NON ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTRE
FIRE SERVICE UNIT
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- Published: 17 October 2024
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
FIRE SERVICE UNIT
UPDATE OF THE UNIT PROFILES
Sequel on the frequent fire outbreaks in the University of Port Harcourt, the university authority decided to establish a fire service unit to curtail fire outbreak within the environment.
Ever since the unit was established in the year 2001, the unit has been on course to ensure that the environment is secured from fire disaster.
Mandates
Specifically, fire service unit has been working assiduously with regards to upholding its mandates of securing the university environment, saving of lives and properties from fire hazard. Conspicuously, properties damaged by fire outbreak can be easily replaced but life lost cannot be quantified. This situation calls for a quick respond from the fire service to ensure that lives and properties are secured.
These are the mandates the university of Port Harcourt fire service has been working on to ensure that the environment is secured.
Activities
The activities of fire service in the university are as follows:
- To extinguish fire outbreaks
- To train personnel for fire fighting
- To carry out rescue operation
- To save life and property from fire disaster
- To carry out salvage work when necessary
- To render humanitarian services
These activities have their methods of teaching, both practical and theory aspect of its follow-up.
Contact Information
The university of Port Harcourt fire service office is situated at the Delta Park Campus.
The contact emergency numbers are 07069367433/08032660987.
Despite the challenges, in terms of fire equipment confronting the unit, such difficult situation never deterred the unit from carrying out its responsibilities.
Without mincing words, the unit is in dire need of fire Truck and Hillux vehicle to carry out its operational duties.
Thank you.
Livinus Wali (FSOS)
Acting head fire service unit
