Some Scouts receive treatment for cold injuries at annual West Point Camporee

[RememberSchiff]

April 12, 2025:

"West Point Scoutmasters' Council 61st Annual Camporee involved troops, both of boys and girls, from the Hudson Valley as well as other states. Lake Frederick is about seven miles from the West Point campus in the town of Woodbury, NY.

The event, sponsored by the United States Military Academy at West Point and primarily run by West Point cadets, is known as one of the largest Scouting events in the country, drawing units from councils across the East Coast."

Orange County Emergency Services posted on Facebook that it provided mutual aid to West Point for a Boy Scout camping event at Lake Frederick after a snowstorm. “As a precaution, some scouts were transported off premises to prevent or treat minor cold weather injuries,” Orange County said in a statement Saturday.

West Point statement:

“West Point and Orange County officials provided emergency services Saturday morning to the Annual Scout Camporee at Lake Frederick Recreation Area. Cold and snow affected the camping event organized by regional scout organizations. As of noon, eighteen campers had been transported to regional medical centers with potential minor cold weather injuries. West Point leaders are onsite to continue assessing conditions and coordinate assistance, including warming facilities. We will provide updates as necessary.”

"Greater Hudson Valley Council based out of Fishkill asked that if anyone was injured or taken to the hospital, to submit an incident report."

More at sources:

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/scouts-receive-medical-treatment-frigid-west-20273526.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Point_Camporee

 

 

Edited Sunday at 05:25 PM by RememberSchiff

[skeptic]

1 hour ago, RememberSchiff said:

April 12, 2025:

"West Point Scoutmasters' Council 61st Annual Camporee involved troops, both of boys and girls, from the Hudson Valley as well as other states. Lake Frederick is about seven miles from the West Point campus in the town of Woodbury, NY.

The event, sponsored by the United States Military Academy at West Point and primarily run by West Point cadets, is known as one of the largest Scouting events in the country, drawing units from councils across the East Coast."

Orange County Emergency Services posted on Facebook that it provided mutual aid to West Point for a Boy Scout camping event at Lake Frederick after a snowstorm. “As a precaution, some scouts were transported off premises to prevent or treat minor cold weather injuries,” Orange County said in a statement Saturday.

West Point statement:

“West Point and Orange County officials provided emergency services Saturday morning to the Annual Scout Camporee at Lake Frederick Recreation Area. Cold and snow affected the camping event organized by regional scout organizations. As of noon, eighteen campers had been transported to regional medical centers with potential minor cold weather injuries. West Point leaders are onsite to continue assessing conditions and coordinate assistance, including warming facilities. We will provide updates as necessary.”

"Greater Hudson Valley Council based out of Fishkill asked that if anyone was injured or taken to the hospital, to submit an incident report."

More at sources:

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/scouts-receive-medical-treatment-frigid-west-20273526.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Point_Camporee

 

 

Aware and taking precautions.  "Be Prepared".  

[mrjohns2]

From discord; Freezing temps overnight, 6+ inches of heavy slush, another inch of freezing rain, 100ish collapsed tents (with people stuck inside), 50+ sent to hospitals, an official designation as a mass casualty event, and responses from local, county and state emergency services

[Tron]

This is pretty normal weather for that area; I lived out there for a long time. It's crazy that there wasn't a contingency plan on standby.

[RememberSchiff]

Another recent Camporee with a severe turn in the weather - sustained winds of 20–25 mph, gusts reaching 45 mph, and a tornado watch. The adults quickly came up with a Plan B  which they called a "Camporee Audible".

"Due to weather concerns, the 2025 District Camporee (TX) scheduled for the weekend of April 4 was adjusted at the last minute. Rather than cancel, Troop 1880 (Richmond) and Troop 941 (Fulshear) worked together to hold a one-day merit badge event on Saturday, April 5.

The event resulted in 46 merit badges earned by Scouts in areas such as Chess, Coin Collecting, Entrepreneurship, and Traffic Safety."

Source:

https://www.fbherald.com/community/scouts-show-resilience-as-coastal-plains-district-camporee-shifts-gears-due-to-weather-threat/article_e240b0ba-263b-5030-822f-c57669b92ab7.html

P.S. I don't know what the original Camporee program was.

Edited 7 hours ago by RememberSchiff

[RememberSchiff]

17 minutes ago, RememberSchiff said:

P.S. I don't know what the original Camporee program was.

Found it https://shacbsa.org/coastal-plains-camporee  Looks like Plan A was a scout-run, patrol competition weekend at Camp Brosig. 👍

Details

Every troop must send a representative to the Roundtable to help plan the camp-o-ree. Every troop needs run a part of the camp-o-ree (e.g., competition, facilities). This year’s camp-o-ree promises to challenge the youth leadership, as well as stretching everyone else’s comfort zones. These events cannot happen without each Scout’s competitive spirit and participation.

Tentative Events

• Fire-Building
• Knot Tying
• Sawing a log
• Dutch oven cooking
• Log Hoisting
• Tent Pitching 
• Scout Spirit
• Trail To Eagle Scout
• Orienteering
• First Aid