Gyeonggi Fire Department Operates 'Volunteer Fire Brigade Life Safety Specialist Unit'... Hive Removal, etc.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters is operating the 'Volunteer Fire Brigade Life Safety Specialist Team' from this month until September to remove beehives and rescue animals.

Now in its third year, the Volunteer Fire Brigade Life Safety Specialist Team will consist of 1,325 members organized into 35 fire stations over the next four months to handle residents' life safety civil complaints such as beehive removal, animal rescue, simple safety measures, and fire hydrant inspections.

Last year, the Life Safety Specialist Team handled 5,821 civil complaint reports related to daily life safety. This accounts for 14.5% of the total 40,362 civil complaint reports. Beehive removal was the most frequent with 5,753 cases, followed by safety measures (47 cases) and animal rescue (21 cases).

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters provides various equipment and safety training to ensure the stable operation of the Life Safety Specialist Team.

A Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters official explained, "We are operating the Volunteer Fire Brigade Life Safety Specialist Team again this year to provide residents with life-oriented safety services and to prevent gaps in dispatching to various disaster sites. Gyeonggi Fire will also prepare various support measures to boost the pride and morale of volunteer firefighters."

Volunteer firefighters in Gyeonggi-do have also been involved in COVID-19 response activities. From March 9, when the sale of public masks began, until May 19, 2,484 members assisted sales operations at 163 pharmacies across the province. Additionally, 1,296 members were dispatched to 10 mask manufacturing companies experiencing labor shortages to support mask packaging and stacking work. They also participated 860 times in disinfection support at vulnerable and multi-use facilities such as nursing homes, financial institutions, and bus stops.

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