Another Major Wildfire After 7 Months... Andong Mayor Summons Eup, Myeon, Dong Chiefs for "Strict Accountability"

Mayor Kwon Young-se: "Strict Punishment with Zero Tolerance for Wildfire Perpetrators"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Andong City held an emergency meeting of eup, myeon, and dong chiefs at 8:30 a.m. on the 17th in the Cheongbaek Room of City Hall to establish special measures for wildfire prevention.

This meeting was arranged to reassess the current wildfire monitoring and response system in relation to the recent wildfire that occurred again on the 15th, despite the painful experience of a large wildfire that lasted for three days in April.

Andong City plans to extend the period of wildfire prevention guidance activities by public officials in charge of villages, originally set to end on the 15th, until the 19th. Employees from each department will be organized into four teams to intensively crack down on burning activities in forest-adjacent areas such as field edges and agricultural waste incineration.

Those who burn within 100 meters of forest-adjacent areas will be fined, and if a wildfire occurs as a result, they will be subject to legal action regardless of the reason.

Additionally, in the event of a wildfire, eup, myeon, and dong chiefs and responsible village public officials will be strictly held accountable, and wildfire monitors who neglect their duties will face strong measures such as exclusion from work.

Mayor Kwon Young-se of Andong emphasized, "The pain from the April wildfire in Andong has not yet faded, and the recent consecutive wildfires are threatening precious forest resources and human lives," adding, "We plan to strictly punish wildfire perpetrators under relevant laws with a zero-tolerance policy."

Meanwhile, on the evening of the 15th, a fire broke out on the mountain behind Mangcheon-ri, Imdong-myeon, Andong City, and the large flames were barely controlled late at night. Earlier, on April 24th, a wildfire that started in the wild mountain of Ingeum-ri, Pungcheon-myeon, spread for three days driven by strong winds, causing significant damage. At that time, the wildfire burned 200 hectares of forest, three houses, and three livestock barns.

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