Gwangju Seobu Fire Station Launches Campaign to Prevent Hiking Safety Accidents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Seobu Fire Station (Chief Lee Cheontak) announced on the 5th that it has promoted a mountain safety accident and wildfire prevention campaign to prevent safety accidents due to the increase in hiking.

The campaign was conducted by firefighters and volunteer firefighters at the entrance of Geumdangsan hiking trail and around Pungam Lake, while complying with COVID-19 quarantine rules.

On this day, they distributed leaflets urging wildfire prevention and safe hiking, checked hikers for abnormal physical signs such as blood pressure, and promoted activities such as operating a SOS booth and providing first aid supplies.

Along with this, Seobu Fire Station plans to carry out activities such as inspecting the management status of mountain location signs, replenishing necessary first aid supplies in the 119 mountain first aid kits, and requesting improvements for defective safety facilities in dangerous areas until the end of next month, to maintain and reinforce safety facilities and location signs on hiking trails around Geumdangsan.

A Seobu Fire Station official said, “As hiking increases due to rising temperatures, safety accidents frequently occur during this period,” and added, “Hikers should refrain from excessive hiking, be aware of precautions during hiking, and prepare by carrying first aid supplies to respond to emergencies.”

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