Investigation Procedures

1.  The site of the investigation will first be mapped out for planning purposes by providing some sort of descriptive name for each room or area of the site.  This is for the purpose of defining where things take place during the investigation.

2.  Team members are assigned their tasks.

3.  An initial sweep of the site takes place with portable gear, such as EMF detectors, temp gages, cameras, audio and video recorders, etc.  The primary purpose of the initial sweep is to gather baseline information on EMF levels and temperatures, as well as to establish potential places to conduct stationary study.

4.  Stationary equipment is dispatched to areas as needed.  For the second sweep, motion detectors (when used) are deployed to stationary study areas with other stationary equipment.  Stationary equipment is deployed to areas where the most paranormal activity is said to take place and in places where a lot of anomalous activity has occurred during the initial sweep.

5.  Stationary study takes place in designated areas after the second sweep.

6.  During stationary study, team members gather into a single location that has been designated as a stationary study area.  Everyone sits quietly to observe any anomalous activity, with equipment in use during this time.  Communication should be kept to an absolute minimum.  One team member will be designated to ask questions aloud for the purpose of gathering possible EVPs.