Sound the Alarm
When rung above the dining hall in rapid succession, this signals an emergency or fire drill.
What is the bell (gong)?
This is Camp Gesher's designated evacuation site.
What is Gold Creek Center (8955 Gold Creek Rd, Lake View Terrace, CA)?
Seeing this animal means staying calm, making noise, and slowly walking away, never running!
What is a bear?
This walkie channel is reserved for the camp nurse.
What is Channel 5?
This person holds the title of Camp Director at Camp Gesher.
Who is Lena Geller?
During a nighttime emergency, counselors must leave these on in their cabins.
What are the lights?
This transportation company is contacted for emergency evacuation buses.
What is Zum Transportation?
This is the radio code word used for a rattlesnake sighting.
What is "a situation"?
This is the ONLY emergency code word permitted over the radio.
What is "situation"?
These two staff members are assigned to check the Nature Center during a general emergency.
Who are Jennifer and Dina?
This is what campers must put on their feet before heading to the field during an emergency.
What are (closed-toe) shoes?
This staff role rides a bus and stays in contact with the Transportation Captain.
What is the Bus Captain?
At night, instead of announcing this animal on the radio, patrols quietly drive around in cars/golf carts.
What is a bear?
Besides the rattlesnake code, all other emergencies are only communicated through this channel instead of the radio.
What is the Head Staff group chat?
This CERT role assesses the nurse's situation, helps gather medical supplies, and helps get injured campers to the evacuation site.
What is the Health Center Designate?
Once camp is gathered, Unit Heads check in with this person (or the Incident Commander) to report who is present or missing.
Who is Dennis (or the Incident Commander)?
This many "Captain" roles are assigned during an evacuation
What is 7?
(Camper Accountant, Loading, Evacuation Site, Transportation, Communication, Supplies, Check Out)
This group is specifically trained to respond once alerted to a rattlesnake situation.
Who are the trained Sr. Staff and supervisors?
This exact phrase is repeated twice over the radio/PA to begin a lockdown.
What is "Initiate Lock Down Procedures"?
This is the top tier of the CERT pyramid, holding overall responsibility and executive decision-making.
What is the Management Team?
A missing camper's family must be notified if the search goes on this long.
What is 2 hours?
Buses are not allowed to leave the loading area until this happens.
What is getting the go-ahead from the Transportation Captain / Incident Commander?
During this natural disaster, you should shelter under bunks or tables, away from glass, and never near overhangs, rocky areas, or trees.
What is an earthquake?
A lockdown "all clear" must always include this from the person making the announcement.
What is stating their own name (e.g., "This is Lena Geller. All clear.")?
Only this person (or a medical professional/their designee) can decide whether 911 needs to be activated during a medical emergency at camp.
Who is the Camp Director?