Gwangju Fire Headquarters Holds Meeting for 'Foreign Language 3-Party Interpretation Assistants'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan City Fire Safety Headquarters announced on the 30th that it held a 'Foreign Language Three-Party Interpreter Assistant Meeting' at City Hall for two days starting from the 29th.

At the meeting, more than 20 interpreter assistants covering 14 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese, as well as fire officials from the 119 Comprehensive Situation Room, participated. They reviewed cases of three-party interpretation for foreigner reports and exchanged opinions for prompt and accurate 119 situation management.

Additionally, training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators was conducted to actively respond to emergency and rescue situations.

Moon Hee-jun, head of the city’s 119 Comprehensive Situation Room, said, “We plan to continue operating foreign language three-party interpreter assistants so that foreigners visiting or residing in Gwangju can receive the best fire services without inconvenience when reporting to 119. We will also maintain organic cooperation with interpreter assistants as a citizen-participatory administration where citizens voluntarily participate.”

Meanwhile, the 'Foreign Language Three-Party 119 Interpreter Assistant' system has been operated on a volunteer basis by the city’s 119 Comprehensive Situation Room since 2008.

It consists of 56 domestic and foreign individuals capable of interpreting 14 languages residing in Gwangju. When a foreigner reports to 119, the reporter, interpreter assistant, and situation room staff receive and handle the report through a three-party call system.

Including 16 cases received this year, interpretation services have been provided for a total of 133 cases over the past five years, including 40 emergency dispatches and 89 general inquiries.

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