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Emergency Preparedness BSA Award (Cub Scouts) Helps and Ideas

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Cub Scouts learn to “Be Prepared” for emergency situations by working on the Emergency Preparedness BSA award. There are different age appropriate requirements for Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos. (This award is not available for Lions.) The award is a small pin. Cub Scouts who earn the award at multiple levels can wear multiple pins.

Requirements for Emergency Preparedness Award for Tiger Cub Scouts

Emergency Preparedness BSA Award – Tiger Cub Scout Requirements

1. Cover a family fire plan and drill, and what to do if separated from the family.

2. Discuss a family emergency plan with the family.

3. Create, plan, and practice summoning help during an emergency.

4. Take a nationally recognized first-aid course geared toward children such as American Red Cross First Aid for Children Today (FACT).

5. Join a safe kids program such as McGruff Child Identification, Internet Safety, or Safety at Home.

6. Show and tell your family household what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.

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Requirements for Emergency Preparedness Award for Wolf Cub Scouts

Emergency Preparedness BSA Award – Wolf Cub Scout Requirements

1. Create a checklist to keep your home safe.

2. Discuss a family emergency plan with the family.

3. Create, plan, and practice summoning help during an emergency.

4. Learn emergency skills and care for choking, wounds, nosebleeds, falls, and animal bites. The emergency skills should include responses for fire safety, poisoning, water accidents, substance abuse, and more.

5. Join a safe kids program such as the McGruff Child Identification program. Put on a training program for your family or den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

6. Make a presentation to your family on what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.

Requirements for Emergency Preparedness Award for Bear Cub Scouts

Emergency Preparedness BSA Award – Bear Cub Scout Requirements

1. Create, plan, and practice summoning help during an emergency.

2. Learn how to shut off utilities to your home in an emergency.

3. Learn simple rescue techniques.

4. Learn emergency skills and care for choking, wounds, nosebleeds, falls, and animal bites. The emergency skills should include responses for fire safety, poisoning, water accidents, substance abuse, and more.

5. Put together a family emergency kit for use in the home.

6. Organize a safe kids program such as the McGruff Child Identification program. Put on a training program for your family or den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

7. Make a small display or give a presentation for your family or den on what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.

Requirements for Emergency Preparedness Award for Webelos

Emergency Preparedness BSA Award – Webelos Requirements

1. Learn rescue techniques.

2. Build a family emergency kit, with an adult family member participating in the project.

3. Take a first-aid course

4. Learn to survive extreme weather situations.

5. Learn about stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

6. Give a presentation to your den on preparing for emergencies.

Be prepared to learn more with the related achievements and helps below:

Kims Game with Items for a Home First Aid Kit

Kim’s game is a traditional Scouting game which was introduced by Sir Robert Baden-Powell. It is based on a game described by Rudyard Kipling. This version of the game helps Scouts learn what should be in a home first aid kit.

How To Treat a Knife Cut

What is the best way to treat a knife cut? This article from Boy’s Life magazine explains how to stop the bleeding, clean the cut, and dress the wound.

Fire Drill Time!

Fire drills are encouraged throughout scouting programs, from the Lions to Scouts BSA. Print out a basic plan for conducting a home fire drill.

Fake Wounds for First Aid Demonstrations

If your Webelos or Scouts BSA are working on first aid requirements, you can add in some fun by making a fake wound on a “victim” or two.



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