Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters Unifies Design of 'Fire Hydrant Guards'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Fire hydrant guards in Gyeonggi Province will be unified into a single design. Until now, fire hydrant guards varied by region, lacking uniformity.

The Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 24th that they have prepared an improvement plan for the installation and operation of fire hydrant guards, standardizing the color and shape into a unified design.

Fire hydrant guards are facilities installed to protect fire hydrants in areas where there is a risk of vehicle collision damage. There are a total of 21,071 fire hydrant guards installed throughout the province.

The newly prepared fire hydrant guards will feature a combination of yellow and red colors and come in two shapes: "straight type" and "L-shaped." The upper part of the fire hydrant guard will be affixed with the representative symbol (BI) of Gyeonggi Province.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters plans to request cooperation from organizations such as the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH) to comply with the unified fire hydrant guard plan when promoting land development projects within the province.

Kwon Yong-seong, Head of Disaster Response at the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters, said, "Until now, there were no separate standards for fire hydrant guard designs, leading to criticism of lack of uniformity and detriment to urban aesthetics. With this measure, it will be possible to secure fire hydrants that are cleaner and more quickly noticeable."

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