Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station Operates Illegal Activity Reporting Reward Program Year-Round

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station (Chief Kim Hee-chul) announced on the 4th that it operates a year-round reward system for reporting illegal acts such as the closure of fire-fighting facilities to secure evacuation routes and establish voluntary safety management by related parties.

The reporting targets include cultural and assembly facilities, large sales facilities, transportation facilities, lodging facilities, entertainment facilities, complex buildings (limited to those including sales and lodging facilities), and multi-use establishments.

Anyone who witnesses illegal acts can report them, and within 48 hours of witnessing, they can submit a separate report form with supporting evidence by visiting, mail, fax, or information communication network to the head of the relevant fire station.

The main illegal acts include ▲closure (locking) of evacuation facilities such as emergency exits ▲damage to evacuation facilities such as fire doors and evacuation stairs ▲placing objects or installing obstacles around evacuation facilities such as stairs and corridors.

Rewards are paid to the reporter after confirming the illegal act through on-site verification and review by the reward payment review committee. The reward for the first report is 50,000 KRW in cash or Onnuri gift certificates, and the total reward amount for reports by the same person cannot exceed 200,000 KRW per month and 2,000,000 KRW per year.

Kang Wang-gu, Director of the Prevention and Safety Division, stated, "We ask for the public’s interest and participation in reporting illegal acts related to fire-fighting facilities to raise fire prevention and safety awareness among related parties and minimize damage in case of fire."

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