Suncheon Fire Station Implements Fire Prevention Safety Measures for Seol Holiday

Promotion of Preventive Measures During Holidays Including Fire-Vulnerable Facility Inspections

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Suncheon Fire Station is implementing fire prevention safety measures to ensure that local residents can have a comfortable and safe Lunar New Year holiday.

According to the Suncheon Fire Station on the 18th, a total of 126 fires occurred during the Lunar New Year holiday period in Jeonnam over the past three years. These fires resulted in a total of 8 casualties (3 deaths and 5 injuries) and approximately 740 million KRW in property damage.

In particular, while the average number of fires per day over the past three years was 7, the average during the Lunar New Year holiday period was 10.5 per day, about 50% higher.

By cause, negligence accounted for the highest at 70.6%, followed by electrical causes at 15%, and mechanical causes at 8.7%.

The Suncheon Fire Station plans to strengthen prevention activities by conducting special fire inspections on multi-use facilities such as traditional markets and terminals, which are expected to be heavily used during the Lunar New Year holiday, to eliminate fire risk factors in advance.

Additionally, from the 28th of this month to the 3rd of next month, during the holiday period, special alert duty will be initiated to establish a fire prevention monitoring system. The fire station chief will lead rapid situation management and establish a dispatch system to build a seamless on-site response system.

Ha Su-cheol, Chief of the Suncheon Fire Station, said, “We will do our best to ensure that citizens can have a safe Lunar New Year holiday through thorough preemptive prevention activities and strengthening disaster response readiness.”

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