Gwangju Dongbu Fire Station Conducts 'Fire Truck Passage Training'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Dongbu Fire Station (Chief Choi Jeong-sik) announced on the 16th that it conducted a 'Fire Truck Right-of-Way Training' to ensure the fire brigade's rapid arrival at the scene and to foster a fire prevention atmosphere in the event of a disaster.

On this day, the training involved five fire trucks and 15 firefighters participating along the route passing through Daein Market and Namgwangju Market to the Gwangju Bridge area, conducting fire truck right-of-way training through emergency dispatch according to commands.

The 'Fire Truck Right-of-Way' methods include ▲ At intersections, temporarily stopping at the right edge of the road avoiding the intersection ▲ On one-way streets, temporarily stopping at the right edge ▲ On general roads, vehicles in the emergency vehicle's right lane yield by moving right, and vehicles in the left lane yield by moving left ▲ At crosswalks, pedestrians stop briefly if an emergency vehicle is approaching.

Kim Seok-sun, head of the 119 Disaster Response Team, said, “Fire truck right-of-way is important every week to secure the golden time during disasters,” and added, “Voluntary cooperation from citizens is necessary to avoid missing the golden time.”

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