Emergency Action Plan Rockville Hills

Communication methods: Cell Phones and Team Radios are required. There is limited cell phone coverage in a few areas in the park, primarily the Unknown trail. 

Emergency Response

First Aid Training required for venue: First aid or NICA-approved first aid [8 hour] 

Closest hospital(s) equipped to manage acute trauma

Estimated evacuation time from the least-accessible location on trail(s) to trailhead(s) OR other emergency access points [describe and include on map]:

• No point in the part is more than a 30 min walk to a fire road for evacuation.

• This excludes segments of the Unknown trail which could take up to 45 min based on its remote location and steep terrain in segments. 

Based on the estimated evacuation time and time to the closest hospital the time to definitive care is:

• Less than 1 hour