Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Distributes 'Residential Fire Safety Equipment' to Elderly Dementia Households

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Im Jongbok) announced on the 20th that it has distributed ‘residential fire safety equipment’ to elderly dementia households vulnerable to fire.

‘Residential fire safety equipment’ refers to standalone alarm-type detectors that notify occupants early to evacuate in case of fire and fire extinguishers that can suppress fires at an early stage to prevent residential fires.

This residential fire reduction measure was promoted in cooperation with related organizations (Gwangsan District Office Health Center, Marine Energy Co., Ltd., Korea Electrical Safety Corporation) to ensure the residential safety of dementia households living in homes.

Each organization carried out ▲providing safe homes from fire through installation of residential fire safety equipment ▲customized services for dementia patients ▲maintenance of aging gas pipelines ▲inspection of the status of circuit breaker switches.

Chief Im Jongbok said, “We will work together with related organizations to secure the safety of residential environments where dementia patients mainly stay,” and added, “We hope citizens actively install residential fire safety equipment for everyone’s safety.”

Meanwhile, Gwangsan Fire Station has distributed residential fire safety equipment to 10,787 vulnerable households from 2015 to 2020.

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