Seoul City to Begin Construction of Joint Fire Station in May 2024... Jongno Fire Station to Temporarily Relocate

Reconstruction of 43-Year-Old Aging Office Building Underway, Relocation Near Anguk Station to Ensure No Disaster Response Gaps
Current Fire Station Building to Be Demolished from October for Cultural Heritage Excavation and Other Investigations

Jongno Fire Station Temporary Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 28th that it has relocated the Jongno Fire Station to a temporary office near Anguk Station to address the aging of the fire station building located in Susong-dong, Jongno-gu, and to construct a joint fire station.

The existing Jongno Fire Station building was constructed in 1978 and has been in use for 43 years. It was difficult to accommodate large equipment such as fire ladders, and the space was insufficient for the number of personnel, leading to a decision to rebuild it in 2019.

The relocation of the office was carried out sequentially from the 25th to ensure no gaps in disaster response, and operations began at the temporary office from the 27th without a separate relocation ceremony.

The temporary office is located near Anguk Station and consists of a main building with 3 above-ground floors and an annex with 1 above-ground floor, totaling a gross floor area of 2,692 m². The existing Jongno Fire Station building will be demolished starting in October, followed by cultural heritage excavation work, and then construction of the joint fire station with 5 underground floors, 16 above-ground floors, and a total floor area of 17,789 m² will proceed in earnest.

The construction of the joint fire station began in May 2022 and is scheduled to be completed in October 2024. The station will house the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Seoul Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Center, and Jongno Fire Station, serving as Seoul City's disaster response control tower.

Hyun Jin-su, Chief of Jongno Fire Station, said, "We are relocating the Jongno Fire Station to improve the previously cramped and aging building and to build a new disaster response control tower for Seoul City with the joint fire station." He added, "We will ensure thorough disaster response without any gaps even at the temporary office."

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