Jeonnam Fire Department Initiates 'Special Alert Duty' for Christmas and Year-End Holidays

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Fire Department is entering 'special alert duty' for Christmas and the year-end and New Year holidays.

Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) announced on the 22nd that it will conduct special alert duty to prevent accidents and strengthen rapid response systems during Christmas and the year-end and New Year holidays.

The special alert duty for Christmas will be from the 24th to the 28th, and the special alert duty for the year-end and New Year holidays will be from the 31st to January 4th of next year.

The Fire Headquarters plans to fully focus on preventing large-scale disasters 24 hours a day by maintaining a ready response posture with 14,861 firefighting personnel and 687 pieces of equipment at 17 fire stations across the province.

In addition, to strengthen the initial response system, fire station chiefs will be on the command line, and all staff will check emergency contact networks and strengthen cooperation systems with related organizations in preparation for emergencies.

They will provide non-face-to-face guidance on self-safety management methods to managers of multi-use facilities such as churches and traditional markets. Using fire trucks, they will conduct base mobile patrols at popular spots for watching the year-end sunset and New Year's sunrise, and establish a 24-hour monitoring system for disaster prevention by utilizing local volunteer firefighters for foot patrols.

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, "This year has been more difficult than usual due to the impact of COVID-19, but we will do our best to establish proactive preventive activities and emergency dispatch readiness so that residents can finish the year well and welcome a hopeful new year."

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