These are the official rules for heaters, as outlined by the Shadow Accord Safety team and Executive Officers in accordance with the rules of Camp Edwards and its owners.
Camp Edwards does not support electric heaters, bring a propane heater with the proper features.
Propane heaters are only allowed in the almshouses, chalets, and where full electrical is not installed. Propane heaters must have the following safety features: an automatic low oxygen shutoff system and an accidental tip-over safety shutoff.
Large propane tanks should always be kept outside and hooked to the heating element with a long hose. Smaller propane tanks can be attached directly to heaters and kept inside.
Keep the area around the heater clear and away from doorways.
Site does not allow for portable fire pits or anything portable that is a "live flame". These will not be approved at any time. This includes oil burning lamps and incense. Fires are only permitted in the site’s fire pits, and must be managed by a person who has been approved by XO or Safety
To be approved for a fire you must...
Email XO and Safety team at least one week before game at sa.safety@nwlarpers.org and sa.executiveofficers@nwlarpers.org
Bring to site two five-gallon buckets (one for sand or dirt and one for water) or one fire extinguisher
Show an XO or a member of safety team your tools for extinguishing.
Once you have been approved for a fire...
You are the ONLY person responsible for starting, maintaining, and extinguishing your fire.
May only have a fire in designated and approved areas (no portable fire pits)
Must stay present with the fire as long as it is burning. The fire must be extinguished completely before leaving the area.
Help inform others and help enforce the "No Combat" rules listed below
Follow the “Drown, Stir, and Feel” method to ensure that the fire is completely extinguished
These responsibilities CANNOT be passed on to another person. If you have started a fire and cannot stay to extinguish it, have someone contact an XO or a member of the Safety team to assist you.
In addition to this, the person who has permission from the XOs and Safety team to have a fire must explain and enforce the No Combat Rules listed below:
There is to be no combat around active fires.
The area around a live fire is to be treated as an RP-only area, where only powers that rely on touch, roleplay, and sensory deliveries may be used.
All physical combat must move away at least 10 feet.
If combat breaks out in an area where there is a fire then a stand down will be called until the area is safely cleared.
If combat has started outside of the “no fighting zone” then a player cannot flee to the “no fighting zone” in order to obtain safety.
Do not leave anything plugged in and unattended. Electronics should only be plugged in if they are actively being used (this includes cellular devices). Heaters may be plugged in and left on only if people are in the room (sleeping is allowed), but they should be unplugged if no one is in the building.