https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/forest-fire-crisis-reality-camp
Forest Fire: A Crisis Reality for CampDuring the summer of 2000, two camps located in the western United States faced the challenging crisis of forest fire. Don Brown and Rhonda Mickelson share their experiences. Please...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/repetition-repetition-repetition-one-reason-camp-unique-professional-experience
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition: One Reason Camp Is a Unique Professional ExperienceSummer camp jobs can teach camp staff important lessons, such as how to fail and bounce back — an important professional development skill.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/responding-media-about-emerging-issue-public-violence
Responding to the Media about the Emerging Issue of Public ViolenceMedia Tips for Camps Support from ACA. Refer media inquiries about this very sensitive topic to the American Camp Association Administrative Office. ACA has trained...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-preparedness
Emergency PreparednessContributed by Rhonda Mickelson and Susan E. Yoder. Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Camps need to be prepared....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/preventing-pre-planning-response-emergencies
Preventing and Pre-Planning Response to EmergenciesEstablish positive relationships with police or other law enforcement officials who provide service to the camp. Establish a system of monitoring camper behavior. Provide additional support when...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-staffing-we-can-avoid-crisis
Camp Staffing: We Can Avoid a Crisis!Over the past few years, directors all over the country have reported struggling with the fact that good staff are harder to find. They also indicate that it is much more difficult to convince...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2018-crisis-hotline-annual-review
Case Studies from the 2018 Crisis Hotline Annual ReviewAll of the following case studies were actual calls to the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline that the Hotline team has identified for a more in-depth look. These cases serve as...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/dhs-k-12-school-security-guide-preventing-protecting-against-gun-violence
DHS K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violencehttps://www.acacamps.org/link/us-secret-service-national-threat-assessment-center-ntac
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wildfire
Wildfire!Since moving to Montana from Pennsylvania several years ago, I’ve become much more attuned to the threat of wildfires, and have begun to learn more about what can be done to safeguard the people...