Re: [Philmont]: Unscheduled Crews Camping at Shaefers Pass

       In 2002, a fire was started by lightning just above Clark's Fork. My
son was part of an Order of the Arrow Trail Crew, camping at Schaefer's. A
staffer ran into the camp, ordered them to only take water bottles with them,
and top double time march away from the fire. They returned the next day, after
the fire was put out, to recover their gear, and continue on their trek. The
staff did an unbelievable job of clearing the crews out of the danger area,
under adverse conditions. However, there was one crew that was not in the
campsite they were scheduled for. This created a huge safety issue for both the
crew, the backcountry staff, and eventually SAR teams. The crew went
unaccounted for several hours. The staff was not very pleasant when they found them
later.

Bottom line, stay where you are supposed to....

Chas. Clifton
Scoutmaster -Troop 11
Port Neches, Texas
Advisor 708G2001
I used to a Bobwhite...SR-357, and then a Staffer...SR-439, SR-613

Remember : We are in this program for the boys.......let them lead

In a message dated 7/19/2004 1:14:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Larry.Sims@halliburton.com writes:

> The three crews that did not camp in their designated camps violated a
> basic Philmont safety rule. If a fire evacuation had been necessary that
> night, the SAR folks would not have known where to locate these crews.
> The SAR team would have been placed at greater risk, while they searched
> for these missing crews. Philmont is so emphatic about camping where
> you are scheduled each night that it is a requirement to receive the
> Arrowhead award.

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Received on Mon Jul 19 19:28:10 2004