Jeonnam Fire Department to Respond Within '1 Hour' to Disasters in All Cities and Counties in the Province

Jangheung New Government Building Completed... Full Operation Begins from the 18th

Aerial view of the new Jangheung Fire Station building, Jeonnam Fire Headquarters.

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters can now respond quickly within one hour in the event of a disaster situation in all 22 cities and counties in the province.

The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters announced on the 11th that it has established a new office building in Jangheung and will begin full-scale operations from the 18th. It has become the undisputed land disaster response control tower of Jeonnam.

The new fire headquarters building is located on the site of the former Jangheung Prison, consisting of a 4-story main building, a 2-story fire station building, with a total floor area of 5,000㎡.

The project cost a total of about 16.8 billion KRW, with construction starting in January 2019 and completing in December last year after a two-year project period.

Starting with the relocation of the 119 emergency call reception system, the headquarters relocation is planned to be completed by the 17th.

Disaster response agencies such as the fire school, special rescue team, and the provincial volunteer fire brigade union are now concentrated in one place centered around the fire headquarters.

A fire safety cluster capable of integrated management of firefighting resources has been established, enabling an even stronger role as a disaster control tower.

With the relocation of the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters to Jangheung, about 200 firefighting personnel will be stationed there, and the annual floating population including fire-related civil petitioners is estimated to reach about 30,000, which is expected to contribute to regional balanced development and economic revitalization.

Until now, the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters was located at the Jeonnam Provincial Office, and it took about two hours to travel to the eastern region including Yeosu and Gwangyang, making it difficult to secure golden time in the event of a large-scale disaster.

Also, due to the aging of the 119 emergency rescue system and the integration of the disaster reporting system, equipment and personnel reinforcement were needed, but it was difficult to secure space within the provincial office building.

Accordingly, there has been a need to relocate the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters building to the center of Jeonnam and strengthen its functions to reduce the dispatch time across the entire Jeonnam region to within one hour.

Ma Jae-yoon, head of the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “Regardless of the era, the top priority of fire policy is to protect the lives and property of the people,” and added, “Jeonnam Fire, on the verge of a new beginning, will repay the support and expectations of the residents with better service.”

Meanwhile, the Jeonnam firefighting personnel strength is 4,008, and 11,781 members are organized as provincial volunteer firefighters, responding to create a safe Jeonnam.

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