Gwangju Seobu Fire Station Visits Fire-Prone Areas for Wildfire Prevention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Moon Hee-jun, Chief of the Western Fire Station in Gwangju Metropolitan City, conducted an on-site inspection of vulnerable villages adjacent to forests and traditional temples in Seo-gu on the morning of the 8th to prevent forest fires.

Recently, large and small forest fires have frequently occurred nationwide, including in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, and Uljin, Gyeongbuk Province. Due to the dry spring weather and strong winds, minor carelessness is escalating into large-scale forest fire disasters.

The Western Fire Station is focusing on conducting proactive preliminary inspections at 19 locations, including villages adjacent to forests and traditional temples within its jurisdiction. It is mobilizing fire and volunteer firefighting teams to patrol and crack down on burning activities such as field edges and agricultural byproducts near forest areas more than three times a day, ensuring thorough forest fire prevention.

In particular, in the event of a forest fire, the station plans to respond actively from the initial stage regardless of the scale of the fire, focusing on minimizing damage.

Chief Moon of the Western Fire Station said, “This spring season, due to dry weather and strong winds, even minor carelessness is leading to large forest fires,” and urged, “I hope all citizens actively participate in forest fire prevention during the spring season.”

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