Jeonnam Fire Department 119 Life Safety Patrol Team, Sweating Hard to Support Flood Damage Recovery

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) is working hard to support recovery efforts by visiting vulnerable groups in areas affected by heavy rain through the operation of the ‘119 Life Safety Patrol Team.’

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 8th, the 119 Life Safety Patrol Team visited single elderly households in Baeksa Village, Daegu-myeon, Gangjin-gun, and Deokchon Village, Daedeok-eup, Jangheung-gun, which were damaged by heavy rain on the 6th, to assist with flood recovery activities.

They carried out tasks such as removing furniture and electronic devices from houses to clear away mud, cleaning, removing flood debris piled up in various places, and organizing household items contaminated by muddy water, supporting village maintenance work.

The Jangheung Fire Station 119 Life Safety Patrol Team also provided furniture organization and laundry services inside flooded homes in cooperation with the Korean Red Cross.

The 119 Life Safety Patrol Team is a newly attempted fire safety service in Jeonnam that directly visits disaster-vulnerable groups to preemptively remove risk factors, provide daily medical services, and resolve daily inconveniences in advance.

Since May of this year, it has been piloted in Jangheung and Gangjin counties, and based on the pilot results, it plans to expand operations to 22 county-level areas within the province starting next month.

Fire Chief Ma Jaeyoon said, “We hope for the swift return to daily life for residents affected by the heavy rain, and we will do our best to make the 119 Life Safety Patrol Team a new face of firefighting that serves the people and protects safety.”

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