Gwangju Nambu Fire Station, Meeting with Citizen Installation Team for Residential Fire Safety Equipment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Nambu Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City (Chief Lee Jeong-ja) announced on the 1st that it held a meeting to listen to difficulties and encourage the efforts of the Citizen Installation Team as their activities for residential fire safety equipment have concluded.

Since 2015 until 2020, the Nambu Fire Station has provided free residential fire safety equipment to 11,183 vulnerable households, and in the past five months this year, the Citizen Installation Team has supplied such equipment to 2,415 households.

The Citizen Installation Team shared a story of an elderly grandmother who fell asleep with the gas stove on in a house in Wolsan-dong, but the standalone smoke detector we installed sounded an alarm and prevented a fire. They also helped resolve daily difficulties such as changing light bulbs for citizens with physical disabilities, expressing gratitude for the warm words from neighbors and feeling proud.

In response, Kim Haeng-mo, Director of the Prevention and Safety Division, said, “The free distribution of residential fire safety equipment is promoted annually to minimize human and property damage,” and added, “We express our gratitude for the efforts of the Citizen Installation Team.”

Currently, the Nambu Fire Station is making every effort to prevent fire damage and create a safe living environment.

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