A workshop on Fire and Earthquake Awareness and Annual Fire Drill held at BRAC University on 01 September 2016. Objective of the program was to implement safety at campus through awareness and participative exercise.
Teachers, staff members and students practically learned about the do's and don'ts of such disasters in order to minimize damage. Major General (Retired) Muhammad Sahool Afzal, Registrar of BRAC University, led the program.
At the workshop, the reasons for and probable sources of fire accidents were discussed. Together with that the steps and measures to be taken in order to control a disaster were thoroughly described. The Fire Service and Civil Defence hotline number was shared and the participants were made aware of the role they need to play during fire accidents and earthquakes in order to best control such situations.
The workshop was followed by a fire drill led by Mr Mezbahun Nabi, Chief of Security and Risk Management of BRAC and Mr Md Nurul Islam Bulbul, Senior Assistant Director of BRAC University. Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence Department (FSCD) provided all technical support for the drill.