Jeonnam Fire Department Implements 'Special Alert Duty' Prioritizing Resident Safety During Lunar New Year Holiday

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Kim Joil) will conduct special alert duty during the Lunar New Year holiday period to ensure that residents can spend the time safely and comfortably.

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 26th, a total of 222 fires occurred during the special alert duty period over the past five years in the province during the Lunar New Year holiday. There were 10 casualties and property damage amounting to approximately 1.12 billion KRW.

The special alert duty will be conducted from 6 p.m. on the 28th until 9 a.m. on the 3rd of next month, mobilizing about 4,000 firefighting officials, 11,000 volunteer firefighters, conscripted firefighters, and a total of about 15,000 firefighting personnel along with 723 pieces of equipment.

Through preemptive surveillance activities, fire risk factors will be removed in advance focusing on fire-vulnerable targets such as factories, industrial complexes, logistics centers, and nursing hospitals. Additionally, intensive patrols will be conducted three times a day in traditional markets and multi-use facilities to proactively respond to various disasters.

Furthermore, base patrols using fire trucks will be conducted around major park cemeteries in the province, and a command system centered on station chiefs will be established to concentrate firefighting forces in the early stages of disaster occurrence to minimize casualties and property damage.

The 119 comprehensive situation room will expand the reporting reception system during the holiday period, providing 24-hour medical services such as guidance to on-duty hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies, as well as emergency treatment instructions, while maintaining a constant emergency communication system with related organizations.

Fire Chief Kim Joil said, “By establishing a full staff dispatch posture, we will do our best in fire prevention and rescue and emergency medical activities so that residents can have a safe and comfortable Lunar New Year holiday.”

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