Jeonnam Fire Department Promotes 'Safety Measures to Reduce Livestock Barn Fires'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) announced on the 17th that it will implement a 'Livestock Barn Fire Reduction Safety Plan.'

This initiative was launched to strengthen preventive activities following a series of large-scale livestock barn fires.

On the night of the 11th, a fire of unknown cause broke out at a pig barn in Noan-myeon, Naju City, burning approximately 4,000 pigs and 12 pigsty buildings, causing an estimated property damage of about 970 million KRW according to the fire department. The day before, a fire at a poultry farm in Naju resulted in the death of approximately 36,000 chickens.

Jeonnam Fire Headquarters will classify 3,299 high-risk large-scale livestock barns in the province into four risk levels for focused preventive activities.

They will conduct safety consulting and tabletop drills, reinforce fire-fighting facilities, and continuously promote fire prevention education and awareness among related personnel.

Additionally, they plan to hold meetings with livestock industry stakeholders, distribute livestock safety management response manuals, and establish a fire prevention foundation by notifying safety messages once a month via phone or text message.

Over the past three years, 158 livestock barn fires have occurred in Jeonnam. These resulted in 4 casualties and property damage amounting to 9.2 billion KRW. By cause, electrical factors accounted for 50.6% (80 cases) and negligence for 29.1% (46 cases), making up more than half of the incidents.

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “Most livestock farms are built with sandwich panels and combustible insulation covers, which structurally cause rapid fire spread. Stakeholders themselves must eliminate risk factors and develop the ability to suppress fires in their early stages.”

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