Camp Safety
Camp Safety
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The Manatoc 2026 Program Guide is here!
Important Phone Numbers:Camp Manatoc Administration Building330) 657-2592Camp Butler Director's Cabin (330) 657-2422
2025 Manatoc Commissioner Packet Emergency Procedures conv 1.pngIncident Reporting Forms
Incident Reporting Forms
Anyone coming upon an unreported incident should report the information to the nearest staff member or unit leader. The camp office phone number is 330-657-2592.
In an emergency, first dial "911" then contact the Manatoc Administration Building or the Butler Director's Cabin.
Unit Leaders must complete an incident report in the event of an emergency situation.
Incident Forms are available at Https://scouting.org/health-and-safety/incident-report/navigating
The Great Trail Council also provides clear instructions and a set of reporting forms on our Incident Reporting page at https://www.gtcbsa.org/Safety/incident-reporting_1. There you will find directions and the forms in fillable pdf so you can complete your report, save them to your computer or phone and email them to camp.director@gtcbsa.org.
Can a parent/guardian pick up an ill or injured camper at the Health Lodge?
Can a parent/guardian pick up an ill or injured camper at the Health Lodge?
If a parent/guardian needs to pick up an ill or injured camper, the parent/guardian is allowed to drive a vehicle to the Health Lodge for that purpose.
Early Warning System - If you hear a siren
Early Warning System - If you hear a siren
Upon activation of the emergency siren, all campers are to proceed to the nearest shelter, remain there, and wait for instructions. If a fire is threatening tents and, if practical and safe, troops should drop tents that are away from the fire and evacuate the campsite at once. Notify the camp office immediately.
Annual Health and Medical Record form
Annual Health and Medical Record form
A pre-participation physical is needed for: Long Term Camps, Wood Badge, Jamborees, and Events 72 hours or more.. The link to the form is here.
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2026 Camp Policies
2026 Camp Policies
Camp Policies 26.pdfColor Flags
Color Flags
What do the Color Flags say about the heat conditions?
What do the Color Flags say about the heat conditions?
Health Lodge Flag System
Health Lodge Flag System
Stay healthy, and drink water!
See the color chart below for how urine color can help you monitor your dehydration level.
Camp Manatoc uses a colored flag system to advise campers on the current heat conditions. The colored flags at the Health Lodge are flown from a flagpole in front of the building and indicate as follows:
Blue - The feel-like temperature dipped to 49 or less degrees
Green - Temperature is cool, feels like 50 to 79, make sure to drink water.
Yellow - Temperature is on the rise, feels like 80 to 87, drink water more frequently.
Red - Temperature feels like 87-104. Drink lots of water, Retreat will be shortened so that scouts are not standing on the parade field for a long time.
Black - Temperature feels greater than 104. Drink water every 15 minutes. Seek shade. Areas such as the tower are closed due to the extreme exertion required. Retreat is not held.
Safety Moment: Stay Hydrated
Safety Moment: Stay Hydrated
What is dehydration? Symptoms and urine color will tell you. Avoid dehydration, drink water!
What is dehydration? Symptoms and urine color will tell you. Avoid dehydration, drink water!
Stay hydrated, check the color of your pee, drink water
Stay hydrated, check the color of your pee, drink water
Looking for a way to tell if you’re drinking enough water during this summer’s Scouting adventures?
Urine luck.
Monitoring the color of your pee is a great way to tell if you’re getting enough fluids. And getting enough fluids is a great way to stave off dehydration.
What is dehydration?
What is dehydration?
As the summer days get long and hot, you risk losing more water than you’re taking in. When you sweat or breathe out more fluid than you take in, that’s dehydration.
Signs of dehydration include:
Increased thirst
Headaches or muscle cramps
Tiredness or weakness
Dry skin and lips
Confusion or dizziness
Dark urine and/or decreased urine production
What’s the ‘proper’ urine color?
What’s the ‘proper’ urine color?
We know that a “happy mountaineer always pees clear” and “an unhappy fellow always pees yellow.”
But yellow comes in many shades, so which should concern you?
Your best bet is to consult the urine color chart. It’s also found in your Scouts BSA Scouts BSA Handbook or the Fieldbook.
What to do if you’re dehydrated
What to do if you’re dehydrated
Other than the obvious — drinking plenty of fluids — a dehydrated person should rest in a shady place or air-conditioned vehicle or building.
Of course, food is fuel, too, so make sure you’re eating plenty of energy-dense food throughout your adventures.
How to avoid dehydration in the first place
How to avoid dehydration in the first place
One of the best things you can do is “drink to thirst.” If it sounds simple, that’s because it is — if you’re thirsty, drink water until you aren’t thirsty anymore. Your body is really good at telling you when you need to drink water, and it does so by making you feel thirsty.
Sugary drinks are already not healthy and are even worse in hot weather or any situation in which you could become dehydrated. Same goes for energy drinks, which really should be avoided altogether.
Source: https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/06/30/check-urine-color-tell-youre-dehydrated/
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