EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

ESKAN COMPANY CAMPS OSPREY AND LOUIS

JOLLIET
Summer 2015
By: Stephan Gunner & Guy Poulin

EMERGENCY
ACTION PLAN
ESKAN COMPANY CAMPS
OSPREY AND LOUIS JOLLIET
Introduction
1. PROVINCIAL REGULATION
2. EMERGENCY INFORMATION
2.1. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
2.2. REQUIRED SKILL & KNOWLEDGE
2.3. EMERGENCY PROTOCALS
3. BUSINESS EQUIPMENT & COMMUNICATION
3.1. LAND
3.2. WATER
3.3. AIR
4. EMERGENCY RESPONSE
4.1. EMERGENCY
4.2. VEHICAL MALFUNCTION
4.3. LOSS OF CONTACT WITH PERSONEL
4.4. FATALITY
4.5. BOAT SINKAGE
4.6. FOREST FIRE
4.7. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
5. EMERGENCY CONTACTS
6. JUNE 2015 TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
7. EXAMPLE: EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION PROCEDURE
8. LIST: FIRST AID EQUIPMENT
9. AREA OF ACTIVITY
9.1. MAP 1 CAMP LOUIS JOLLIET
9.2. MAP 2 CAMP OSPREY
10. REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
Introduction
The Emergency Action Plan (EAP), is to predetermine a set of actions and situation-specific
protocols to be followed in the case of an unexpected even or crises. With implementing an
Company. By applying these useful tips the resources available at your finger-tips current and
important if ever you are about to be in an unplanned situation leading to an emergency.
History and Current Situation
ESKAN COMPANY is wholly owned by the Cree Nation of Mistissini. Incorporated in November
1992, officially open for business in February 1993, the Eskan Company was created as a result
of the restructuring process of the various companies under the Cree Nation of Mistissini. The
purpose was to create a company that would ensure the proper management of realized projects
and encourage the profitability of all companies.
Having acquired Osprey Outfitters and its facilities recently, Eskan Company was looking to
invest into the tourism industry; thereby providing Cree employment and training. This venture
brings traditional pursuits and skills of the people of Mistissini into the tourism setting through
hospitality and guiding in the established setting of camps Osprey and Louis Jolliet.
James Lazore, General Manager

1. PROVINCIAL REGULATION
Under Quebec provincial law an individual who has knowledge and expertise are bound to
assist any person in need who is in danger or in need for help.
The Good Samaritan is requiring this individual to provide help to the level of his knowledge or
expertise.
This does not mean that this person put himself/herself in undue risk for his/her help or
wellbeing.
2. EMERGENCY INFORMATION
Within the Tourism and Hospitality field Eskan Companys Camps Louis Jolliet, Osprey and
others may encounter situations that will necessitate the assistance of personnel in First Aid &
CPR.
2.1. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Upon receiving the information or observing the situation the Camp Manager will decide to
recruit or in list the individual that are trained for these kinds of situations.
a. Order of the decision Camp Manager:
b. Guide
c. Kitchen Staff
d. House Keeping
Each individuals recruited needs to have the knowledge of the situation at hand.
2.2. REQUIRED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
a. Guiding Experience
b. First Aid Training and CPR
c. Mechanic Experience
d. Knowledge of the land
e. Recognizing Compass Use and Experience Knowledge

2.3. EMERGENCY PROTOCAL

When an Emergency situation arises the person that has the knowledge has to inform the
camp manager immediately in order to minimize the time span between the situation and the
response.

Emergency
Response Plan

Define Crises

Communication
Plan

Roles and
Responsibilities

Resource
Identification

3. BUSINESS EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION

LAND

Four Wheeler 4X4

Six Wheeler 6X6

WATER

Stanley Boat + 60 hp Motor

34 Footer Transport Boat + 250hp Motor
(Big Mama)
34 Footer Stanley Landing Craft +
2X225hp Motors (Etuda). Equip with Radar +
GPS

AIR

Waasheshqun Airways Ltd. (Contractor

COMMUNICATION

Satellite Phone - Base

Satellite Phone - Portable

6. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTION

CAMPS: LOUIS JOLLIET & OSPREY

6.1 EMERGENCY
1. Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison OfficerStanley Mianscum or General Manager
James Lazore
2. If victims injuries requires transportation to the nearest clinic for medical check-up, do follow
up AVPU
3. Group member to the nearest clinic.
4. Assess medical situation
5. In light of action (e.g. continue trip, cancel remainder of trip, modify trip etc.)
6. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
6.2 VEHICAL MALFUNCTION
1. If an accident has occurred, call local police department and/or activate emergency
response above
2. Call Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum (1.418.770.4949)
3. Deal with incident
4. Call Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum (1.418.770.4949) for emergency
transportation
6. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
(1.418.770.4949)
6.3. LOSS OF CONTACT WITH PERSONEL
1. Report the deviance to Camp Manager-Guy Poulin who will plan the search and rescue
2. Gather Identifiable Information of lost person/s
3. If victims injuries requires transportation to the nearest clinic for medical check-up, do follow
up AVPU and inform the Eskan of the situation
4. Assess medical situation
5. In light of action (e.g. continue trip, cancel remainder of trip, modify trip etc.)
6. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
6.4 FATALITY
1. Leave Scene as is and Send Someone to Contact Eeyou Eenou Police and contact
Emergency to Camp Manager the proper protocols are to follow AVPU

2. Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum

3. Gather Information and Document Findings
4. Group member to the nearest clinic.
5. In light of action (e.g. continue trip, cancel remainder of trip, modify trip etc.)
6. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
(1.418.770.4949)
6.5 BOAT SINKAGE
1. Report the deviance to Camp Manager-Guy Poulin (1.514.316.4533-Louis Jolliet and
Osprey Camp 1.514.316.4535)who will plan the salvaging of the Boat/Equipment
2. Gather Identifiable Information of lost person/s belongings
3. If victims injuries requires transportation to the nearest clinic for medical check-up, follow
up would be done and inform the Eskan of the situation, precede immediately at Camp
Manager level.
4. Assess medical situation
5. In light of action (e.g. continue trip, cancel remainder of trip, modify trip etc.)
6. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
(1.418.770.4949)
6.6 FOREST FIRE
1. Report the deviance to Camp Manager-Guy Poulin if the fire is under the 51st parallel
(1.514.316.4533-Louis Jolliet and Osprey Camp 1.514.316.4535) who will contact SOPFEU
and plan the evacuation if necessary
2. Gather Information of the location, wind direction, size of fire
4. Assess all camp crew/clients are all together
5. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
(1.418.770.4949)
6.7 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
1. Report the deviance to Camp Manager-Guy Poulin (1.514.316.4533-Louis Jolliet and
Osprey Camp 1.514.316.4535)who will plan the salvaging of the Boat/Equipment
2. Gather Identifiable Information of situation, cause of situation
3. If victims injuries requires transportation to the nearest clinic for medical check-up, follow
up would be done and inform the Eskan Office of the situation, precede immediately at
Camp Manager level.

4. Assess medical situation

5. In light of action (e.g. continue trip, cancel remainder of trip, modify trip etc.)
6. Call and Report the deviance to Head Guide/Liaison Officer-Stanley Mianscum
(1.418.770.4949)

7. EMERGENCY CONTACTS
Description

Reason

Guy Poulin Eskan Camp

Telephone #
1.514.316.4533

Manager (Osprey & Louis

Jolliet)
Stanley Mianscum Eskan

1.418.770.4949

Head Guide/Liaison Officer

Kimberly Coon Eskan

1.418.923.2233 ext. 229

Human Resources
James Lazore Eskan

1.418.923.2233 ext. 222

General Manager

Waasheshqun Airways Ltd.

Air

1.418.3236/3195

Eeyou Eenou Police

Emergency

1.418.923.3278

Mistissini Fire Department

Emergency

1.418.923.3200

Surete Quebec

Emergency

1.819.638.8788

Emergency Search and

1.800.463.3389

Contractor

(Chibougamau)
Search and Rescue Air

Rescue
Forest Fires/SUB FEU

Environment

1.800.463.3389

Medical Emergency-

Hospital

1.418.923.3376

Hazardous Materials

1.888.330.6374

Mistissini Health Clinic

Quebec Poison ControlWorkplace Hazardous
Material Information System
(WHIMIS)

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

BOREAL RIVER RESCUE
In a five day training in Wilderness First Aid, Whitewater Rescue, and Wilderness risk
Management on Lake Mistassini, the Rupert River, Osprey Lodge, and Camp Louis Jolliet. The
following topics were included in hands-on drills, classroom sessions, and simulations:
Wilderness First Aid

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Basic Life Support

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

Critical (Circulatory, Respiratory, and Nervous) system problems

Drowning and submersion injuries

Wounds & Burns

Bone, muscle, and Joint Injuries

Lifting, Moving, and extraction

Allergies and anaphylaxis

Hypothermia and heat illness

Backcountry medical problems

Toxin

Whitewater Rescue

Scene safety

Personal protective equipment

River signals and communications

Hydrology in moving water

Self-rescue

Throw bag rescues

Shallow water crossing techniques

Wilderness Skills & Risk Management

Accident prevention

Pre-planning

Rescue scene management

Leadership and team rescues

Emergency and non-emergency evacuations

Risk versus benefit decision making

Satellite phone and radio communications

Lightning Safety

Training and Certification Received:

BOSUM, Erwin
COON, Leonard
COON-COME, Jacob
COON-COME, Jimmy Paul
GUNNER, Emmett
GUNNER, Stephan
MACLEOD, Roxanne
MIANSCUM, Leslie
MIANSCUM, Ronald
NEEPOSH, Norman
POULIN, Guy
SHECAPIO, Nathan
SWALLOW-LOON, Mavrick
TRAPPER, Breanne
TRAPPER, Emma
TRAPPER, Jason
TRAPPER, Tyra-lyn

11. EXAMPLE: EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVACUATION PROCEDURE

1) Examination of the are
a) Stabilize the boat
b) Identify yourself as first-aid worker
c) Make sure the team members are in a safe place
2) Treat the victim
a) Perform a primary examination
b) Treat the injury or the main complaint
c) Protect the environment
3) Identify your needs and resources from outside help
a) Person
b) Quick available material (Epipen/AED)
4) Find your exact location
5) Contact the Coast Guard
a) Satellite Phone
b) Maintain communication and follow all guidelines as provided
c) Prepare the signal flares or signaling device
6) Proceed with evacuation
a) Explain to the team the operations progress
b) Keep the team the operations progress
7) Proceed with a secondary examination
a) If the evacuation cannot be completed immediately, continue your secondary
examination of the victim
b) Check his/her vital signs regularly
c) Fill the SOAP form (logbook)
8) Contact the business office
9) Fill out the accident report form

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7. LIST: FIRST AID EQUIPMENT

Equipment for ventilation maintenance including the 3
following basic pieces:

(1)

oro-pharyngial airways (Guedel);

(2)

Positive pressure oxygen delivery equipment

capable of supplying oxygen for medical purposes at a

constant output of not less than 6 litres per minute for a
minimum of 25 minutes at ambient temperatures from 20 C to 40 C, the volume being determined at a
temperature of 20 C and 101 kPa of pressure. The
equipment must include a device allowing the oxygen to
be administered to the patient in such a way that the
mixture inhaled will have an oxygen concentration of not
less than 50% in volume measured at a respiratory intake
of 0.25 litres per second.

The oxygen delivery equipment must comply with the

standards of the Canadian Standards Association (C.S.A.);
(3)

suction equipment.

1 stretcher
1 examining table
1 instrument sterilizer or the equivalent
1 bed with mattress and pillows
1 complete first-aid kit, suited to needs
1 cabinet for medical instruments and supplies
2 woolen blankets
1 waste receptacle with pedal-actuated lid
1 sink with running water (hot and cold) including an
adaptor for eye wash

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1 magnifying lamp
1 back board or the equivalent
1 small refrigerator
1 table
2 chairs
Instruments:
1 stethoscope
1 otoscope
1 sphygmomanometer
1 flashlight
1 emergency splints kit
adjustable crutches
1 pair bandage scissors
1 pair suture scissors
3 stainless-steel utility bowls
1 foot bath basin
1 one-litre container
1 eye bath
2 thermometers
1 ice bag
1 pair thumb dressing forceps
1 pair splinter forceps
1 pair tissue forceps
2 pair hermostatic forceps
1 pair shears
Medical supplies:
adhesive dressings, various sizes
bandage compresses
eye dressing packets

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gauze pads, various sizes

triangular bandages
tubular dressings, various sizes
elastic bandage, various sizes
dermoplast spray
sterile gauze roller bandage, various sizes
butterfly bandages
rolls of adhesive tape, various widths (regular and
hypoallergenic)
rolls of absorbent cotton
splints, various sizes
cotton balls
cotton swabs
tongue depressors
safety pins
tourniquets
denatured ethyl alcohol
surgical brushes
disposable syringes and needles, various sizes
Miscellaneous:
soap
antiseptic solutions
paper towels
eye-wash solutions
disposable vinyl gloves
first-aid manual

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References:

Google Maps

Google Maps

Charts. Civil code of Quebec. First-Aid Minimum Standards Regulations. 2015

James L. 25, May 2015. Eskan Company. Letter of Proposal

First Aid Quebec Government

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