Special Event - Sunburst Races-May 31 2025

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• Main MEDICAL: Medical Tent (Near Finish Line at Century Center) • AID 1 & 4: Northside Trail/20th — Half course only (X2) • AID 2 & 3: Northside/36th — Half course only (x2) • • AID 5: Longfellow —5K, 10K & Half courses • AID 6: Southwood & Belmont — Half & 10K courses • AID 7. Notre Dame & Colfax— Half & IOK courses Emergency Radio Communication In the case of emergency call far: • MEDICAL for situations pertaining immediate need for medical attention. • COMMAND for situations pertaining to security, weather, race activity, and all other immediate needs. Procure for calling an emergency: 1. Staff member making initial emergency calls for COMMAND or MEDICAL. • All other staff clear the radio communication for the emergency to take priority. • When calling command: state your "name/area of activity to command." • When calling for medical emergency: clear the radios wave by calling "MEDICAL, MEDICAL, and MEDICAL." 2. When calling for medical, please be prepared with your location and bib number. Communicate with medical responder, and switch to an open radio channel to discuss care needed. 3. When calling for command, please be prepared with concise need for command, and listen for direction. All staff be prepared for direction from command. • Weather The race director, in conjunction with race medical and local emergency service agencies, will determine the appropriate condition status based on weather conditions and other influencing events. If the race conditions change, either due to weather or other external factors, the race director will notify participants and spectators throughout the event area. If the race must be canceled midway through the event, all timing mats will be turned off and no times will be recorded, even for participants who have already completed the event. Any participants who continue on course after race cancellation will do so at their own risk Lightning Guidelines If lightning is spotted prior to the event start, the start will be delayed by 30 minutes or until the lightning has cleared. If lightning is spotted during the event, race management for Sunburst, EMS, and the medical director, will determine ifparticipants and volunteers must be removed from the course. Evacuation All personnel will be informed of an evacuation via course and site radio channel by command. Immediately stop race activity and support the course evacuation. Announcers and entertainment immediately stop music and provide instruction to participants on appropriate action that is needed. Staff support communicates action to volunteers and other stakeholders at the event. Command will support race announcements through marketing channels such as social media, text alert, and email. Once it is deemed safe to return to the event, an announcement will be made instructing those seeking shelter to return to the event. Race and event alterations will be at the discretion of commanding public authority, and event personnel • should pay attention to radio communication to best inform other stakeholders of changes to the event. Race Evacuations In the event of evacuations, please refer to race specific details, and ensure all stakeholders evacuate. Note that race site tenting is not considered safe shelter for a weather evacuation. Listen to the details from command, and ensure all participants, volunteers, and vendors have evacuated prior to leaving your area of activity.