Each residence is equipped with fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. To ensure that no hall or mod ever needs to use them, the housing operations office (HOO) provides the following:

Information
Education and Outreach
Inspections
Fire Alarms
Fire Drills

Information
Hampshire's health and safety policies are available online, as well as in the 2010-2011 student handbook (pp 141-142).

Fire, health, and safety information is updated regularly. Changes are posted in each of the residence common areas and in email announcements to the community.

Education and Outreach
HOO will present fire, health, and safety demonstrations and seminars each semester for the Hampshire community.

We welcome any questions regarding fire, health, and safety and are available to discuss related issues during HOO business hours.

Halls and mods that have no fiire, health, and safety violations for an entire semester will be acclaimed, honored, applauded, and rewarded...with treats!


Inspections
Housing operations will perform regular residential inspections. We do weekly walk-through inspections of stairwells, donut centers, dorm hallways, and outsides of residences. Inspections of dorm lounges and mod common areas will be done by HOO staff once a semester. Bedroom inspections will be performed by interns at the beginning of the year, and will be repeated by professional house staff during winter shutdown.

If a fire, health, or safety violation is noted:

1. Students will be asked to correct the violation within 48 hours.

2. After 48 hours the area will be re-inspected. If a violation has been removed or corrected, no further action will be necessary.

3. If violation remains, housing operations will submit a work order for facilities and grounds to correct the problem. Students will be billed for any work done. The house director will be notified and may proceed with disciplinary action.


Fire Alarms
When a residential smoke alarm sounds, all residents must evacuate. Any individual, hall, or mod responsible for setting off an alarm that results in the Amherst Fire Department coming to campus will be subject to the following procedure:

1st Alarm: Housing operations will contact student to discuss circumstances of alarm and to make student aware of 2nd and 3rd alarm policy.

2nd Alarm: $100 fine per person.

3rd Alarm: $300 fine per person. Student(s) will be required to attend a fire safety education workshop.

**Please note that if an individual is identified as responsible for the alarm, the entire mod/hall will not be assessed a fine.**


Fire Drills
Fire drills will be conducted regularly to ensure that all residents understand proper evacuation procedures. It is important that students are familar with the locations designated for their specific residence to gather for roll call.

Dakin House: Bocci court in Dakin/Merrill Quad

Merrill House: Outside F and G Entrance of Dakin House

Prescott House: Sidewalk at Community Garden

Enfield House: Southeast corner of Emily Dickinson Hall

Greenwich House: Chain on sidewalk to RCC beyond Greenwich Gazebo