Jeonnam Fire Department, 1,023 Dispatches During Lunar New Year Holiday, Active in Ensuring Residents' Safety

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Fire Department played a crucial role in ensuring the safety of residents by responding to 1,023 cases and 119 dispatches during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

According to the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) on the 15th, from 6 PM on the 10th to 9 AM on the 15th, a total of 1,023 dispatches were made during the special holiday alert period.

While the number of fire incidents increased by 92.5% compared to the previous year, rescue dispatches decreased by 26%, and emergency medical dispatches decreased by 27%.

The number of fire incidents was 52, a 92.5% increase from 27 incidents the previous year, and property damage also rose by 35% to 131 million KRW. Casualties decreased by 66.6%, from 3 people last year to 1 person.

Rescue dispatches totaled 231, down 26% from 311 the previous year, and emergency medical dispatches were 740, down 27% from 1,013 the previous year.

Due to social distancing measures related to COVID-19 reducing gatherings, rescue and emergency medical activities decreased, while dry weather conditions caused a sharp increase in wildfires and forest fires from 1 case last year to 17 cases.

Among fire locations, wildfires and forest fires were the most frequent with 17 cases, followed by 8 cases in houses, 5 in vinyl greenhouses, 3 in warehouses, 3 in containers, 2 in livestock barns, and 14 in other locations.

On the 10th, a fire at Gayasan Mountain in Gwangyang destroyed 3 hectares of forest and caused property damage worth 12.8 million KRW. On the 13th, a fire caused by negligence in a mountain area in Seungju-eup, Suncheon City, was extinguished with the dispatch of a Jeonnam Fire Department helicopter.

On the 12th, a car-to-car traffic accident in Donggang-myeon, Goheung County, resulted in 5 patients, who were given on-site emergency treatment by the 119 ambulance team and then transported to a nearby hospital.

Additionally, during the holiday period, the emergency situation management center handled 852 consultations for hospital and pharmacy guidance, greatly helping to alleviate residents' inconveniences.

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “Although firefighters and volunteer fire brigade members established a full-scale response system and carried out special alert duties during the Lunar New Year holiday, damage occurred due to dry weather and careless fires. As dry weather continues, special caution and attention are required.”

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