Gwangju Nam-gu Selected as Best Institution for '2020 Emergency Preparedness Operations'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) was selected as the best institution in the ‘2020 Emergency Preparedness Work Evaluation’ hosted by Gwangju City.

According to Nam-gu on the 11th, Gwangju City recently conducted an evaluation of emergency preparedness work carried out by each of the five autonomous districts throughout the year to efficiently perform emergency preparedness tasks such as wartime situations and to supplement wartime preparedness plans.

This year’s evaluation was conducted in writing, considering that administrative efforts were focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and the restoration of damage caused by the heavy rains in August, making it impossible to conduct actual drills.

The evaluation indicators reflected administrative work performance in the fields of emergency preparedness, Eulji and Taeguk exercises, and Chungmu training.

In this evaluation, Nam-gu received high praise for conducting a mobilization resource survey in preparation for wartime situations, organizing personnel with special qualifications such as doctors and pharmacists as wartime personnel with their consent, and establishing a system that can immediately utilize mobilization resources through systematic database management.

Additionally, Nam-gu was honored as the best institution by firmly maintaining an integrated defense posture involving civilians, administrative agencies, the military, and the police under various conditions such as wartime, peacetime, and military threats, and by strengthening crisis management capabilities, including changing the integrated defense operational area according to the newly changed security environment.

In particular, by promptly reflecting weather and changed terrain conditions, which have a significant impact on integrated defense operational activities, into the integrated defense plan and revising related regulations, Nam-gu actively maintained the integrated defense posture and achieved good results.

Furthermore, due to difficulties in conducting group security education for district office public officials caused by COVID-19, the education was switched to online, contributing to the proper establishment of public officials’ values in the rapidly changing fields of diplomacy and security.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will further strengthen the emergency preparedness posture to ensure the safety of our residents no matter what situation occurs.”

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