Central 119 Rescue Headquarters, First Half Overseas Emergency Relief Team Joint Training... Strengthening Rescue Capabilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Central 119 Rescue Headquarters of the National Fire Agency announced on the 22nd that from the 23rd to the 24th, a joint training exercise with related organizations will be conducted at the Gyeonggi Namyangju Metropolitan Area 119 Special Rescue Team's collapsed building training site to strengthen the capabilities of the Overseas Emergency Relief Team.

The Overseas Emergency Relief Team (KDRT: Korea Disaster Relief Team) is an organization composed of the National Fire Agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency, National Medical Center, and Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, established to protect overseas nationals and rescue citizens of disaster-affected countries in the event of large-scale disasters abroad.

This training simulates an actual overseas rescue dispatch situation, establishing a camp and continuing non-stop for 36 hours. The participants include 10 members from the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters, 5 from the Korea International Cooperation Agency, 6 from the National Medical Center, and 1 from the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, totaling 22 people.

On the first day, each organization will review their roles, set up camp equipment, and conduct training on command post operation procedures. On the second day, the camp tents and command post will be dismantled, and cross-verification of mission tasks at each stage of overseas dispatch will be conducted to prepare improvement measures for future international dispatches and reclassification. The Republic of Korea Overseas Emergency Relief Team was the 18th in the world to achieve the highest heavy grade in 2011 and received the highest grade again through reclassification in 2016. Although reclassification was scheduled for this year, it was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19 and is planned to be conducted in 2023.

Choi Byung-il, head of the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters, stated, "Through continuous training simulating large-scale disaster situations overseas, we will strengthen the capabilities of the Republic of Korea international rescue team and establish a high-level cooperation system."

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