hese are the type of questions
the management of the Comcast
Arena at Everett Events Center in
Everett, Wash., ponders every
year. To answer these questions they
conducted their annual emergency
evacuation drill in March. But perhaps
what made the drill so unique was that
they did it as a promotion, when the
entire facility was full of patrons!
The day of the drill, the Everett Silvertips
junior hockey team (WHL) was playing a
game against their rival Tri-City Americans
in the main arena. Another 300 people were
in the conference center for a United Way
event, and there were adult hockey league
games underway in the community ice
rink. In all, there were close to 5,000 patrons
in the facility when the fire alarm was
pulled by Lincoln, the Silvertips mascot.
28 R INK MAGAZ INE may/June 2008
At the Comcast Community Ice Rink,
an emergency evacuation drill was part
of a game-night promotion.
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by JEFF THEILER
STAR
PHOTO
5,000 patrons took part in the
evacuation drill at Comcast Arena.
Clearing
the
How good is
our emergency
evacuation
plan?
Does our staff
know our
emergency
procedures?
How well will
they execute the
plan if there is a
real emergency?
