Missing Person
What will you see staff doing when a missing person is announced?
Staff running to the Lodge
How are staff informed about inclement weather?
Leadership will radio the units
When are the appropriate places/times to run?
1. When you are on the Lawn
2. When you are in the Meadow
3. When your Counselors tell you to
Where is the primary meet-up place for a fire?
On the Lawn
What is the first thing you do if a Lifeguard informs you that there is an emergency?
GET OUT OF THE WATER
How many acres of land do staff have to search during a missing person situation?
212 Acres
In main-camp (not in unit), where is the meet-up spot for everyone?
In the Lodge
How old do you have to be to be allowed to approach a non-threatening looking intruder?
18
As a CIT, what is your role (when you are in unit) during a medical emergency?
1. Help get the rest of the campers away from the situation
2. Get a 18+ staff member to help
3. Double-Check that the Lodge was radioed
Where is the main first-aid kit for the waterfront?
In the Boathouse on a hook right by the main opening.
One of your counselors will escort you to the Lodge in the event of a missing person, What is your job as CITs when you get to the Lodge?
Help the Staff in the Lodge entertain the campers and keep them calm.
What is your job as CITs in an inclement weather emergency? (the whole camp is together in one space)
1. Stay as calm as possible
2. Play some games with younger campers (they love y'all)
3. Inform staff if any younger campers (or yourselves) are having a rough time with the situation
If you are told to run, how fast should you run?
As fast as you can
Where is the secondary meet-up place for a fire?
In the Upper Parking Lot
What is the first thing you should do (as a counselor, not a CIT) when a missing person situation is called?
Count your campers
Not just with your count-off, but make sure you look each camper in the eye and count them out loud
(Make sure you don't have the missing person and aren't also missing someone)
If we are in Sequoia when an inclement weather emergency is called, where do we go to get away from the weather?
The Big Stall in Our Biffy
(I can confirm that it can hold at least 14 adult-sized people)
In the highly UNLIKELY event of an active threat, what direction should you run when told to run?
It depends on where you are in camp (unless the threat is in that direction)
1. Closer to the gate - run towards the neighbors
2. Closer to the lodge - run into the closest set of bushes and keep going (if you can, run to t-bone)
How should you respond to a camper if they ask you why everyone is in the lodge? or what is going on?
1. Do NOT tell them that someone is missing
2. Distract them
3. Make something up
4. The wood fairy needed everyone in one place to retrieve letters
During an inclement weather emergency, where in our unit do we NOT go? And Why?
(name two places)
1. Our Cabins - they are a bit flimsy and might fall over
2. Our Unit Shelter - has what may as well be a giant lightning rod on the top of it
What is the route from the swim dock to get to the lodge in an emergency?
Up Ryan's Lane to Singing Pines, through Singing Pines, down the road to the Lodge (someone will meet you there).