SAFETY 1ST

Creating a Summer Camp Program

that is Safe & Fun for Everyone

LaVerne “Cookie” Robertson

Life Enrichment Coordinator

Email: lrobertson@ccbcmd.edu Office: 443.840.1253

CCBC SUMMER LEARNING ADVENTURES CAMP

State of Maryland Certified Summer Youth Camp 14 Admin Staff, 40 Instructors, 12 Counselors and 2 Volunteers 652 Students ages 7 thru 17 61 Morning and Afternoon Classes Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday Extended Hours: Before/Aftercare & Lunch

PLANNING TEAM

Camp Coordinators, Director & Dean Camp Administrative Staff Public Safety Plant Ops: Indoor and Outdoor Facilities Medical Supervisors – Camp Nurses Food Services Maryland Public Transportation

ACCOUNTABILITY: It’s all about the numbers Number of classrooms used for campers and where are they located? Number of Summer Camp Students on campus at all times? Number of other youth & activities on campus at the same time? What could possibly go wrong - the worse possible scenario? Who’s your neighbors in the surrounding area ?

CCBC Essex - Open Campus Environment

CCBC EMERGENCY PLAN

College Emergency Response Manual Types of Emergencies:

• Fire, medical, criminal, public safety, major spills,

engineering, plant operations, power failure, elevator, emergency, water problems, weather closings and bomb threats

CCBC’s Emergency Response Team Emergency Phone Numbers + 911

Public Safety Emergency and Non-Emergency Phone #’s College Emergency Alert System

Complements CCBC College-Wide Emergency Plan Fire Safety Inspection Practice Drills – Silent Alarm Evacuation Area Emergency Response Team Campus Lock Down Accountability Procedures

Student sign-in and sign-out procedures List of authorized individuals to pick up students Class Attendance Rosters

SUMMER CAMP – WRITTEN EMERGENCY PLAN

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY – DON’T PANIC!

Emergency Protocol

Timing is Essential

Assess Type of Emergency

Reporting Factors

Accountability Procedures

Student sign-in and sign-out procedures

Backup List of authorized

individuals to pick up students

Class Attendance Rosters – verify & confirm the count

Designated Student Drop-off and Pick-up Area

Staff, Counselor, Instructors Roles

& Responsibilities

Counselors on duty – reporting

procedures

SAFETY CHECKLIST

Set boundaries Establish Safety Zones and Danger Zones Students use colored coded T-Shirts Sufficient number of staff & ID badges Counselors utilize handheld radios-ER Counselors stay with same students

THE FOLLOW-UP: STAFF TRAINING

Criminal History Record Checks & FBI Fingerprint Staff and Counselor Roles & Responsibilities Severe Weather Emergency Plan Lunch Safety Building Safety – Evacuation Procedure Crime or Suspicious Behavior Reporting Students Safety 1st – Reporting an emergency Monday morning meetings & debriefing

ADDENDUM

1. CCBC Summer Learning Adventures Camp - Written Emergency Plan

2. CCBC Summer Camp Fact Sheet3. CCBC Summer Camp Class List4. CCBC Summer Camp Instructor’s Roles and Responsibilities5. CCBC Summer Camp Counselor Roles and Responsibilities6. CCBC Summer Camp Student Sign In and Sign Out Sheet7. CCBC Summer Camp Student Information & Consent Form8. CCBC Summer Camp Emergency Evacuation Form 9. CCBC Summer Camp Health Program, Safety Plan & 10. Emergency Plan Form

RESOURCE INFORMATION

• CCBC Summer Learning Adventures Camp Brochure http://www.ccbcmd.edu/media/ceed/summercamps.pdf

• CCBC Emergency Manual http://www.ccbcmd.edu/media/publicsafety/emergency_manual.pdf

• Maryland Youth Camp Certification Resourceshttp://www.cha.state.md.us/ofpchs/comm_srv/ycamp.html

• Guideline to create a Health Plan and Emergency Plan http://www.cha.state.md.us/ofpchs/comm_srv/pdf/Health-Program_Emergency-Procedures.pdf