terrain, weather, equipment.
What are environmental hazards?
6:45 AM
When is early breakfast?
Essentials, group needs, group wants, self wants.
What does EGGS stand for?
Pinned boats, interactions with law enforcement, and itinerary changes are examples of this kind of call.
What is a "GREEN" call?
The legal obligation and duty in place of parents/ guardians.
What is in loco parentis?
At 6 miles (30 seconds between flash and boom).
When should groups take cover?
Staff only.
Who can go into Packout?
What are the stages of trip progression?
Upon arrival at camp.
When should you check-in with the trips office each day?
Injury requiring more than simple first aid; illness requiring follow-up care by staff in the field or my a medical professional; mental health situation that impacted programming; medication error; lost/ missing camper or staff unintentionally out of touch with the group for more than 30 minutes; behavioral or emotional incident; any signs or disclosed of abuse as defined by staffs' responsibilities as mandated reporters; gear lost or damaged beyond normal wear and tear; negative interactions with the public; threatening wildlife encounter; any vehicle accident; near miss that could have resulted in injury; fatality.
What is a reportable incident?
Safety and risk management. Tick and pest checks. Lightning protocol. Staying found
What topics MUST be covered within the first 48 hours of a trip?
Handling RTU (ready-to-use) foods.
When must you wear gloves?
Crews, meal traditions, evening meetings, group journal, individual check-ins, community agreements, LODs/ roles, and bead ceremonies.
What are the Chewonki core curricular expectations?
Distance covered, travel time, group dynamics, weather patterns.
What are some topics to document in your Trip Log?
A camper requires a degree and/or intensity of support (physical, emotional, or behavioral) from Chewonki staff and/or peers that are negatively impacting the experience or safety of the group as a whole.
When would the trips office make the determination to evac a camper for behavioral reasons?
Participants must go no deeper than thigh deep and keep their feet on the ground
What are the rules for swimming on a land-based trip?
Wash dishes, bring compost to the farm, and clean and put away gear.
What are the 3 components of Packout clean?
Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, huckleberries, apples, conifer teas, wintergreen, spruce gum, Indian cucumber, fish (caught in accordance with state/ provincial law)
What are the approved wild edibles?
Non-emergency injury, illness, behavioral, or emotional incident needing consultation and support from Trips Office.
What is a "YELLOW" call?
A) a participant continues to make harmful or unsafe decisions for themselves or others after at least one conversation about why that behavior is inappropriate. B) a participant’s conduct requires ongoing and consistent monitoring by the leader(s) to ensure they do not cause harm to themselves or others or negatively impact the group for a period of time lasting longer than 24 hours. C) one or more participants make a decision that risks serious physical or emotional harm to other group members or violates one of the non-negotiables. D) the Chewonki Leader is instructed to do so by a member of the Camp Leadership Team.
When do you institute a Behavior Support Plan?
As camp shoes, but NOT while cooking over a fire or wood processing.
When are crocs ok?
The purple binder.
Where do you look when you can't find something?
"The Greatest Mountain"
What does the name Katahdin mean in Penobscot?