Geochang-gun, Wildfire Watcher Launch Ceremony and Winter Emergency System Activation

Determined to Fully Commit to Wildfire Prevention Efforts

Geochang-gun is holding a wildfire monitoring team inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 16th that it held the 2020 autumn and 2021 spring wildfire launching ceremony with about 200 wildfire specialized firefighting team members and wildfire watchers attending, and has begun full-scale wildfire prevention activities.

The launching ceremony included the adoption of a wildfire prevention resolution, safety education, and a discussion session to establish an initial firefighting response system in case of wildfire occurrence, serving as an occasion to pledge with united hearts to protect the lives of residents and precious forests from fire disasters.

The county designated the special wildfire prevention period from the 2nd of this month to the end of May 2021, and to respond swiftly to wildfire prevention activities and initial firefighting, it hired 206 wildfire monitoring personnel last month, including 86 specialized wildfire firefighters and 120 town and township wildfire watchers, and thoroughly prepared wildfire prevention measures such as equipment inspections.

Starting this month, various promotional materials for wildfire prevention will be posted, unauthorized burning activities such as burning of rice paddies and field ridges will be monitored, and removal of flammable materials adjacent to mountain areas will be actively carried out.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, urged, “Prevention is the best measure against wildfires, and in case of emergency, please take pride and actively engage in wildfire prevention activities to protect the property and lives of residents by promptly responding to wildfires and blocking their spread into large-scale fires.”

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