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Summer camps check security plans after flooding Texas
Summer camps all over the country update their security plans after falling floods in Camp Mystic in Kerrville, Texas. The American Camps Association hopes that camps will learn to increase their security measures for storms.
Adams, tenn. – Camp directors across the country put their security plans under the microscope after the fatal floods of falls were killed on July 4 in Kerrville, Texas, 27 camper and missing more than 100.
The tragic floods in the Texas Hill Country in Camp Mystic, an omn girl-Christian camp in Kerrville, Texas, prompted summer camps in the USA to re-evaluate their emergency preparation plans-especially for extreme weather threats.
The camp was near the Guadalupe River. At least 134 people are confirmed dead in Texas if the search and rescue efforts continue.
Roger Dunn, director of Coldstream Christian Camp, said that the floods in his warehouse were no risk because the cabins are built on the high ground. However, tornados and straight winds can still downgrade trees and build buildings. (Fox News)
Roger Dunn, Camp Director at Coldstream Christian Camp in Adams, Tennessee, said the floods in Texas taught him that the conditions can change within a few minutes.
“Floods for us are not necessarily the risk, but tornados, straight line winches, this type of thing, absolutely, that is a threat to us,” said Dunn.
The next warning sirens are too far away to help because the Camp employee cannot hear them. Dunn trains consultants too Monitor the weather More precisely, and to use new Walkie talkies in their cabins in order to stay in the night in an emergency.
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The Coldstream Christian Camp in Adams, Tennessee, trains consultants to monitor the storm more precisely and use new Walkie talkies in their cabins to communicate with each other in an emergency in the night. (Fox News)
“We use our weather apps. We are constantly in contact with local officials, if there is something heavy, that happens,” said Dunn. “I know that the city of Adam is working on expanding an alarm system in the city. I think as soon as they have used the rest, we should be able to hear it.”
Officials investigate warehouse -ray civil servants to determine whether they received before the catastrophe and reacted to fall flood warnings. The incident has conducted questions about how the camps rate fast -moving weather threats and react to quickly moving weather threats.
Dunn says he checked the security plans of his camp annually, which the American Camp Association recommends.
“Part of the risk assessment takes into account location-specific concerns and local-specific weather events that may occur,” said Henry Dehart, ACA Interim President and CEO.
New questions that have been raised, whether Camp Mystic Director saw a flood warning warning
The ACA has accredited more than 2,300 camps across the country. The organization is expected Texas floods.
The American Camp Association asked parents who may have questions about Camp Security to ask Camp Directors directly. Henry Dehart, President and CEO of ACA Interim, said most Camp directors are happy to answer questions. (Fox News)
If parents have concerns about the security protocols of a camp, Dehart encourages them to ask Camp Director directly.
“We have created a resource for camps to help them rethink the best way to communicate with their parents and know that parents would have these questions,” said Dehart.
“As a Camp director, I encourage you to ask questions,” said Dunn. “Ask questions about security what you have. Ask questions about all kinds of emergency procedures. I want your thoughts and hearts feel comfortable.”
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The ACA said that camps should act immediately and that they should use the low season, When children are at schoolto make more adjustments to the security plans.
