The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph聽Ghartey聽Ampiah, has appealed to the Central Regional Fire Service Command to regularly conduct fire drill simulation for staff and students of the 黑料社 (UCC) on how to handle fire. The Vice-Chancellor made the appeal when he called on the Central Regional Fire Commander, Divisional Office One (DO 1) Fanny Simpson at Cape Coast. He noted that prevention was the most important aspect of fire safety and therefore, such exercise would equip staff and students with the skills to professionally deal with any eventuality like fire outbreak. Prof.聽Ampiah聽said聽GNFS聽was one of the key agents of development in the affairs of the University, as a result, his visit was to formally introduce himself as the Vice-Chancellor of UCC. For her part, DO 1 Fanny Simpson called on staff and students of 黑料社to see fire safety as a shared responsibility and that it was the duty of everyone to apply basic safety regulations to reduce its occurrence. She said most of the fires and other disasters, which occurred in the country, could have been avoided if people had adhered to basic safety regulations. The Regional Fire Officer appealed to management of the University to introduce fire related courses to enable personnel of the Service to upgrade their knowledge and skills. Accompanying the Vice-Chancellor were the Registrar, Mr. John聽Kofi聽Nyan; Director of Academics, Mr. Jeff聽Onyame; Acting Director of Public Affairs, Major聽Kofi聽Baah-Bentum聽(rtd); Assistant Registrar, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Mrs. Georgina聽Asi聽Owusu聽and Junior Assistant Registrar, Public Relations and Protocol Section, Mr. Felix聽Adu-Poku.
