Nambu Fire Station, Inspection of Landslide Risk Areas View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Nambu Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Chief Lee Jeong-ja) recently conducted on-site inspections of steep slopes and landslide-prone areas to ensure citizen safety from natural disasters during the summer season.


The on-site inspection focused on preventing various safety accidents and casualties in advance by checking 11 landslide risk areas in preparation for heavy rains such as the summer monsoon.


The main measures include ▲ forward deployment of firefighting forces and surveillance activities upon issuance of weather warnings ▲ strengthening organic cooperation systems and maintaining communication with emergency rescue support agencies ▲ safety patrols in disaster-vulnerable areas and removal of risk factors.



Go Jung-hyun, head of the 119 Disaster Response Team, said, "We will continuously strengthen preventive patrols in risk areas and establish a close cooperative system with related agencies in emergencies to do our best to prevent casualties through prompt response."


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