Emergency Disaster Drill for AY 2018

The Emergency Disaster Drill for AY 2018 was held at the University of Tsukuba on November 11. About 3,500 students, faculty, and staff of the university participated in the drill. It was held on the assumption that an earthquake of intensity 6 lower happened in the city of Tsukuba. Evacuation guidance, transportation of injured people, and safety report to the university's emergency headquarter were included in the drill.

University staff in each department reported on their safety situation to the emergency headquarter during the drill. The emergency headquarter tried to grasp the safety situation as a whole throughout the university, including that of research centers away from Tsukuba Campus. In addition, firefighting training was carried out at the Administration Center. Participants practiced extinguishing a fire using a water extinguisher. They also learned how to set up hybrid air tents (disaster prevention tents) outside the building. After the drill Vice President for General Affairs and Human Resource Development Toshiyuki Inagaki and an officer of the Tsukuba City Fire Department Sakura Division gave comments.

The University of Tsukuba intends to continue its effort to improve measures against disasters, based on the results obtained in this drill.

University staff evacuating from a building

Hybrid air tent (disaster prevention tent) outside the building

Firefighting drill using a water extinguisher

Comments on the disaster drill at the Administration Center by Vice President Inagaki