Jeonnam Fire Department Urges Installation of Residential Fire Alarm Detectors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) has urged the installation of residential fire extinguishers and fire alarms.

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 20th, cases of preventing fire damage after installing fire extinguishers and fire alarm detectors in homes have been increasing recently.

On the 16th at 7 p.m., a fire occurred at a detached house in Jinwol-myeon, Gwangyang-si. Person A, upon hearing the sound of a single-alarm type detector, quickly evacuated and succeeded in initial firefighting with a fire extinguisher in the house, preventing the fire from spreading extensively.

Earlier this month, a fire caused by careless handling of fire occurred at a house in Daejang-ri, Ip-myeon, Gokseong-gun. The resident heard the fire alarm and evacuated outside, preventing casualties.

As of the 19th, such cases accounted for 25 incidents identified by the fire station, representing 11.6% of the 214 residential fires in Jeonnam during the same period.

In fact, the number of residential fires in Jeonnam in the first quarter decreased by 5.6%, from 160 cases last year to 151 cases, and the number of deaths decreased by 55.6%, from 9 to 4.

It is known that foreign countries that started early adoption of residential fire alarms have also seen a reduction in casualties. In particular, the higher the installation rate of fire alarm detectors that detect smoke and alert with an alarm sound, the greater the reduction effect.

This year, Jeonnam Fire, with a budget of about 1 billion won from Jeonnam Province and each city and county, has completed free distribution of residential fire extinguishers and fire alarm detectors to vulnerable groups (basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty groups, etc.) and will expand distribution to single elderly households and disabled households.

In addition, for general households, they plan to promote the necessity of fire extinguishers and fire alarm detectors to encourage voluntary installation by all residents through various promotional policies.

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, "We are making efforts to reduce residential fire damage, and we ask for the cooperation of all residents so that all homes in Jeonnam Province can become safe living spaces through the installation of fire extinguishers and fire alarms."

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