Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Initiates Special Alert Duty for Fire Prevention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Im Jongbok) is making every effort to prevent fires.

According to Gwangsan Fire Station on the 1st, the volunteer fire brigade will conduct a "special alert duty" until the 7th to prevent various fires and safety accidents such as forest fires and residential fires.

This special alert duty will be carried out twice a day, morning and afternoon, in densely populated residential areas of six neighborhoods including Singadong, at the entrance of Eodeungsan hiking trail, and in Samdo-dong adjacent to forests.

The focus will be on fire prevention patrols in densely populated residential areas, close deployment near major hiking trails and forest-adjacent areas, patrols in forest-adjacent areas, and educating residents on the use of emergency fire extinguishing equipment.

Choi Byungbok, head of the 119 Disaster Response Department, said, "All volunteer firefighters are engaged in patrol activities with the mindset of protecting citizens' lives and property," and added, "We hope citizens will also take an interest in fire prevention."

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