Jeonnam Fire Department Achieves Fire Truck Dispatch Time Within 7 Minutes

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The fire truck dispatch time of Jeonnam Fire Department has entered the 7-minute range.

On the 8th, according to Jeonnam Provincial Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon), last year they promoted measures to improve rapid dispatch, which is most important to protect the lives and property of residents from fires.

As a result, the fire truck arrival time was significantly shortened, entering the 7-minute range.

Jeonnam Fire Department has set the target time from the report reception stage to arrival at the fire scene to 7 minutes for rapid response, aiming to minimize large fires and casualties when a fire occurs.

Last year, the average time taken from report reception to arrival at the fire scene was 7 minutes 57 seconds, reducing 35 seconds from 8 minutes 32 seconds the previous year.

Over the past two years, the average dispatch distance was similar at 4.94 km in 2018 and 4.90 km in 2019, but the report reception time was shortened from 1 minute 7 seconds to 55 seconds.

Also, the arrival rate at fire scenes within 5 km, which is a distance reachable within 7 minutes, improved from 79.7% to 83.3%.

This result is analyzed to be effective due to measures to improve rapid dispatch, such as local adaptation and garage exit training, and monthly road-clearing training and campaigns.

Chief Ma Jaeyoon said, “Unlike metropolitan cities, provincial areas with many farming and fishing villages have longer average dispatch distances, making rapid arrival at the scene difficult. We will continue to minimize unnecessary time during dispatch through training and shorten dispatch distances by establishing new stations to reduce fire scene arrival times.”

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