Jeonnam Fire Department's 'National Safety Invention Idea Contest' Achieves Outstanding Results

Fire Chief Kang Myung-won Wins Bronze in Individual Competition; Muan Fire Station Receives Group Award

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) achieved excellent results in the ‘2020 National Safety Invention Challenge Idea Contest’.

According to Jeonnam Fire Headquarters on the 10th, Fire Captain Kang Myungwon of Hwasun Fire Station won the individual bronze prize, and Muan Fire Station was selected for the group award.

The National Safety Invention Challenge, jointly hosted by the National Fire Agency, National Police Agency, Korea Coast Guard, and Korean Intellectual Property Office, and organized by the Korea Invention Promotion Association, was first held in 2018 and is now in its third year.

Its purpose is to discover and nurture ideas from field officials working in disaster and public safety sectors.

This year, a total of 763 ideas (Fire 323, Police 269, Coast Guard 171) were submitted, and 24 outstanding works were selected after evaluation by external judges.

The ‘Portable Life Rescue Bag’ submitted by Fire Captain Kang is a product designed to secure the safety of evacuees escaping through windows during fires.

It is similar to the current vertical rescue ladder but greatly improves on the limitation of being fixed and immovable when installed on facilities such as hospitals and childcare centers.

It can be installed anywhere on railings with a diameter within 10cm and can be extended up to 5 meters.

Based on this, it is expected to be easily installed through balconies during apartment fires, significantly reducing fatalities through the shortest possible rescue operations.

Muan Fire Station received the group award for having the most ideas passing the preliminary round relative to the number of personnel at the fire station.

All outstanding works will receive patent and technical expert consulting to file national patents and will later be transferred to the private sector.

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “Jeonnam Fire will do its best to create a safe Republic of Korea by always researching and developing.”

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