Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Conference

Saturday, December 5th     8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Bridge Valley Community & Technical College, South Charleston

Join with the Emergency Management Division of West Virginia for an Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge Conference on December 5th.  This is an all-day event and Scouts will have the opportunity to work with local, state, and federal emergency managers to earn their Emergency Preparedness merit badge.

The conference will run from 8 am to 4:30 pm at the former Union Carbide/Bridge Valley campus and feature stations on topics like: Go Kits, Dangerous Situations, Signaling, the 5 Steps of Disaster Risk Management, Running an Emergency, and Roles to Assume in an Emergency. There will be a working lunch (provided) during which Scouts will learn about career opportunities in this field. Registration is limited to 60 Scouts, so reserve your spot today!

Please complete these Emergency Preparedness merit badge prerequisites before you attend:

Req. 2a-c - Planning for Family Emergencies. Do the following:

• (a) At a family meeting, discuss the situations on the chart you created for requirement 1(b) and make emergency plans for sheltering-in-place and for evacuation of your home. Discuss your family meeting and plans with your counselor.
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• (b) Develop and practice a plan of escape for your family in case of fire in your home. Draw a floor plan with escape routes and a map with a safe meeting place. Discuss your family's home escape plan with your counselor.
• (c) Using a checklist in the Emergency Preparedness merit badge pamphlet or one approved by your counselor, prepare or inspect a family disaster kit for sheltering-in-place and for evacuation of your home. Review the needs and uses of the items in a kit with your counselor.

Req. 9 - First Aid Merit Badge. Earn the First Aid merit badge