The General Directorate of Civil Defense (GDCD) of West Amman has performed a fake evacuation drill at the Faculty of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences (FPMS) of the University of Petra (UOP). The drill was aimed to train the UOP students on how to deal with fire, earthquakes and natural disasters - God forbid - and ensure the readiness of UOP public safety staff in the presence of UOP President Prof. Marwan Muwalla.
Lieutenant Mohammed Al Otoum, Director of Operations and Disasters Department of GDCD-North Amman, has trained FPMS public safety supervisors and volunteers on public safety procedures and provision of first aids in the event of natural disasters and extreme situations. Al Otoum has developed evacuation plan. Moreover, he has supervised fighting fake fire using fire extinguishers in the presence of large number of students and UOP staff.
Dr. Luay Abuqatouseh, UOP Public Safety Officer, has emphasized that this drill aims to strengthen mutual cooperation with GDCD, achieve objectives of UOP staff safety protection and meet the requirements of granting local accreditation certificate and ACPE certificate to FPMS.