Emergency Procedure

Emergency Procedure & Questions

If this is life threatening...........  call 911 immediately.

If you cannot call 911, find someone with a phone who can.

If you cannot find a phone, go to the rangers station, they are open from 7am - 9pm.

If the ranger station is closed, go to the yellow house behind and to the left (if you are facing the ranger station from the park road) of the ranger station.  Melinda, the ranger working with us, will be there.

If this not life threatening, but requires a hospital, call 911.

The closest open medical center on the weekend is the Palomar Pomerado Hospital.  Because it's 47 miles west of Julian, near I-15, call 911 for an ambulance because they can get through the traffic.

The address is:

Pomerado Hospital 15615 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

If this is something less minor, call Linda Sheldone, the nurse attending the camp.  Her cell phone is:

(760) 685-2961

If you have non-health related questions, call:

Deborah Chandran, camp director: 203-820-9357  

Kim O'Connell: camp support: (760) 415-1328

Finally, you can come to Camp Central at site 41, we will always have someone there.


We hope that you never need this info.

At the site

Getting there: PLEASE READ (not yelling, just drawing attention, this is important)

The directions from the website work well.  To get there using google as a GPS, type in "Heise Park Road, Julian, CA", and that will give you the exact location.  DO NOT type in "William Heise Park", as that erroneously maps to a different county park.

Arriving at the park

There will be a ranger at the booth.  For both night and day campers, tell the ranger you are with "Carlsbad Girl Scouts", and they (he/she) should let you in without a fee.

Getting to the campsite

I will have orange cones with GS signs pointing into our campground and pointing to my campsite for registration.

Here is a map of the whole park.  We are in "Campsite Area 2" in the MIDDLE of the campground near the pond.

Here is a detailed map of the amenities and camp site numbers.    We have reserved the entire "Campsite Area 2", with campsites numbered 41-60.  We will have the bathrooms in the middle to ourselves.  Showers are at two other locations in areas that will be share.

The road around the campsite is one way, starting at site 41 and moving toward 60.  We will have "Camp Central" at site 41 for check in.  All campers should check in there to pick up stuff we have for you on camping, and to get your camp site number if you are staying for the night.   

Checking In

Yay!  You've made it!  Can't wait to see you there!

At check in, please turn in:

1. Permission forms for each of the girls
2. Health histories for everyone (adults and girls).

We'll give you your camp site assignment then, and a packet of stuff such as maps, emergency procedure, stuff for the girls...

After Checking In

Night campers: At your campsite, entry is designed for backing in, it helps with unloading.  If you have more cars than fit at your site, you can park at the extra parking spaces in the "Parking and Picnic Area 2".

Day campers: Please check in at Camp Central, and then park in the "Parking and Picnic Area 2".

Dad camper:  We have one dad who is helping out with his daughter's troop, he has the camping area #22, which is outside of the girls camping area.  He should use the public facilities outside of the girls camping area, as the girls will be using both sides (boys and girls) of the facilities in the camp.

Schedule

The schedule is pretty much the same as what we have on the website.  We'll have the final one for everyone in the packets you get at checkin that tells where things will be happening.  Saturday morning, I'd like to meet with one adult from every troop to go over the day and answer questions.  Time and location on the upcoming schedule.

Sunday Morning Checking-out

Part of being a GS is leaving a place better than we found it.  Please make sure that everything is packed, and all the garbage is picked up.  The campgrounds are very clean, let's leave it that way.

Prior to checking out, please fill out the evaluation form.  That's your ticket to getting the patches.

Check out at Camp Central, site 41, after everything is packed and cleaned, and your evaluation is filled out. 

Contacts:

Kids should leave all electronics at home, but cell phones help with emergencies, so adults should bring theirs along.  Verizon get's wonderful reception, ATT works well too, not sure about others.


If you need to contact us, our cell phones are:

Deborah Chandran, camp director: 203-820-9357

Linda Sheldone, camp nurse: (760) 685-2961

Kim O'Connell: camp support: (760) 415-1328

Campfire

Be a part of the campfire!  Be prepared: song or skit,  and safety.

Hello GS Leaders,

My name is Rebecca Monroy, I am a volunteer with Troop #1813 and I will be running the campfire and Saturday night entertainment at the campout this year! I will be the MC for a skit show, so you can prepare a troop song or skit before camp or make one up earlier on that Saturday.  If I can get enough volunteers we could also do an adult/leader skit :)  I will be coming around to each campsite on Saturday to create a "set list" for the night. We will also sing songs and roast SMORES!!! All the chocolate, graham crackers and marshmallows with be supplied by the service unit. Please remember/tell your troop the following things:

1. Fire SAFETY: All persons must tie hair back when around the fire
(bandanas work great for this and look cute!). DO NOT wear nylon
clothing/jackets as they will catch fire very easily. No horseplay,
respecting the fire is of the utmost!

2. Bring extra roasting sticks, I may have enough for the number of
girls that will be safe to be around the fire at once, and help your
girls to be patient for their turn for roasting.

3. Have fun with putting together your skit!

Rebecca Monroy
Troop #1813
rebecca.e.monroy@gmail.com

Ranger coordination

Summary of our interaction with the rangers and the park.  When I refer to different areas, I'm using this park map:

1. Entrance booth: campers coming in on Friday and Saturday (6 cars max) say they are with "Carlsbad Girl Scouts".  Rangers can direct them to the campground, we'll manage which campsite they get. 

2. Campsite area 2:  We have reserved all of campsite area 2, we can designate the bathrooms and the campsite as a Girl Scout area.

3. Flag pole: Saturday flag ceremony: we can use the park's flag pole, either getting the flag from the rangers, or lowering it if it's up. We'll have someone at the office early to arrange this, before 8:00.  Ceremony at 8:30.    We'll lower the flag at 6:30.

4. Picnic area 1:  Kitchen managers are coming in the morning, we will eat lunch and dinner as a group, reserving the picnic area 1 for the day.

5. Service project: Rangers collect some acorns in advance.  1:00pm we meet at the Picnic Area 1.  A ranger will talk to the girls about what they love about being a ranger, why the park wants us to plant acorns, why acorns need to be planted away from oak trees, so seeds need to travel, and the unique role squirrels play.

6. Amphitheater during the evening: reserve the amphitheater for the evening after dinner, maybe by 6:00 so we can prep.

7. Meadow:  Astronomer:  The San Diego Astronomical Society is coming out.  According to Doug McFarland, they have obtained permission to set up in the Meadow, as they usually do. 

Here's a pointer to our camp clock. 


Friday, setting up camp:

Cars and entrance:  I have about 10 troops, with potentially 25 cars coming in.  Since we are a group reservation, there won't be a fee for the cars.  Most people will arrive on Friday, but we have a few coming in on Saturday.  I just need the leaders to let the person at the entrance booth that they are with the Carlsbad Girl Scouts.   I'll have Girl Scout signs out, and people will know the camping area before hand.  We'll manage the campsite assignment when they check in with us.  Two cars can park at each site, which should be enough.  Where can the day campers park: near the cabin area?

Campgrounds: we have rented the entire Campsite Area 2, we can reserve those bathrooms for Girl Scouts only.

Check in/first aid:  There will be a GS Carlsbad check-in tent at campsite 41.  Packets of info, evaluation form: park map, path map, emergency procedure, camp clock.

Tents: the park recommends 4 person tents, with no more than two tents in each area.  The goal is to avoid overcrowding and camping on the vegetation.   Given the number of campers we have coming, we can fit within those guidelines easily.  Some troops have a larger tent, and that's ok.  I'll make sure to put those troops in areas better suited for larger tents.  I'll work that out on Friday.

Showers: showers are available in the bathroom between camping area 2 and the RV circle.

Saturday Morning: 

Each troop is responsible for their own breakfast.

8:30 Flag raising ceremony:  we'll start our activities with a flag raising ceremony using the flag pole near the front office, and flags from the park.  We'll send a troop down in advance to either collect the flag/s or lower them in advance.  We'd like to lower the flags with a closing ceremony at the end of the day before dinner.  (Is there a time that works best for the park?)

Stretching: After the ceremony, we'll move to the meadow for stretching and then the troops on their own to hike.

Lunch and dinner: Our kitchen managers are going to serve lunch and dinner for our troops.   We'd like a place where we can all come together, rather than being spread out in our campsite.  Picnic Area 1 will be reserved for us.  (What was picnic area 2 is now a cabin area.)  We should use the BBQs in Picnic Area 1, not the large one in the RV area.  Kitchen managers will arrive in the morning.

Service project:  1:00pm - 3:00pm.  We're Squirrels for the Day, (making us Squirrel Scouts).   We'll meet rangers at the picnic area 1 (we will have just finished lunch there).  Melinda will speak about what she loves about being a ranger, and we'll talk briefly about why we are helping to plant the acorns (beetles are attacking the trees, seeds can't sprout under the parent tree, so they need to travel).   Then we'll collect some acorns (rangers will collect some in advance too), and plant the acorns along the main road.    The acorns only need to be planted 6-7 inches down, so it's easy enough to dig the holes with spade shovels and garden tools.

Workshops:  3:00 we'll regroup at Picnic Area 1 for workshops on Leave No Trace and How Seeds Travel.

Swaps

Dinner: 5:30 Picnic Area 1

Closing flag ceremony: 6:30

Daytimer troop checkout: ..... Turn in evaluations at Camp Central, camp site 41, pick up badges.  

Campfire: (prepping at 6:00)  7:00 amphitheater.   We will have a campfire at the amphitheater near our camping area.  Rangers can turn on the lights.  Rebecca Monroy is managing the campfire for singing and skits.   

Star gazing in the meadow with the San Diego Astronomical Society: 8:00/8:30 (slide show at the amphitheater?)

Lights out: 10:00

Sunday

Breakfast on troops own.

Check out by noon: hand in evaluation form, receive badges.

Emergency procedure:

In case of fire, we would evacuate the camp.  Rangers will provide directions away from the fire.

GS Carlsbad will have a Camp Central/first aid station, which will be the first stopping point if anyone in our SU needs medical help.  This will be staffed at various times by Linda Sheldone, Kim O'Connell, and Deborah Chandran.   If we need to call an ambulance, we can find a ranger at the main office, and they can radio out, response time is very quick.  Rangers are at the main office until 9pm.  At night, we can call 911 (Verizon has connectivity, we'll test ATT).  Or, if necessary, go to the ranger's residence by the main house and knock on the door. 

Swaps

Bring some S.W.A.P.S (Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere):

Swaps are dodads, usually little pins, that each troop makes to share with other Girl Scouts at the event.  It's a fun way to mix up the girls, and rub elbows with other Girl Scouts.  Here's the GS site on swaps.       Here's another GS site.    Here's a bunch of examples.

How do we make them?   Swaps 101. 

Parts of a SWAP

1. A small, durable craft (preferably made of more than sticky pre-cut foam shapes) 
2. A safety pin 
3. A tag with the troop number, and anything else such as a motto.  Best not to put girls contact info on the swap. 
4. Have fun with your girls.
   

Materials?  Anything.  The only limit to SWAPS are size, time, and your imagination.  Typical materials include foam, buttons, string, sticks, bags, pipe cleaners, twine, ribbon, wooden shapes, beads, clay, and whatever else is at your disposal. 

Keep it simple....  Here's a simple one for starting out.  Here's a site that sells the coil-less pins, $0.65 for 35.

Or get fancy.... make several different ones, use a theme.    At Leading the Way, Chula Vista used the Wizard of Oz theme for several different swaps including ruby slippers, diplomas, hearts, medals, and wands.  They earned their spirit award!

Here's a site with lots of ideas.  Kits here.

How many should we make?

Try to make one for each girl attending, if each group makes 90, everyone will get one, but make as many as works for you and your girls.

We'll have the girls exchange swap pins before dinner.  The girls will come together, and adults usually step back as the girls exchange, hunt, barter, and trade the pins.  It's just like trading that the kids do at school. 

What then?  Some girls pin them to  hats, but they can be pinned anyplace, a banner, a scrapbook, a lanyard.   

Hiking themes

5 Senses

Look for shapes, repeated patterns.  Describe what you see
Listen for the sounds.  What do you hear
Take a deep breath.   What do you smell.

How do you feel?

Ecosystems

Dessert
Ponds
Streams
Woods

Animal  and plant adaptations

Defenses: hiding, defending, fighting
Finding food: hunting, drinking, what is food?

How seeds travel: adaptations in plants

Defenses: hard shells, thorns, smell,

Food chains



Cool it: Cold blooded animals - using a thermometer




Using the magnifying glass....

Using the compass....

Using the whistle



 

Earning Get With the Land Patch

Program information here.

EPA information here.

1. Learn about Federal Agencies using "Linking Girls to the Land".

2.  Work with an agency professional in a joint volunteer conservation service, research, or other collaborative project:  planting trees, native plant seed balls

Take Pride in America event?

National Public Lands Day

http://www.americanhiking.org/American Hiking Society

Birding

3. Interview someone who works for a federal natural resource agency. Ask how s/he became interested in working there and how you might be able to develop a career in this field or with that agency. If possible, try to shadow this person for a few hours or even a day. Share what you have learned.

and

Improve your skills in outdoor recreation and environmental protection by demonstrating Leave No Trace ethics, or teaching others the Tread Lightly Pledge.

First Aid Plan

Every troop must bring a person trained with the GS CPR/First Aid.  If you need the training, you can register for a class here.

We will have a Camp Central Station set up which will be staffed all the time.   If there is an emergency which the troop first aider cannot handle, the person manning the station will know what to do.


The rangers cannot administer emergency first aid. 

Calling paramedics:  There are paramedics in the area who can arrive within 10-15 minutes with full gear.  First responders listen to the radio calls, and are often there within 5 minutes.

There are several health centers in Ramona, but they are closed on the weekends.

The closest hospital is:

Palomar Medical Center
555 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92025  
(760) 739-3000

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Notes on level 2 first aider, not needed.

To do

Questions...

Providing Saturday lunch and dinner (adding the lunch)..... people like it simpler, and we're already paying someone to come out, we can include it in the cost.


Open to other SUs September 7


Dates for registration: final date October 4?, 

Cost: $35/$25 instead of $25/$15? 

First aider? Discussing with Kim

Every one helping with workshops and clean up

Service project for the park: planting trees, making wildflower seed balls

Workshop ideas:

 Daisies:  Plants

How seeds travel: clinging (velcro), floating (dandelions), animals (squirrels), sticky seeds...?

Maple tree seed flyers

Kinds of seeds

Wild flower seed balls

Planting a tree

Ecosystem plants

 Food chain

Brownies: Water

Marshmallow water molecules

States of water: legos, water jellies, bubbles

 Water cycle with trees

Animals that live in trees (clay birds, pasta nest, jelly bean eggs)

 Air cycle with trees: O2, CO2 exchange

 Making a rainbow: spray bottles, wands with ribbon

Juniors: energy

Solar bag: hot air rises

Wind mills: pin wheels

Water: dams, paddle boat races

 Cadettes: Breathe - air

Sounds: How do you feel, sitting different places, listening to different sounds (good for after a hike)

Kazoo made from tongue depressors, straws and rubber bands

Making a kite

Bernoulli effect: blowing into bags

Plants that will have a scent

Hiking ideas:

Plants: different kinds of seeds, different kinds of leaves

Habitats: different kinds of habitats

Eco-systems: different kinds of eco systems, life supported

Senses: Smells, sounds (especially in the morning), touch

Geocashing: 15 minute, 30 minute, 1 hour

 Yoga class in the morning - listening to sounds... anyone teach?
Rhythmic sticks?
Games: the big wind blows.

Camp Clock

Please note: this is subject to change, as camping is influenced by a lot of factors not within our control.   Questions, come to  Camp Central.


Friday, 7 October

Check-in campsite 41

Turn in Permission Forms, and Health History Records

Collect camp folders and whistles

Dinner: campers provide

Campfire- optional

10:00 Lights out

Saturday, 8 October

8:00 Breakfast

8:30 Adults (1 or more from each troop): Campsite 41:

Meeting to plan for the day: locations, questions

Collect hiking themes packet for each girl at stretching 

9:00 Girls: Morning stretching: location:

9:15 Adults : Day overview at campsite 60 

Lunch location:

Hiking:  how seeds travel, leave no trace

12:00 Lunch: location:

Bring

Tools for planing acorns (spades, shovel, bags/buckets, gloves)
Scissors for workshop
Swaps

Leaders: meet to find out how we will move the girls through

Giving thanks

Help serving food

Help clean up

 1:00 Squirrel Scouts step into action with ranger Melinda at lunch location

3:00 Workshops and downtime

Location:  

4:30 Swaps

5:00 Troops Own: good time to fill out the evaluation

5:30 Dinner - at lunch location

Giving thanks

Help serving food

Help clean up

6:30 Closing flag ceremony 

7:00 Campfire at amphitheater

 8:30 Astronomer in the meadow: Location?

10:00 Lights out

Sunday, 9 October: This day is a Troop Day

Breakfast

Troops own

Morning hike

Camp tear down and clean up

Check out by 1pm.

Spring Camping 101

Spring Encampment is a time for all GS of a Service Unit to share in an all camp experience.  Whether your troop comes for the day or the entire weekend, it is not to be missed.  When girls are questioned about their best GS memories, generally, they reply with a story about camping.  On the following pages, you will find some hints and tips to help make your troop’s trip a positive one.

Before You Go

Collect money and permission slips from your troop.  For those troops that are camping for the entire weekend, collect an extra $15 ($5/person/meal) to pay for Sat./Sun. breakfasts and Sat. lunch.  Send in registration forms with payments ($25/person weekenders, $15/person day campers) to the address on the form.  One check per troop, please.

Remind the girls about the Buddy System.  Under no circumstances, are they to go anywhere without a buddy nor without asking an adult.  Talk about being a sister GS and helping where needed.  For bedtimes, prepare them by discussing quiet time (9pm) and lights out (10pm).  Teach them how to put together a mess kit (lingerie bag w/zipper, plate, bowl, cup, fork, knife, and spoon) by demonstrating at a meeting.  Distribute a packing list that will include the items needed for the trip.  Ask other leaders what they have found that works well and that they would change!  Most importantly, communicate with your chaperones.  Before you go, ask that the parents support you as leader and help you make this a fabulous trip by deferring to you when the girls ask questions and/or desire to stray from the group plan.  Adult unity makes for smooth sailing.

Remember the "Leave No Trace" motto.

Friday

When the girls arrive at your house, have a paper grocery bag with the girls’ names for each carpool.  Ask each girl if she has:  1) sack dinner; 2) sleeping bag; 3) gear.  You can add mess kit and heavy jacket to your check list as well.  Once she responds, you can put a check by her name.  Her sleeping bag and gear go by the bag for her carpool and the sack dinner goes in the bag.  Once all the girls are checked in, then the cars can be loaded.  Since all the gear is sorted, the chaperones can direct the girls to pack the cars.

Once you arrive at the site, check in, and direct the girls to set up camp right away.  The sun goes down quickly and inexperienced troops may find it difficult to put up tents in the dark.  Remind the girls that they will explore and eat dinner as soon as the troop is settled.

After dinner, explore or attend campfire.  You will find that the girls are experts at keeping themselves busy.  They will have fun with a rock.  Usually, bedtime is 9pm.  By 10pm, all girls are expected to be silent and/or sleeping.

Saturday
    Saturday morning is usually the easiest.  The girls wake up very excited.  They want to cook, they want to play, and they want to do everything.  Herd your cats and get breakfast going.  If you are concerned about time, plan a no-cook meal.  Cereal and yogurt, or bagels and cream cheese are good with fruit.  Otherwise, go for it!
    The program will begin at 9am.  However, there is a 45 minute grace period for unexpected delays.  Meet at the amphitheater by 9:45, for opening ceremonies and last-minute updates.  After that, enjoy the day.  All activities are planned.  You and your chaperones will be responsible for escorting the girls and helping as needed.  As this event is run by 12 year olds, please be patient and willing to step in as you see fit.
    Lunch is on your own.  Return to your camp site to eat.  Keep it simple and plan for sandwiches.  The girls can cook, but time is limited.
    After lunch, enjoy the activities.  Refer to your Camp Clock and Rotation Schedule (provided at check-in) for all activities.  If the girls are tired, and want down time, you can make the decision as a troop to just hang out.  That’s okay.  It is not okay for girls to wander around unaccompanied.  For the most part, the girls will want to participate in all activities.
    When the activity rotations are complete, everyone will meet at a designated area for swaps.  Swaps are Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere.  Each girl will need at least 10 Swaps in a bag to exchange.  A search on the website can help you decide what to make with your troop (shrink dink boot, felt sleeping bag, construction paper idol, etc.).  One such site is:  http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/gsgvtroop40/swaps_origin.html
    Before dinner, troops will have the choice to work on their fleece caps, play capture the flag, or just hang out.  Please be patient for dinner.  There will be many girls and only three cooks.  Sister Girl Scouts are kind while waiting their turns.
    A hot dog dinner will be provided by our camp cooks.  If anyone in your troop has special needs (dietary or physical), please let us know ahead of time.  Peanut butter and jelly will be available for picky eaters.  However, allergies need to be noted with registration.  A nurse will be on site, but prevention is worth a pound of cure!
    After dinner, we recommend that all troops return to their camp sites to change into long pants, find flashlights, and collect jackets.  Campfire will begin shortly after the meal.  Troops may sign up for skits, songs, or jokes anytime during the day at the check-in table.  The camp hosts will put together the line up and announce the order at campfire.
    For campfire, please remind your girls to be safe.  We will sing songs, watch skits, and crack jokes.  Also, there will be an opportunity to roast S’mores.  Troops will each get the chance, but it will move slowly.  Ideally, we will start with the youngest girls and work our way up to the older girls.  Once campfire is over, all campers will be dismissed to bed (or home).

Sunday
    Notoriously, Sunday morning turns the girls into slugs.  They’ve had a wonderful time and are beginning to wear out.  The best thing you can do is require that all troop members (girls and adults) pack and break camp as much as possible before breakfast.  Some adults may groan that they need their coffee, but once the group is successful, the adults will sing your praises.  Of course, the early bird of the group can get the pot boiling as the rest of you put a fire under the girls.
    Scouts’ Own will be listed on the Camp Clock.  It’s a great opportunity for the group to reflect on their experience and say final goodbyes.

All troops will have a Kamp Kaper.  Please encourage your girls to complete the task to the best of their abilities.  GS leave a place cleaner than they find it.  Kamp Kapers will be listed on the Activity Rotation Schedule.

    Survivor Boot Camp patches will be distributed as troops check out.  Troops will need to have cleaned their camp, completed a Kamp Kaper, and filled out an evaluation form.

Other Tips

Day Campers:  Check in any time after 8am.  Officially, check-in begins at 9am.  However, if you arrive early, that’s okay.  Troops can join the Song Workshop at the amphitheater, work on their fleece caps, or explore.  By 9:45am, all troops must be seated in the amphitheater for Camper Orientation.  Day Campers need to eat breakfast before arriving and bring a sack lunch.  Dinner is included.  Depending on the age and energy level of your girls, Day Campers may stay until after campfire.  It should be over by 9pm.  Feel free to leave anytime your girls are ready to go home.  However, please check out with the Event Director (Kathy Lewis).
Emergency Forms:  Each troop will need to surrender their Girl Health History and Adult Health History forms at check-in.  They will be returned at check-out.  The nurse needs them on hand in case of emergency.  If you store your forms in a notebook, we will take the notebook and return it to you at the end of your stay.  If your forms are loose, please place them in a large envelope labeled with your troop number.
Fabric Scissors:  Please bring as many fabric scissors as you can.  Instead of Survivor Buffs, we will have fleece caps.  The girls will need to cut the fabric fringe to make their caps.  Some scissors will be available, but not enough for everyone.
Water Bottles:  Add reusable water bottles to packing list.  Bring a couple spare bottles for anyone who forgets hers.
Water Bottle Straps:  Oriental Trading Company sells straps for water bottles.  Write the girls’ names and troop number on the straps and tie to bottles.  It’s an easy way to identify stray items.  Sharpies often wash off the container.  The straps retain the ink better.
Registration:  Fiesta Island requires that we provide the name, complete mailing address, and telephone number of every adult in attendance.  Please send this information with your troop’s registration.

First Aid level 2

According to Council, we do not need someone with level 2 first aid training.


Safety-wise:  Group Camping page 3:

Prepare for emergencies. Ensure the presence of a waterproof first-aid kit and a first-aider with a current certificate in First Aid, including Adult and Child CPR or CPR/AED, who is prepared to handle cases from extremes of temperature, such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, frostbite, cold exposure, hypothermia, as well as sprains, fractures, and altitude sickness. If any part of the activity is located 60 minutes or more from emergency medical services, ensure the presence of a first-aider (level 2) with Wilderness and Remote First Aid. A vehicle is available or an ambulance is on call at all times to transport an injured or sick person. See Volunteer Essentials for information about first-aid standards and training.

Volunteer Essentials, Safety-Wise Chapter 4, defines a level 2 first aider as:

First‐aider (level 2): The presence of a first‐aider (level 2) is required at resident camp, and at any camp activity with more than 200 participants. In addition, some activities require a first‐aider (level 2); the Safety Activity Checkpoints state clearly whether a first‐aider (level 2) is needed. First‐aiders (level 2) pass the same course as first-aiders (level 1), and also have emergency response/first response, sports safety, wilderness first‐aid, and/or advanced first‐aid and CPR training.  Each organization has a different name for its training, so be sure to ask whether a training course fulfills the level‐2 requirements.

To get the Wilderness Training, you would need to first get your CPR/AED training.   Most GS leaders have the CPR, and just need an update with the AED.   American Red Cross has several classes:

http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=aea70c45f663b110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD

At that link, you can click enter your zip code and see the CPR/AED classes that are available.   I just called, CPR courses are available MWF, 8-12:30, walkin, no registration required.  $60.

Once you get that training, you would need to take the Wilderness First Aid class. 

At the link, click "More topics: Sports, wilderness, pets", they have this description of the course:

Designed for scouts, outdoor enthusiasts and those working in remote environments, this course teaches how to respond to an emergency when help may be delayed. This course is based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines and meets OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs.
Topics include:

• Primary and Secondary Assessments
• Head (Brain), Neck and Spinal Injuries
• Heat-Related Emergencies
• Hypothermia
• Altitude-Related Illnesses
• Allergies and Anaphylaxis
• Burns
• Bone and Joint Injuries
• Wounds and Wound Infection

Prerequisites: Must be at least 14 years old and hold current adult CPR/AED certification.
Course length: 16 hours; 2 year certification

The next Wilderness Training course is: April 19, 21, 27, 28, 6-10pm, $130

Here's the ARC contact info, if you are still interested:

American Red Cross

3950 Calle Fortunada

San Diego, CA 92123-1827

Phone: 858-309-1200

Stephanie:  858-309-1439

At the camping event, we would have a First Aid area set up.   We'll rotate with regular First Aiders at the tent, Wilderness trained first aiders will be available via walkie-talkies or cell phones.

Volunteers

We have a great site, we'll be hiking the trails, looking at stars, and sleeping under the trees.

Now we need to build the team, something this unit is really good at doing!  We need people to help with the following:

Nurse
Check in
Check out
Cooking Saturday dinner: Kitchen managers
Swaps
Opening ceremony
Closing ceremony

Current team members:

Bridging: Kristie Stallman-Palamar
Badge events: Joyce Weissenberger
Registration: Kim Prince
General support: Kellie Dunn
Campfire: Rebecca Monroy

This is a little different from past events that are hosted by an older team.  My troop is too young to help with planning most of this (I will have them involved in some elements), so I need your help.

Let me know if there's something that interests you, I look forward to meeting you.


Deborah
debchandran@gmail.com
760-930-0797

Emergency considerations

Bug bites, snake bites
Poison oak, poison ivy
Cuts, scraptes, burns
 Broken bones
Allergic reactions

Locate closest hospital

Equipment

Here's the average weather for this time of year, pack accordingly.   The days are warm, nights are cold.  The average temp is in the 40s, but it has gotten down to the 20s, be prepared.  Please make sure the girls are prepared for the cold with warm clothes, sleeping bags and blankets.

The park asks that people keep the tent sizes down to a 4 person tent because of the nature of the site.  If you don't have a tent for 4 persons or smaller, tents can be rented from NCSC, Balboa, and REI.  If this is a problem, contact Deborah Chandran debchandran@gmail.com.

Tools for the service project:  the rangers have asked us to help them plant acorns, as their oak trees are dying from beetles.   If your troops has shovels and garden spaces that they can bring, let me know.




Troop Gear

Lantern (for outdoor use)
Cooking supplies (pots, pans, utensils, and so on)
Cooler for food storage
Portable cook stoves and fuel whenever possible (to reduce the use of firewood) 
Plates, bowls, cups, silverware, or mess kits, and dunk bags
Tents with groundcloth and covers, 4 person or smaller
Mallet for tent stakes
Food: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, snacks; Sunday breakfast
Water
First aid kit
Swaps
Shovels, spades, and small buckets (like a beach bucket) for carrying acorns

Girl Stuff: The fashion of camping

Sack dinner for Friday night (Collect all the dinners together before leaving)
Mess kit if not using disposable dishes


Large plastic bags (if things get wet)


Reusable water bottle with strap for hiking
Daypack
Book, quiet activities
Camera (optional)


Sleeping bag (rated for anticipated temperature - may get into 20s)
Sleeping bag mattress (blow up mattress pads worked well)
Pillow
Sleeping cap (to stay warm at night), or hoodie, or both
Maybe an extra blanket,  or sleeping bag insert for added warmth

Snugly, but maybe not the most favorite (optional)
Flashlight, two changes of batteries


Rain poncho
Sunscreen (non-comedogenic)
Chapstick
Insect repellent
Sun hat (eg baseball cap or rimmed hat)
Sunglasses
Gloves

Whistle for hiking, in case someone gets lost (whistle 3 times and wait)

Hair ties (for around the campfire)
Small towel
Toiletries (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair brush)
Feminine products (just in case)
Tissues


Three changes of clothes (in case one gets wet or something), with layers.  Please don't send anything that's nylon, we will be around the campfire, and that could melt.  Cotton is perfect.  It's going to be cold, please bring clothes accordingly.


2 tshirts (no spaghetti straps)
2 long sleeve shirt
1 pair of long pants
2 pair of shorts
1 warm jacket
1 sweater, sweatshirt (layers)
3 underwear
3 pairs of socks
1 long underwear or leggings (for layers)
PJs - 2 pair (if one gets soiled)
Close toed shoes only
Socks - 3 pair


Suggestions:  put names on everything; pack things that go together in individual bags, such as a complete change of clothes; let your girls pack the bags so they know what they have and where it is.

All girls must carry their own gear.  Please pack in one small duffel bag.

Make sure all bags and items are well marked with girl’s name and troop number.

No food, candy, gum, money, phones, or electronics.  We will be in the DIRT!

All medications must be turned over to the leader (in original container).

We will be Happy Campers, rain or shine!

Girl Rules

William Heise is a public campsite.  We have reserved an entire are just for us to give us as much privacy as we can get.  Nonetheless, we need to be more careful that at a site that is just Girl Scouts.

Form a Troop Sandwich on hikes and walks

We don't want any girls to get lost.  A good policy is to have one adult in front and one in back, girls need to stay in between.

Just Ask!

Girls should be in constant communication with their leaders, asking first if they want to leave the group.  Girls should be accompanied by adults at all times.

Buddy Up!

Use the buddy system. Girls are divided into teams of two. Each girl has a buddy and is responsible for staying with her buddy at all times, warning her buddy of danger, giving her buddy immediate assistance if safe to do so, and seeking help when the situation warrants it. If someone in the group is injured, one person cares for the patient while two others seek help.

Leave no trace, take nothing but pictures

Respect the environment and keep campsite clean. Use the principles of minimal-impact camping described by Leave No Trace. Store garbage in insect- and animal-proof containers with plastic inner linings, and cover it securely when there is a campsite garbage-pickup service. When there is no garbage-pickup service, remove garbage from campsite in plastic bags and discard, as appropriate. Recycle whenever possible. Do not bury food; carry out garbage, grease, and fuel canisters. Do not remove natural materials such as leaves or branches.

• Working as a group, participation in responsibilities, listening to leaders
• Respecting the site and equipment
• Learning to cook (slicing a bagel or a banana to begin with)

Possible activities

Geocaching

Hiking

Orienteering

Arts and Crafts

Linking Girls to the Land   EPA projects and Water Drop Patch

Get with the Land GS Patch

Safety Checkpoints

GS Safety Activity Checkpoints 

Applicable Girl Scout rules:

1. All attendees must be members of Girl Scouts.

2. Training requirements

First aid and CPR trained adult

Overnighters: Let's Camp; Let's Cook; Let's Tent

Day campers: Just come and join the fun!

3.  Forms for each girl and adult: permission slip, health history(copy)

Permission slip:

Girl health history:

Download: PDF (English)    DOC (English)    PDF (Spanish)    DOC (Spanish)   

Adult health history: 

PDF (English)  

   

4. Adult to girl ratio, from Safety Activity Checkpoints:

The recommended adult-to-girl ratios are two non-related
adults (at least one of whom is female) to every: 

• 6 Girl Scout Daisies (See “Camping With Girl Scout Daisies” details in this checkpoint’s introduction)
• 12 Girl Scout Brownies
• 16 Girl Scout Juniors
• 20 Girl Scout Cadettes 
• 24 Girl Scout Seniors
• 24 Girl Scout Ambassadors

Plus one adult to each additional:

• 4 Girl Scout Daisies (See “Camping With Girl Scout Daisies” details in this checkpoint’s introduction)
• 6 Girl Scout Brownies
• 8 Girl Scout Juniors
• 10 Girl Scout Cadettes
• 12 Girl Scout Seniors
• 12 Girl Scout Ambassadors 

Camping safety checklists:

• Group Camping
• Hiking 
• Playgrounds
• Orienteering
• Outdoor Cooking
• Trip/Travel Camping

Feb meeting

Theme: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Site introduction

Troop requirements

Girls with disabilities, let me know.  If someone is in a wheel chair, we can rent a cabin with a bed.

Hand out flyer

List of things I need help with.

What would you like to do?

Point to my website

To do

Now:

Activity Approval form

Check for liability insurance.  Emailed AC.

ARP: Nurse

Reserve day picnic area?

Budget Approval

Feb Leader meeting

announcement sheet (pointer to my blog), call for activities (suggestions), call for help (nurse, cooking)

Get receipt for Betsy

Camp map, trails on website

Emergency plan: nurse, ranger, local hospital....http://mightyacorns2011.blogspot.com/2011/01/emergency-considerations.html

Upload permission form

Gear list: see Group camping, list from last year

Planning activities:

• ARF: Specific activities: if someone wants to do something special (eg. challenge course, rappelling, rock climbing), check Safety Checkpoints, and get an ARF:  Check for skill level requirements.  Any special equipment. Risks and safety.

At signup:

• ARF: Participant skill level: verify leader/girl ratios
• ARF: Collect health history records - a copy
• ARF: Who has training for First Aid/CPR, LC/LC/LT

At campsite:

• Trail map, campsite map
• Where is nurse
  

Contacts

Deborah Chandran

debchandran@gmail.com

h: 760-930-0797 , c: 203-820-9357

Current volunteers


Needed:

check in

check out

nurse or Level 2 First Aid and Wilderness First Aid training

cooking

Saturday dinner

badges

swaps

opening and closing ceremony