Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters Holds Major Forum to Strengthen Rescue Capabilities

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters held a large forum to strengthen rescue capabilities.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters announced on the 23rd that on the 20th, it held a 'Large Forum to Strengthen Rescue Capabilities' at the special response team hangar located in Yongin, attended by veteran rescue workers with over 15 years of experience in the province.

The forum was attended by about 20 people, including Lee Sang-gyu, head of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters, members of the special response team, Gyeonggi Fire Academy, and rescue team leaders from frontline fire stations.

Originally, rescue team leaders from 35 fire stations across the province were also scheduled to attend, but the attendance was reduced in compliance with social distancing quarantine rules due to COVID-19.

In particular, the venue was chosen as the special response team hangar to reaffirm the rescue workers' mission of "protecting the safety of the residents."

Lee Sang-gyu, the head of the headquarters, and the rescue workers engaged in candid discussions on strengthening rescue capabilities during the forum.

Jeong Il-hwan, rescue team leader (Fire Captain) of Gimpo Fire Station, said, "Many rescue workers are dedicating their time to acquiring various qualifications to enhance their capabilities," and suggested, "Please allow us to take the Level 2 Life Rescue Technician exam, which was canceled in the first half of the year, in the second half."

Kim Tae-woo, training instructor (Fire Captain) at the Gyeonggi Fire Academy, emphasized, "Due to the nature of rescue teams, joint training by team units and regional groups is important," and added, "Let's widely open the fire academy training facilities to strengthen training."

During the forum, there was also an opinion that rescue team stations should be standardized.

Kim Ho-jin, team leader of Rescue Team 2 (Fire Lieutenant) at Paju Fire Station, proposed, "If the currently disparate rescue team station buildings at each fire station are standardized into one, higher quality training will be possible," and requested, "Please also strengthen education on equipment reinforcement and inspection as well as rescue training."

In response, Lee Sang-gyu promised, "Since the improvement and development of rescue teams are directly linked to the safety of residents, we will do our best to reflect various opinions and prepare improvement measures."

Prior to the forum, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters announced major policies for the rescue sector this year, newly assigned 51 rescue workers, and decided to reinforce rescue equipment by introducing 20 drones by next year.

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