Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Provides Free Residential Fire Safety Equipment to Vulnerable Groups

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Moon Gisik) announced on the 9th that it will provide free residential fire safety equipment to fire-vulnerable groups.

This distribution of residential fire safety equipment was promoted to preemptively eliminate fire risk factors in homes and to expand the social safety net for marginalized groups.

The residential fire safety equipment required to be installed in all homes includes a standalone smoke detector that emits an alarm sound to notify of a fire occurrence, and a fire extinguisher that delivers power equivalent to that of a fire truck in the early stages of a fire.

At least one standalone smoke detector must be installed in each compartmented room such as bedrooms and living rooms, and at least one fire extinguisher per household and per floor.

Accordingly, Gwangsan Fire Station distributed residential fire safety equipment to 8,869 households from 2015 to 2019. This year, they plan to form a citizen installation team to additionally distribute equipment to 1,918 households including basic livelihood security recipients, elderly living alone, and persons with disabilities.

Chief Moon Gisik said, “The fatality rate in residential fires is relatively high compared to the number of fire incidents,” and added, “We hope everyone actively participates in installing residential fire safety equipment to protect the precious safety of family and neighbors from fire.”

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