"Attention All Staff!": Ten Camp Emergencies With Commentary

The idyllic August afternoon is broken by an approaching squall. There are over a dozen sailboats out on the water, scores of campers swimming and kayaking, climbers on the high ropes course, and other activities in progress scattered about the camp. Ninety seconds to act. What do you do??

Sometimes it’s a routine water rescue drill, sometimes a short-term surprise, and sometimes a long-term “creeping crisis” made up of smaller encounters. Every summer camp, at some point, goes into crisis mode. “Attention All Staff!” comprises narratives and post-mortems of ten real camp emergencies that will prove informative for the camping professional and exciting for any reader!