General
Policy: Students and staff will not chase, touch, or pick up ______
Policy: Participants and staff will not cook or eat in the sleeping area. In grizzly bear country, a cooking and eating area will be designated at least ___ away from all sleeping areas.
100 yards, 300 feet, or 120 steps
Procedure: Student and staff should take shelter _______ during a lightning storm.
a vehicle or building, when available
OR
(guideline) in their tents to prioritize staying warm and dry
Policy: How often should you turn your InReach on, for how long, and at what time?
Staff should turn on their field communication device twice every day (any time before 10am and after 5pm) for at least 20 minutes for any relevant updates
Procedure: Staff are expected to inform all participants of ORP non-negotiables. Which are...
There will be no...
Possession or use of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, or firearms
Discrimination, harassment, and/or bullying of any sort will not be tolerated
Guideline: Overnight while camping, store bears spray...
in the vestibule of the tent at night, preferably inside a shoe with the safety on.
Define swimming, wading, and potentially hazardous river crossings according to the PPGs...
Swimming: Occurs in flatwater above waist height
Wading: Occurs in flatwater at or below waist height
Potentially Hazardous River Crossings: Occurs in water moving at or greater than walking pace and/or having a high-consequence runout zone
Policy: In the event of a serious medical emergency, the patient will be treated by...
the staff member with the highest level of medical training
List all four policies around cooking with a stove in the backcountry...
Staff and participants must squat or stand while priming, lighting, and troubleshooting stoves
Lit stoves must be attended at all times by a trained individual
Closed toe shoes that cover the entire foot must be used while cooking in a backcountry environment
A fire blanket must be used while operating a stove on any flammable surface to reduce the risk of accidental forest fires
Procedure: When considering splitting a group for a hike, peak attempt, etc., staff are expected to make a plan for managing, at a minimum, the following four things:
Planned route of travel
Expected rendezvous time and location
Resource allocation of emergency response tools
Risk in a more conservative manner
Procedures: If the time between lightning and thunder is less than __ seconds, groups should actively seek to remove themselves from exposed terrain.
If the time between lightning and thunder is less than __ seconds, groups should spread out and assume lightning position until the time between lightning and thunder is greater than __ seconds.
Travel and/or activity in high-risk terrain can resume when at least __ minutes have passed since the last signs of lightning/thunder.
60 seconds
30 seconds; 30 seconds
30 minutes
Policy: Staff members will record any medical care (more than a Band-Aid) given to participants on a ________ for all overnight programing. Staff members will complete a ________ and ________ for any injury that requires ongoing care.
medical care log; SOAP note; incident report form
Procedure: Staff should deliver environment-appropriate expectations on how to take care of basic needs within 24 hours on multi-day trips. Those lessons include at minimum these five things:
urination, defecation, hand washing, menstrual hygiene, and drinking water purification
Policy: Staff must carry at a minimum the following eight items:
two first aid kits, trips kit, tarp or group shelter, insulating pad, extra water or water treatment tools, a map and compass (or phone with offline map), bear spray (when in bear country), and a trekking pole
Policy: Trips that require physical exertion will not operate when ambient air temperature exceeds ___°F for more than a 12hr period. Any trip type will be canceled if daytime high temperatures exceed ___°F.
105; 110
Policy: If a participant arrives without a prescription medication stated in their medical form, that individual may not go into the field until procuring either...
the medication OR confirmation from a doctor that they may participate without it
Policy: Incidents Reports will be documented and submitted for all incidents. Incidents include: (name at least 8 of the 11 listed examples)
Violation of state or federal law
Violation of programmatic non-negotiables and/or student code of conduct
Violation of programmatic policy
An injury that requires more than basic first aid
Injury that requires ongoing care
Injury that requires care by a medical professional
Any situation that results in evacuation or early departure from a trip
A lost or late participant or staff (at ORP, lost is defined as an unplanned absence from the group for more than 30 minutes without a prior plan or pre-determined rendezvous point)
All vehicle incidents
Any avalanche involvement
Behavioral or motivational incidents that significantly affect the participant’s or group experience
Define red, yellow, and green bear conditions and/or protocols.
Red: Obvious bear nearby (ie. bear sighted, animal carcass found, etc.). Bring the group together and increase noise making. Staff travels at the front and back of group. All individuals should carry bear spray in hand. Individuals should travel with bear spray in pairs or groups, including while urinating and defecating.
Yellow: Heightened potential for a bear encounter (ie. traveling in a divided group or through known bear habitats, found scat, fur, or tracks, etc.). Bring the group together and increase noise making. Individuals should travel with bear spray in pairs or groups, including while urinating and defecating.
Green: General bear territory with no signs of bears. Hike in a group with TL in front and back. Carry bear spray on holster in an accessible location. Make noise. Follow general bear protocol.
Policy: Trips will not depart if the AQI exceeds ___. Trips will modify to decrease exertion and stress to the cardiovascular system if AQI is in the range of ___-___. Trips will be notified if the AQI levels exceeds ___.
150; 100-150; 100
Define red, yellow, and green incidents, providing at least two examples of each.
A red severity incident requires immediate, critical response from on-call or 911. Including 1) fatalities 2) emergent threat to life and/or limb 3) anything requiring immediate evacuation 4) any behavioral incidents that compromises the physical or emotional safety of an individual or the group 5) a lost or late participant (>30 minutes)
A yellow severity incident requires a timely on-call response. Including 1) any undisclosed medical condition 2) injuries and/or illness that do not require immediate evacuation 3) requests for additional gear or resources in the field
A green severity incident does not require an immediate or timely on-call response. Including 1) changes to itinerary 2) injuries or illnesses that can be managed in the field 3) requests for information such as weather, fire restrictions, avalanche forecasts, or water levels