Gwangju City Begins Construction of Fire Academy Multipurpose Training Center in March

Aerial view of the Fire Academy Multipurpose Training Center. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 15th that it will begin construction next month of the ‘Fire School Multipurpose Education and Training Center’ to enhance firefighters' disaster response capabilities and command skills amid diverse and rapidly changing disaster situations.

The training center will be expanded on the Fire School site with an investment of approximately 16 billion KRW, covering a total floor area of 4,941㎡, and consisting of one basement floor and four above-ground floors. It will be an all-weather multipurpose comprehensive education and training facility, scheduled for completion in June next year and full operation starting December.

The four-story comprehensive training building aims to cultivate firefighters strong in the field by establishing 11 training facilities including helicopter rescue, vertical and horizontal descent training, and manhole rescue. It will enable various education and training such as special accident response, compartment fire training, and practical exercises on various firefighting facilities.

The Command Capability Enhancement Center will conduct various disaster situation simulations through virtual reality (VR) programs to strengthen the command abilities of on-site commanders and disaster management officials.

The Specialized Emergency Medical Training Center will operate specialized practice rooms for various emergency situations to cultivate initial response capabilities within the golden time when patients occur, as well as emergency medical skills in fields such as trauma patients and critically ill patients.

Oh Gyu-hwan, Head of the General Construction Headquarters, said, “I feel a heavy responsibility in promoting the construction project of the training center, which will become the hub for nurturing firefighting personnel who protect citizens' safety,” and added, “As interest in disaster safety is focused due to new disasters such as COVID-19 and large-scale disasters, we will do our best to make it the best education and training center in the country.”

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