Seoul City Collaborates on Developing a Nationwide 'Disaster Site Commander Certification Standard Model'

'Virtual Disaster Drill Scenario' Shared Between Fire Agency and Other Cities/Provinces
Last Year, 112 Seoul-style Disaster Site Commanders Passed and Graduated After Practical Training, Evaluation, and Interviews with Seoul Firefighters

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 19th that it will share the know-how of strengthening Seoul-type disaster response capabilities with the National Fire Agency to ensure public safety and cooperate in developing a standard model for the disaster site commander certification system.

According to the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, the two organizations have jointly recognized the need to enhance the capabilities of disaster site commanders and agreed to closely cooperate in exploring development plans for the site commander certification system promoted by the National Fire Agency and in developing a nationwide evaluation standard model.

Accordingly, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters provided the National Fire Agency with materials last month regarding △evaluation sheets △competency indicators △procedures △evaluation cases △evaluation techniques. Moving forward, through mutual cooperation such as stakeholder meetings, they plan to continuously share the know-how accumulated by the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, including △virtual disaster environments △evaluation scenarios.

Additionally, the ‘Seoul-type Disaster Site Commander Qualification Certification System,’ which has been in operation since February last year, is divided into junior commanders (Fire Lieutenant), mid-level commanders (Fire Captain), and senior commanders (Fire Major and above).

Fire officers of each rank must pass all processes including education considering specialized knowledge and experience, command practice and evaluation using case-centered virtual reality, and expert interviews to receive the ‘disaster site commander’ certification.

Furthermore, the virtual disaster training scenarios utilized by the ‘Disaster Site Command Capability Enhancement Center,’ the first of its kind established domestically, will also be shared for use by the National Fire Agency and other cities and provinces.

Choi Tae-young, head of the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, “We have accumulated disaster response know-how specialized for metropolitan environments,” and added, “We will actively support strengthening the disaster response system of the National Fire Agency for the safety of not only Seoul citizens but all the people.”

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