Eco-friendly Cars Reach 1 Million... Seoul Fire Department Creates Traffic Accident Rescue Manual
Taking on the Production of an Effective Accident Response Video Manual
Includes Initial Fire Response Methods, Frame Cutting, and Deployment Techniques
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] As eco-friendly vehicles continue to increase, the Seoul Fire & Disaster Headquarters announced on the 27th that they will produce and distribute an "Eco-Friendly Vehicle Traffic Accident Response Video Manual" to strengthen life-saving capabilities in traffic accidents.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the cumulative number of registered eco-friendly vehicles surpassed 1 million units in July this year. The proportion of eco-friendly vehicles in the total cumulative vehicle registrations also rose from around 1% in 2016 to over 4% as of July this year.
To proactively respond to these changes, the headquarters has operated an advisory group since March to enhance disaster response capabilities and finalized plans to produce and distribute the eco-friendly vehicle traffic accident response video manual.
For the production of the response video manual, Hyundai Motor Group provided four hybrid vehicles, and filming was completed at the Seoul Fire Academy's comprehensive training center to create the eco-friendly vehicle traffic accident response manual.
The main contents of this manual include collecting information on eco-friendly vehicle specifications and structural risk factors, initial fire response methods in case of eco-friendly vehicle fires, and high-strength frame cutting and deployment methods during victim rescue.
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The headquarters plans to distribute the manual to fire departments nationwide and also disseminate it through YouTube. Choi Tae-young, head of the Seoul Fire & Disaster Headquarters, said, "We are preparing various measures to strengthen disaster and accident response capabilities considering social changes such as the automobile industry," adding, "We will do our utmost to quickly rescue citizens who experience unexpected accidents."
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