Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters Selected as an 'Excellent Institution' in Fire Truck Operation Capability Evaluation

Published 27 Oct.2021 10:03(KST)

[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 27th that it achieved top results in the 'Fire Truck Operation Capability Evaluation' conducted by the National Fire Agency for fire headquarters across the country.

This evaluation focused on randomly selecting two fire stations and 119 centers per city/province by the National Fire Agency to assess the operation skills of personnel handling four main types of fire trucks, including pump trucks and aerial ladder trucks, as well as verifying the implementation status of detailed vehicle inspections.

In the institutional evaluation, Seogwipo Fire Station ranked 3rd (Encouragement Award) among 19 city/province headquarters (38 fire stations) nationwide, and in the individual evaluation, Fire Lieutenant Kang Jeong-oh of Seogwipo Fire Station Jungmun 119 Center was selected 3rd (Encouragement Award), demonstrating Jeju Fire's capabilities nationwide.

Jeju Fire actively supports specialized training commissioned to the Korea Fire Industry Technology Institute for special fire vehicles requiring expertise, such as ladder trucks (45 personnel), and the acquisition of operational professional qualifications (44 personnel) to improve fire equipment operation skills and professional capabilities.

Additionally, focused fire vehicle education and training (109 personnel) are conducted for newly hired personnel and those with limited driving experience, tailored to different skill levels.

Various policies are also being promoted, including year-round practical advanced training (6 sessions, 66 personnel) to enhance understanding of fire equipment.

Park Geun-oh, Chief of the Fire Safety Headquarters, stated, “Through continuous strengthening of fire equipment operation capabilities, we will respond swiftly to increasingly diverse disaster scenes and also make every effort to build fire infrastructure, including the reinforcement of the latest fire equipment.”