Ulsan Ulju-gun Establishes Nation's First Integrated Emergency Alert System

Automatic Emergency Issuance Upon Weather Warnings Linked with Korea Meteorological Administration Weather Information

Flowchart of the Integrated Emergency Alert System for Disaster Response in Ulju-gun.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An integrated emergency alert system to prepare for unexpected weather warnings during the summer season has been established for the first time nationwide in Ulju-gun, Ulsan.

This system is designed to respond quickly to weather anomalies that occur frequently due to global warming, such as issuing emergency alerts and disseminating information when heavy rain occurs during nighttime hours. It is designed to automatically issue emergency alerts in connection with weather information from the Korea Meteorological Administration during weather warnings.

Ulju-gun announced on the 22nd that this system, the first of its kind nationwide, collects weather warning information in real time and issues emergency alerts without error according to pre-set weather warning criteria in the event of a disaster, enabling rapid initial response such as convening the local disaster safety countermeasures headquarters and issuing emergency work orders.

Since it is linked with the internal administrative network, there is no need to separately collect emergency contact information of employees, allowing for diverse use in administrative tasks.

An official from Ulju-gun said, “After completing the system construction in April and conducting about a month of pilot operation, it was introduced in practice from May 15, the natural disaster countermeasure period for the summer season, and was successfully utilized during the nighttime heavy rain warning in the southern region from June 13 to 14.”

Lee Seon-ho, the mayor of Ulju-gun, said, “I see this system as a result of the experiences from various disasters in Ulju-gun, which is like a miniature version of South Korea,” adding, “The golden time secured through rapid initial response will contribute to protecting the lives and property of the residents.”

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