Chungnam, Regional Deployment of Wildfire Helicopters to Achieve 'Zero Large Wildfires'

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is deploying wildfire helicopters in advance by region to suppress large-scale wildfires.

The province announced on the 13th that it will divide 6 to 7 cities and counties within its jurisdiction into three regions and deploy helicopters so that they can be dispatched to the site within 15 minutes in case of a wildfire.

The helicopters deployed by region are leased wildfire-fighting helicopters of medium to large size, capable of carrying more than 12,000 liters of firefighting water. The helicopter models are two Russian-made KA-32A models and one BELL214ST model.

These helicopters will conduct aerial wildfire prevention patrols during the spring and autumn wildfire caution periods and lead wildfire suppression efforts on site when a wildfire occurs.

In addition, they will also play a role in strengthening wildfire prevention publicity through aerial guidance broadcasts.

Meanwhile, during the wildfire caution period, the province is mobilizing 1,681 personnel including specialized wildfire suppression teams and wildfire watchers to strengthen wildfire monitoring activities, and is operating 77 unmanned surveillance cameras to make every effort to prevent wildfires in advance.

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