Gwangju Seo-gu Holds 'Disaster Occurrence Response Meeting'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Seo Daeseok) announced on the 15th that it held a 'Disaster Occurrence Response Meeting' to promptly respond to various disaster situations such as social disasters and natural disasters.

This meeting was organized under the chairmanship of Deputy District Mayor Kim Ilyong to prepare for the recent frequent natural disasters caused by incidents such as the high-rise building fire in Ulsan and global warming.

The meeting was held in three sessions by disaster type: a large fire on the 30th of last month, heavy snowfall on the 6th, and an earthquake on the 13th.

Thirteen functional collaboration departments of the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters participated in the meeting, reviewing each department’s disaster response duties and roles and examining areas for improvement.

In the large fire and heavy snowfall meetings, participants reviewed the disaster response stages for each crisis, reported on the duties and roles of the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and the Integrated Disaster Site Support Headquarters, and examined preparation measures for each response stage from initial actions by the command and working teams to emergency response and recovery.

During the earthquake meeting, based on a simulated earthquake occurrence scenario, sector-specific countermeasures were reported, followed by discussions on anticipated issues, improvements, and measures for vulnerable safety groups.

A Seo-gu official stated, “This meeting aims to strengthen interdepartmental collaboration functions and prepare to respond swiftly to disaster occurrences through sharing disaster situations. We will thoroughly prepare to further solidify the foundation for Seo-gu to ensure residents’ safety.”

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