Fire Agency Opens Eighth Nationwide 'Safety Experience Center' in Jeju-do

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Fire Agency and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 2nd that they will hold an opening ceremony for the Jeju Safety Experience Center on the 3rd, where people can directly experience various types of disasters and receive safety education.

Located in Eoeum-ri, Aewol-eup, Jeju City, the Jeju Safety Experience Center was built with an investment of 25.6 billion KRW, including 19.6 billion KRW from Jeju Province and 6 billion KRW from the Fire Safety Grant Tax. The facility spans from one basement floor to three above-ground floors, with a building area of 5,376㎡. It features 10 experience facilities covering daily safety, traffic safety, natural disasters, health safety, and more, offering 21 types of experience programs. In the specialized experience section, visitors can also learn how to respond to ship or aircraft accidents tailored to Jeju’s regional characteristics.

The center operates daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed every Monday, January 1st, and during Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays. The maximum number of trainees per day is 320, allowing for the education of 96,000 people annually. There is no separate facility usage fee, and reservations for education can be made through the website or by official document application for groups.

However, due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, social distancing measures limit daily admissions to 110 people at level 1, 60 people at level 2, and operations will be suspended if level 3 is enforced.

Currently, there are seven safety experience centers operating nationwide, including the Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center and Boramae Safety Experience Center in Seoul, Daegu Citizen Safety Theme Park, Jeonbuk 119 Safety Experience Center, Chungcheongnam-do Safety Experience Center, Busan 119 Safety Experience Center, and Ulsan Safety Experience Center.

Fire Agency Chief Shin Yeol-woo stated, "I am pleased that the Safety Experience Center has opened in Jeju, where safety experience education has been difficult due to regional characteristics," adding, "Next year, we plan to open experience centers in five locations: Gyeongnam, Gwangju, Chungbuk, Incheon, and Gyeonggi."

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