Jeonnam Fire Department Perspires in Public Support Activities Amid Scorching Heat

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) is sweating over public support activities in response to the ongoing heatwave.

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 17th, since the heatwave warning was issued in early last month, the prolonged heatwave lasting 40 days has led to the deployment of 15,152 personnel including firefighters and volunteer fire brigades, along with 396 pieces of equipment, to provide public support.

To respond immediately to heat-related patients, heatwave emergency squads were formed at 18 fire stations, deploying 110 ambulances and 855 paramedics, equipping the ambulances with over 20,000 items of 12 types of heatwave equipment such as ice vests.

On the 15th, a man in his 70s working in a field in Sinan-gun collapsed due to heat syncope and was transported; during the heatwave period, 46 heat-related patients were transported by the heatwave emergency squads.

Targeting 112 traditional markets and 700 livestock facilities with a total floor area of over 3,000㎡ in the province, 331 rounds of water supply and sprinkling operations totaling 823 tons were carried out, along with patrols during heatwave hours for surveillance activities.

At two temporary COVID-19 screening sites in the province, Yeosu Expo Station and Suncheon Health Center, 119 disaster site recovery vehicles were deployed 119 times to allow medical staff and residents to rest away from the heatwave.

Also, in early August when the heatwave was severe, high-altitude vehicles and water tank trucks were mobilized to provide sprinkling support of 18 tons in three rounds at facilities where 32 residents from 15 households affected by last year’s Gurye flood are temporarily residing, striving to protect the lives and property of residents.

Chief Ma Jaeyoon said, “I believe residents are having a hard time with the prolonged COVID-19 situation and the consecutive heatwaves,” adding, “We will actively provide public support appropriate to the time and situation and will rush to wherever fire services are needed in the province first.”

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