Seoul Jung-gu, 2021 Resident Disaster Safety Education

Disaster Safety Education for Elementary, Middle, High Schools, Senior Centers, and Welfare Centers Until November... Specialized Fire Prevention Training for Workers and Residents of Fire-Vulnerable Facilities Until December

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jung-gu, Seoul (Mayor Seoyangho) announced that it will conduct the 2021 Resident Disaster Safety Education, which is based on disaster and accident prevention.

The "Visiting Disaster Safety Education" for all residents, which started in April, will continue until November this year.

It includes not only local daycare centers, kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, senior centers, and welfare centers, but also facilities and organizations that wish to receive education. Professional instructors visit the target institutions and conduct education on appropriate topics among various fields such as fire, traffic, elevators, water play, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Due to COVID-19, institutions for infants and toddlers will utilize non-face-to-face education, and currently, on-site education has begun by visiting elementary, middle, and high schools. Education has been completed 23 times for 7 schools, and the number of education targets and sessions will be expanded in the future.

Specialized fire prevention education is also provided for workers and residents of fire-vulnerable facilities.

Small business dense areas, printing shops, traditional markets, and goshiwon (boarding houses) are designated as focused management targets, and education will be conducted until December. Professional instructors visit and thoroughly cover not only fire prevention but also minimizing damage in case of fire, including causes and prevention of fire, evacuation guidelines, alarm, extinguishing, and escape equipment, and location-specific checkpoints.

Starting from the end of May, education will be conducted by visiting the Sewing Association, Jungang Market, Printing Association, and Namdaemun Market.

Additionally, the district created and distributed emergency fire extinguisher guide maps and educational videos so that all residents can easily check the locations of emergency fire extinguishers within the area.

Emergency fire extinguishers were installed for residents to initially suppress fires themselves in areas where fire trucks have difficulty accessing, such as shantytowns and commercial dense areas. From 2019 to January this year, 146 old emergency fire extinguishers were replaced with new models to make them easier for residents to use.

The district created and distributed guide maps showing the locations of 224 emergency fire extinguishers installed within the district. Paper maps can be obtained at nearby community service centers, and electronic maps that can be accessed anytime and anywhere are available on the Jung-gu Office website.

Also, on the YouTube channel "Jung-gu Residents Customized Online Safety Education," detailed demonstrations of how to use different types of emergency fire extinguishers are introduced through resident demonstrations.

Seoyangho, Mayor of Jung-gu, said, "We will continuously promote both on-site and non-face-to-face education so that residents can have safety awareness in various fields such as fire, traffic, and water play," adding, "We will do our best to protect precious daily lives and make Jung-gu safe from disasters and accidents."

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