Camps

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Medications
In order to comply with New York State Health Department
Regulations, all troop medications must be stored in a locked
box under control of the Health Director, his/her staff or
designated person such as a responsible troop leader. All
medications must be labeled. A troop medication list, Form
C-4 (in the appendix) is used listing one Scout and one
medication per line. The list will be kept in the locked boxes
with the medications. Lock boxes will be issued to the troop
leader when they come to camp. They will include a lock, key and seven medication lists.
These lists should be filled out with the Scout’s name, medication and time of
administration. If this is done when you receive the forms, you just have to verity the
medication with the sheet when giving it. At the end of each week, the locked medication
box, lock and key will be signed back into the camp office before departure from camp.
Only those medications brought to camp by the Scout may be given. No Tylenol or other
nonprescription medication will be given without contacting the Health Lodge first. New
York State Health Department requires that a doctor authorize any medication given to a
Scout. Use form H-1 for this approval.
Camp Site Fire Protection
Use 2 quart milk cartons, juice cans or #10 cans for fire
buckets. Put 2 at each tent and fire site. Two full fire buckets
are required by state law at each tent and we require two at each
lean-­‐to. It is up to the leaders to see that they are not used for
other than the intended purposes. The buckets should be filled
with clean water daily as part of the troop campsite cleanup
procedures.
1) Fire Control – It is recognized that fire buckets have no value for a large fire.
However, they are of great value in stopping a small fire from becoming a
large fire, or for putting out minor fires.
2) First Aid – First aid for first and second degree burns is to apply cold water.
When you have fire buckets, you have cold water there for prompt first aid.
Note that in case of burns, time counts. The longer between burning and the
application of cold water, the more possibility there is of damage or the
greater the possibility of a more severe burn.
3) Cooking – Handfuls of water may be thrown on a fire that is too hot.
4) All fires are to be tended at all times. No fire is to be left burning in a
campsite when there are no campers or leaders attending.
5) Never build a fire directly on the ground at camp. The pine duff on the
ground will catch and may burn hundreds of acres of land.