What do you do when a lost child is located?

• A. Provide a detailed description of the child
• B. Include: Gender, age, ethnicity, name, clothing, special conditions, relationship to reporting party
• C. Immediately contact O.C.C's Comspec and BPS
• D. Stay with child until BPS arrives

Answer: (C)

When a lost child is located, the priority is to trigger the proper incident response so the child can be safeguarded and reunified quickly. The best action is to immediately contact OCC’s Comspec and BPS. Comspec acts as the communications hub, logging the incident, disseminating details to the right responders, and coordinating the overall response. BPS provides on-site security and immediate support to secure the area and assist with the reunification process, including coordination with authorities if needed. Making this initial contact ensures the situation is officially opened, the right people are alerted, and trained personnel can take over promptly, which minimizes the time the child is unattended and keeps them safe.

Sharing a detailed description of the child is important information and will come into play as part of the handover to Comspec, but it doesn’t start the response by itself. Staying with the child until responders arrive is good on-scene care, but the immediate step that initiates proper handling is to reach out to Comspec and BPS so they can deploy the appropriate resources and guidance.