Chungnam Operates 'Firefighting Helicopter 119 Squad'... Deployed to Island Villages and Forest Areas

On the 5th, a demonstration training of the 'Firefighting Helicopter 119 Extinguishing Team' is being conducted at the Hongseong Bangjoje. Provided by Chungnam Province

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam Provincial Fire Headquarters announced on the 5th that it will deploy and operate the "Firefighting Helicopter 119 Firefighting Unit (hereinafter Helicopter Firefighting Unit)" at the scene.

The Helicopter Firefighting Unit is operated to efficiently respond to fires in island villages and forest areas where fire truck dispatch is difficult.

Previously, even if a fire occurred in island villages and forest areas, there was no other firefighting method except spraying water from the air with a firefighting helicopter.

However, the Helicopter Firefighting Unit is designed to directly deploy firefighters and equipment to the fire scene from the air, making it effective in fire response, emphasized the Provincial Fire Headquarters.

In particular, the Helicopter Firefighting Unit is equipped with a firefighting hose backpack developed independently in Chungnam, which is expected to enhance firefighting capabilities. The firefighting hose backpack has the advantage of being able to collect seawater from distant seas and use it as extinguishing water.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the Provincial Fire Headquarters conducted a demonstration training of the Helicopter Firefighting Unit in the Hongseong West-myeon Hongseong Embankment area. The training simulated a fire occurring in an island village, where firefighters, firefighting hose backpacks, and power firefighting pumps were directly deployed to the scene by firefighting helicopter to extinguish the fire.

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