Daegu Fire Headquarters, 119 Disaster Situation Management Achieves 'All A Grades' This Year

National Evaluation Led by the Fire Agency, Overall Best Following the First Half of the Year

Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters received the highest A grade in the 2021 nationwide 119 disaster situation management overall evaluation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Trainee Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters received the highest A grade in the overall evaluation, following the first half, in the 2021 National 119 Disaster Situation Management Assessment conducted by the National Fire Agency.

Since last year, the National Fire Agency has been evaluating the 119 situation management and response process for disasters involving response level 1 or higher or two or more fatalities, targeting fire headquarters in 19 cities and provinces nationwide.

The evaluation is conducted by dividing into special cities, metropolitan cities, and provincial levels, comprehensively reviewing 119 situation management including the speed and accuracy of initial reporting, appropriateness of radio control, and suitability of disaster site video transmission.

In August, the Daegu Headquarters was evaluated for managing the situation and preventing the spread of fire and reducing damage by requesting joint response from the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters, Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters, Daegu Fire Helicopter, and two special rescue teams from other cities and provinces during the factory fire in Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun, where response level 2 was issued.

They received high scores in the Group 1 evaluation targeting special and metropolitan cities, recognizing achievements such as rapid situation assessment, situation management, and efficient response to disaster occurrences.

Park Seokjin, head of the 119 Comprehensive Situation Room at the headquarters, said, “The efforts to manage the situation quickly and accurately and to save lives seem to have led to good results. We will continue to strive to enhance our situation management capabilities in the future.”

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