Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station Inspects Mountain Location Signboards to Prepare for Thaw Season Accidents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 27th, the Northern Fire Department of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it conducted an inspection of five mountain location signboards installed on major hiking trails of Samgaksan in preparation for the thawing season.

This inspection involved checking one mountain first aid kit and five mountain location signboards installed and operated on Samgaksan, during which they supplemented the mountain location signboards, tidied up the surrounding environment, and maintained the medicines inside the mountain first aid kit.

Currently, the five mountain location signboards on Samgaksan are located at Point 1 (between Saemteo Sports Park and Gubi-gil Rest Area), Point 2 (between Gubi-gil Meeting Place and Saemteo Sports Park), Point 3 (between Gubi-gil Meeting Place and Samgaksan Summit), Point 4 (between Samgaksan Summit and Observation Deck), and Point 5 (between Observation Deck and Jukjibong Peak).

Jo Jong-hoon, Head of the 119 Disaster Response Division, said, “As the weather warms up, many citizens are preparing for hiking,” and added, “Since there are significant temperature changes during the thawing season and early spring, we ask hikers to prepare extra warm clothing and ensure a safe hike.”

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