Jeonnam Fire Department Provides Full Support for Wildfire Suppression in Uljin and Samcheok

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters is supporting firefighting forces in the province to extinguish wildfires that occurred in Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, and Donghae-si, Gangwon.

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 7th, 102 personnel with 36 firefighting vehicles from the province were dispatched to extinguish the wildfire that started in Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk on the 4th and has spread to the Donghae coast area in Gangwon for three days.

The National Fire Agency issued a 'Mobilization Level 1' order to mobilize firefighting forces from surrounding cities and provinces as the wildfire, which began around 2 p.m. on the 4th in Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, spread extensively toward Samcheok-si due to dry weather and strong winds.

Accordingly, Jeonnam Fire has deployed 11 pump trucks, 1 water tanker, and 34 firefighters daily to work at the wildfire site. They are conducting shift work on-site and making every effort to extinguish the wildfire.

The firefighting forces deployed on-site are dispatched to Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and the Donghae coastal area to establish defense lines for key facilities (temples, livestock barns, residences) and provide water supply support for wildfire extinguishing vehicles.

Chief Officer Lee Hyung-bok said, “Following on-site command, we will faithfully carry out the given tasks for main fire suppression, including defending residences and cleaning up smoldering fires.”

A Jeonnam Fire official stated, “Due to the dry spring weather and strong winds, the wildfire is expanding and causing increasing damage,” adding, “We will mobilize all available personnel and equipment to do our best in wildfire suppression.”

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