Jeju Fire Headquarters, Making a Safe Chuseok Holiday 'All-Out Effort'

Fire Safety Measures to Be Intensively Promoted Until the 23rd of Next Month

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Fire Safety Headquarters (Chief Park Geun-oh) announced on the 30th that it will focus on implementing fire safety measures until the 23rd of next month to ensure that residents can spend the Chuseok holiday safely.

In the past five years, a total of 32 fires occurred in the province during the Chuseok holiday period, causing approximately 64 million KRW in property damage. There were no reported casualties.

By location, 28.1% of fires occurred in non-residential facilities (factory facilities, warehouse facilities, sales facilities, office facilities, etc.). By cause, electrical factors accounted for 43.8%, and by time, 43.8% of fires occurred at night (18:00?24:00), making it the period with the highest fire incidence.

The average daily number of fires in Jeju Province over the past five years was 1.68, whereas during the Chuseok holiday, it was lower at 1.14.

This is analyzed as the effect of the annual concentrated implementation of fire safety measures before the holiday period and the establishment of a rapid response system through special alert duty at fire stations.

Accordingly, the Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters will actively implement fire safety measures in preparation for the Chuseok holiday to ensure that residents can have a comfortable and safe holiday.

Special fire inspections will be conducted on 34 multi-use facilities such as sales facilities (large marts, traditional markets, etc.), transportation facilities (passenger car terminals, airport facilities, port facilities, passenger facilities, etc.), and factories, as well as 18 warehouse facilities (logistics warehouses with a total floor area of 1,000㎡ and similar facilities).

Through this, fire risk factors will be eliminated in advance, illegal or defective conditions will be corrected, and fire safety management for related personnel will be strengthened through fire safety consulting.

Fire prevention patrol activities will be intensified at 87 facilities related to COVID-19, nursing hospitals, and nursing homes, with a focus on establishing emergency contact systems for fire safety managers and related personnel, as well as safety consulting by fire commanders.

Fire prevention publicity for COVID-19 non-face-to-face fire prevention, including fire prevention rules and action guidelines, will continue to be promoted using SNS and radio broadcasts.

Additionally, during the Chuseok period (September 17, 18:00 to September 23, 09:00), all fire stations will conduct special fire alert duty.

Fire station chiefs will maintain an emergency preparedness posture to minimize casualties and property damage through rapid response in emergency situations.

Firefighting forces will be pre-positioned at public transportation facilities such as airports and terminals where passenger numbers increase to strengthen initial response, and patrols will be intensified at multi-use facilities such as traditional markets and logistics centers, as well as fire-vulnerable facilities. Fire prevention activities will be focused on through cooperation, including maintaining emergency contact networks with related organizations.

The 119 comprehensive situation room will secure backup personnel and provide emergency medical consultation services and information on the operation of medical institutions and pharmacies in preparation for an increase in 119 emergency calls.

Park Geun-oh, Chief of the Fire Safety Headquarters, said, “Although it is a difficult time due to the spread of COVID-19, we will do our utmost to implement fire safety measures so that the Chuseok holiday can be spent peacefully.”

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

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