Fire Safety

Fire Drills & False Alarms

  • Drills will be conducted on certain days between 6 PM and 10 PM.

  • We will set off the alarm then check all exit doors, hallways, exit lights, strobes/horns, sprinkler systems, etc.

  • We will look in resident rooms that have fire exits through them. The basements need to be clean.

  • Everyone must leave the house even when there is a false alarm.

  • There will be a $100 fine per person if you do not comply.

False Alarms

  • Call the Hanover Fire Department at 643-3424 to let them know it's a false alarm, then leave the building.

  • You are allowed three false alarms per year; after that, the house will be fined $100 per event by the Town of Hanover.

  • Privately owned houses may call Work Control at 646-2508 to have fire extinguishers refilled.

  • The use of foggers that results in alarm activation will result in a $100 fine.

  • College-owned house fireplaces are non-operable.

Egress Areas

  • Hallways, exits, exterior stairs and fire escapes must be free of obstruction at all times. 

  • No shoes or any other personal items may be left in hallways.

  • Stairs & hallways need to be vacuumed regularly.

Fire Safety and Health (FiSH) Inspection Schedule

Inspections are held the week prior to Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Green Key, etc.

  • Monday AM: The Tabard, Alpha Theta, Gamma Delta Chi
  • Monday PM: Kappa Delta Epsilon, Phi Delta Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • Tuesday AM: Chi Delta, Kappa Delta, Epsilon Kappa Theta
  • Tuesday PM: Sigma Nu, Theta Delta Chi, Alpha Xi Delta
  • Wednesday AM: Chi Gamma Epsilon, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Delta
  • Wednesday PM: Bones Gate, Beta Alpha Omega, Alpha Phi
  • Thursday AM: Psi Upsilon, Phi Tau
  • Thursday PM: Chi Heorot, Kappa Kappa Kappa, Alpha Chi Alpha
  • Friday AM: Panarchy. Amarna, Zeta Psi

Places of Assembly

RSA 155:17(I) defines a Place of Assembly as a room or space in which provision is made for the congregation or assembly of 100 or more persons for religious, recreational, educational, political, social or amusement purposes or for the consumption of food or drink. For the purpose of this definition such room or space shall include any occupied connecting rooms, space or area on the same level or in the same story, or in a story or stories above or below, where entrance is common to the rooms, space or areas, and it shall mean a tent or area covered by canvas, in which provision is made for the congregation or assembly of 50 or more persons for religious, recreational, educational, political, social, or amusement purposes or for the consumption of food or drink. For the purpose of this definition of such tent and area covered by canvas it shall include connected tents, spaces or areas covered by canvas where entrance is common to the tents or canvas-covered areas.

More information: Places of Assembly | NH Division of Fire Safety

Assembly Occupancy Self-Inspection Checklist: Template.Header.Forms.Dec.2021