Jeju Fire Station, 119 Life Safety Team Plays Key Role as Guardians of Life Safety

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Jeju Fire Station announced on the 26th that it is operating the ‘119 Life Safety Team’ on a regular basis for the safety of residents and is promoting specialization in the field of life safety rescue.

The ‘119 Life Safety Team’ is operated under the Fire Services Act to prevent and respond in advance to potential hazards such as collapse or falling risks, removal of icicles, trees, and dangerous structures, and capture of harmful animals.

Last year, the number of life safety dispatches in the province was recorded at 3,865 cases. The main dispatches were life safety measures 1,793 cases (46.3%), harmful animal capture 776 cases (20%), unlocking locked places 532 cases (13.7%), and bee removal 390 cases (10%), in that order.

Jeju Fire Station operates a total of 10 teams of the 119 Life Safety Team, designating about 100 life safety specialists and 6,382 pieces of life safety equipment across 185 types, playing a key role as guardians of residents’ safety.

In addition, to secure expertise in life safety rescue, special training will be conducted year-round according to the ‘119 Life Safety On-site Response Manual.’

Kim Youngho, Chief of Jeju Fire Station, said, “Through specialization in life safety rescue, we will perform the role of safety guardians so that residents can live safely and comfortably.”

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