USM: Ice Arena Incident

Emergency Response Procedures - USM Police (911) - Ice Rink

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) - The Gorham Fire Department's squad truck will be the designed EOC. Secondary Backup Center - Faculty Lounge, John Mitchell Center. The JMC is located diagonally across from the ice arena facility. Enter the front double doors, through the first door on the left and straight ahead into the faculty lounge.

Detection System Format

  1. System Activation as follows:
  2. Fire alarm sounds - constant intermittent rings.
  3. Voice activated instructions follow:

    4.                MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE (TWICE)
                   THERE HAS BEEN A FIRE REPORTED IN THE BUILDING
                   PLEASE PROCEED TO THE NEAREST EXIT, AND LEAVE THE BUILDING

  4. Strobe light locations (40) flash white color.
  5. Special location (2) strobe lights flash amber color.
    6. Locations:
    1 - lower level compressor room
    1 - upper level ice resurfacing room
    Additional instructions - arena PA system.
    Other features to be noted:

    •      Alarm zones noted in main panel - 6.
    •      Pull stations - 9.
    •      Sprinkler system - yes.
    •      Exit doors - 20 and locations.
Ground (Upper Level)
                    Front doors - 6 on South Side
                    West Side - 2
                    Out of Function Room - 1-2
                    East Side - 1 into Hill Gym
Lower Level
                    North Side (Icemaking Room) - 1
                    West Side )Ice Resurfacing Room) - 2
                    Compressor Room - 2
                    Coaches' Offices - 2

III.    Evacuation Process (Procedures)

         Upon hearing the ringing of the fire alarm and the voice activated message, all spectators, officials, athletes,
         coaches, and personnel are to evacuate the arena and adjoining rooms immediately .

Evacuation Routes
         A.    Arena occupants upon hearing the alarm and announcement are to exit the front doors and proceed
immediately out onto the sidewalk and to the side of Hill Gym; USM employees are asked to assist in
                facilitating the evacuation. Then proceed down the sidewalk to the front end of the gym, and wait
                for further instructions. This process is vital to insure that emergency response personnel, equipment,
                and units can respond without crowd interference.
NOTE:     A fluorescent orange line on the sidewalk is the closest point occupants should be to the
                                ice arena.
         B.    Ice skating participants -

  •       Before leaving the ice and/or locker rooms, please remove your skates.
  •       Parents/guardians may wish to wait for small children before evacuating the ice arena.
  •       Coaches/instructional personnel should be sure to accompany your athletes/participants out of the arena.
         C.    Off-campus routes if needed would be determined by the Police.

         D.    Ice arena personnel - when and during the evacuation, please assist evacuating arena occupants
                 outside, and wait outside the arena front doors for the arrival of the USM Police and the Gorham
                 Fire Department.

For further information or problems with this page, contact: Craig Hutchinson