Suwon City Initiates Development of Safety Designs for Apartment Fire Escape Routes and More

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province has been selected for the '2021 Public Safety Public Design Contest' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation, receiving 300 million KRW in national funding.

On the 5th, Suwon City announced that it was chosen as the target site by submitting 'Making Apartments Safe from Fire, 4Safety' under the 'Disaster Preparedness Safety Design Development' category.

The city will invest the 300 million KRW project fund to transform Wooman Jugong Complex 3 (Paldal-gu) into an 'apartment where residents can safely evacuate in case of fire' by February next year.

Earlier, on the 1st, the city signed an agreement with the Korea Craft & Design Foundation.

Wooman Jugong Complex 3 will be equipped with evacuation guidance systems such as 'behavioral guidance design' to assist escape in the dark, safety alarms, fire prevention and evacuation safety signs.

Additionally, fire preparedness supplies and safety kits will be placed, and a safety campaign encouraging residents to conduct 'daily fire safety inspections' will be carried out.

A city official explained, "In Suwon, more than 60% of all housing consists of multi-family housing," adding, "When a fire occurs in an apartment, it can lead to casualties, so developing safety design is essential."

He continued, "Through this project, we will create an environment where residents can quickly evacuate using behavioral guidance design," and added, "We plan to expand the project by producing a fire safety design manual."

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