Jeju Fire Department Achieves Nationwide 2nd Place in Comprehensive Spring Fire Prevention Measures Evaluation

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Fire Safety Headquarters (Head Park Geun-oh) announced on the 24th that it ranked 2nd nationwide (among provincial units) in the spring fire prevention measures performance evaluation conducted by the National Fire Agency.

The spring fire prevention measures are customized comprehensive safety measures designed to prevent various fires during the peak fire season from March to May by selecting key tasks and special policies, analyzing the results and effects by city and province, and discovering improvements to reflect in future measures.

Jeju Fire Department received high scores in 15 tasks across 5 areas including strengthening fire safety management for vulnerable groups, building safety measures, fire safety inspections for Buddha’s Birthday, forest fire response, and safety measures for facilities related to COVID-19 infectious diseases, as well as 16 special internal policies.

During the spring fire prevention period (March to May) this year, the total number of fires in the Jeju area was 144, a 19.1% decrease compared to the recent 5-year average of 178 fires.

Casualties decreased by 53.8% and property damage decreased by 51.2% compared to the previous year.

In particular, through meticulous safety management of fire-vulnerable facilities and vulnerable groups, zero large-scale fires were achieved, and the death rate from residential fires decreased by 85.7% compared to the previous year due to public-private cooperation in reducing casualties from house fires.

Systematic fire prevention and the establishment of a rapid on-site response system reduced property damage from fires by 51.2% compared to the previous year.

The establishment of a forest fire prevention and response system completely blocked forest fires, and wildfires decreased by 60%.

The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters plans to award the Fire Agency Commissioner’s Commendation to two firefighters who contributed to the promotion of spring fire prevention measures through active work efforts.

Park Geun-oh, head of the Fire Safety Headquarters, said, “This evaluation result proves the excellence of Jeju Fire Department’s preventive safety management capabilities, and we will continue to do our best to protect the lives and property of residents through strengthened meticulous fire safety management and the establishment of a rapid on-site response system.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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