Campus dormitories hold "fire drills" to enhance residents' resilience

In order to improve the safety awareness of dormitory students and enhance their ability to respond to emergencies, the Dormitory and Life Experience Group of the Office of Student Affairs invites personnel from the Macau Fire Department to the Macau University of Science and Technology student dormitories every year to provide guidance, so that dormitory students can understand what to do in the event of a fire. Evacuate quickly, safely and orderly, and enhance escape awareness and skills. This year, the "Fire Alarm Drill" for the 2023/2024 school year was held on the morning of November 4, 2023 (Saturday). The process went smoothly and achieved the expected results, with nearly 3,000 boarding students participated.

Boarding students participated in the "fire drill" in an orderly manner

The five student dormitories on the Macau University of Science and Technology campus officially started the "fire drill" at 9:30 this morning. The drill simulated a fire in the dormitory room, and the dormitory students in the room called the university security personnel to call the police. When the fire alarm bell sounds, boarding students must quickly evacuate from the dormitory dormitories according to the escape route and gather at the designated venue.

Residents quickly evacuated to the assembly point

In order to maintain campus safety, the "dormitory vanguard - safety inspection team" was responsible for guiding routes, holding high signs, and counting people during the "fire drill", so that the fire drills in each dormitory were successfully completed in about 10 minutes. It reflects the spirit of teamwork and serious participation among the team members and boarding students.

"Dormitory vanguard - safety inspection team" seriously participated in the exercise

After the drill, representatives from the Student Affairs Office, the General Affairs Office and the Fire Department held a meeting summary and communicated about the dormitory’s firefighting equipment, escape procedures, etc., in order to improve their ability to respond to emergencies and improve their dormitory safety awareness.

Summary of meeting with fire department representatives

The boarding students who participated in this "Fire Drill" believed that the prior explanation of the "Fire Drill" would fully enable them to understand the safety knowledge they need to know in a fire, and help them become familiar with fire escape routes and escape techniques. At the same time, the activity also improved one's daily fire prevention awareness, which is of great help to current or future life and is very practical.

Representatives of the Macau Fire Department visited the campus dormitories to guide fire drills and took a group photo

The Student Affairs Office of Macau University of Science and Technology will continue to attach great importance to and strengthen the risk awareness of fire prevention, theft and fraud among boarding students in the future. In addition to posting publicity and educational posters in student dormitories on a daily basis, dormitory staff also conduct regular room safety inspections to ensure the safety of accommodation. To ensure the safety of life and prevent problems before they occur.