Mac
Gold Member
I have a university field house (indoor track & field facility) that is used for large temporary assembly events. Specifically, annual visiting lectures by VIP's. The capacity is 5,000 as limited by the exit doors, some of which were added a few years ago to increase the occupant load.
In a scheduling coincidence, Tony Blair will be speaking this Sat, 10/31, and I'll have a big room full of people. For the past few events, we have brought in personnel from the NYS Fire Marshal's office to help conduct a fire watch during the event. We disable the fire alarm's notification system to prevent nuisance trips and false alarms, station one person at the (still functioning) panel, and put a few people out in the audience, communicating via radio. Outside are Fire & EMT personnel, lots of security and police and parking attendants, etc. My function as CEO mostly involves advance preparations, so I walk the perimeters and keep alert.
This year the campus safety dept and myself will be doing the fire watch without the State Fire guys. Campus Safety has experience, was trained by the State FM during the previous events, and is a very up-to-speed group.
Anybody got any suggestions for additional duties or precautionary measures relative to fire watches?
Thanks Mac
In a scheduling coincidence, Tony Blair will be speaking this Sat, 10/31, and I'll have a big room full of people. For the past few events, we have brought in personnel from the NYS Fire Marshal's office to help conduct a fire watch during the event. We disable the fire alarm's notification system to prevent nuisance trips and false alarms, station one person at the (still functioning) panel, and put a few people out in the audience, communicating via radio. Outside are Fire & EMT personnel, lots of security and police and parking attendants, etc. My function as CEO mostly involves advance preparations, so I walk the perimeters and keep alert.
This year the campus safety dept and myself will be doing the fire watch without the State Fire guys. Campus Safety has experience, was trained by the State FM during the previous events, and is a very up-to-speed group.
Anybody got any suggestions for additional duties or precautionary measures relative to fire watches?
Thanks Mac