Toxic Ice Rink

You're the Operations Manager at Frost Valley Ice Arena during a packed youth hockey tournament when the ammonia cooling system springs a catastrophic leak. With 200+ people inside, toxic fumes are spreading, and the building's emergency systems are malfunctioning. You must coordinate with a hostile facility engineer while managing panicked parents and maintaining crowd control.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Operations Manager of Frost Valley Ice Arena

Conversation Partner

Head Engineer Marcus Thorne

Setting

Control room overlooking the main rink, filled with blinking warning lights and monitoring screens. Emergency strobes casting red pulses across metal panels.

Location

Frost Valley Ice Arena, Suburban Sports Complex

Learning Objectives

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Evacuate all 200+ occupants while preventing panic

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Locate and activate the manual ammonia shutdown system

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Secure all emergency exits and ventilation controls

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Listen, I've got ammonia pressure spiking in zones 2 and 3, and the automated shutdown is non-responsive. I've been warning about this for months. What exactly do you expect me to do with zero maintenance budget?”

This is how Head Engineer Marcus Thorne's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#812

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