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Khalifa University Holds Successful Fire Drill

September 7, 2018

The mock drill was part of a wider plan that will include carrying out Fire Drills on a regular basis in all of KU’s buildings

Khalifa University recently held a successful fire drill at its Abu Dhabi campus as part of an overall safety and emergency preparedness plan that seeks to ensure the health and safety of the University’s students faculty staff and visitors.

The thirty-minute fire drill included a fire evacuation exercise and demo about 1000 employees students contractors and visitors were all safely evacuated from the campus.

The mock drill was conducted in order to assess KU’s disaster management skills during an emergency. It was carried out with the objective of creating awareness of fire prevention and to facilitate the efficient evacuation of students and employees from the premises. KU’s health and safety department set up fire prevention equipment for the exercise and the fire safety team took part in the exercise.