Yarmouk and civil defense west of Irbid celebrate World Civil Defense Day 2022

As a representative of the President of Yarmouk University, Dr. Islam Masad, Assistant President Dr. Ziad Zureikat sponsored the celebration of The World Civil Defense Day 2022, organized by the Directorate of Civil Defense west of Irbid in cooperation with Yarmouk University, in the presence of the Director of Civil Defense west of Irbid Lt. Col. Shadi Al-Helou, in front of the Deanship of Student Affairs building, which came this year entitled "Civil Protection and management of displaced populations in times of natural disasters and crises".

In his opening remarks, Zarekat said that the allocation of a global day of civil defence is an appreciation by the humanitarian community of the nature of the humanitarian tasks and duties of civil defence and city protection agencies around the world, all of which aim to protect lives and property and to safeguard gains and achievements from various kinds of risks.

He added that it is a matter of loyalty and appreciation to a constellation of jordanian civil defence salaries, that we all stand in tribute and appreciation for what they offer day and night that does not dissuade them from providing duty free summer, winter cold or walking in the open, they are present in the midst of dangers and to redress thoughts.

Zarekat referred to this year's slogan launched by the International Organization for Civil Protection (Civil Protection and Management of Displaced Populations in Times of Disaster and Crisis) as an embodiment of the importance of dealing directly and immediately with displaced populations resulting from disasters, which requires the concerted efforts of medical and health agencies and ambulance and rescue services to deal with injuries of all kinds by providing effective ambulance services in order to reduce human losses as much as possible, especially as disasters and crises of all kinds have become a serious challenge for communities.  Governments, a threat to lives, property, national achievements and the national economy.

The tasks and duties of the civil defence and civil protection agencies were an urgent national requirement that could in no way be dispensed with or underestimated, as civil protection had become a professional professional practice that took on important dimensions that affected and affected all activities in the various vital areas of modern societies, whose safety and achievements paid most of their attention and care.

For his part, Helou appreciated the constant and continuous cooperation between the Directorate of Civil Defense west of Irbid and Yarmouk University, as a living witness to the partnership between our various national institutions, and in order to achieve and meet common interests, praising the role of Yarmouk University in the development of public safety services, pointing out that the interest in the development of these services is one of the advancement of institutions and states.

He referred to the efforts made by the Directorate of Public Security, represented by the Directorate General of Civil Defence, during the Corona pandemic, which was responsible, the first line of defence, the relief of citizens and the conduct of their lives, especially during the days of the total and partial embargo, in cooperation with various state agencies.

Al-Helou stressed that the organization of this celebration on the campus of Yarmouk University, comes to introduce the role of civil defense and the services it provides, which is not known to anyone, through the humanitarian services provided by this national body in the provision of services and high readiness in accordance with the highest international standards, which came as a result of the concerted efforts of decades of development and modernization of this device.

Attendees attended the three-day mini-exhibition, which will last for three days, and included civil defence mechanisms and equipment, training awareness lectures, distribution of various leaflets and pastries, with the aim of highlighting the role of the Directorate of Civil Defense in maintaining the safety of citizens and their property, public safety issues and training in civil defence work to preserve the safety of citizens and their property.