Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station Conducts Comprehensive Inspection of Fire Water Facilities During Thawing Season

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Northern Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 29th that it will conduct a comprehensive inspection of fire water facilities (fire hydrants, water towers, reservoirs) and emergency fire extinguishing devices in the jurisdiction until the end of May.

This comprehensive inspection is carried out to check the normal operation of fire water facilities that may be at risk of malfunction due to freezing during the winter season, in preparation for the spring thaw period, to ensure smooth supply of fire water in case of fire.

The inspection targets include 1,007 fire hydrants in the jurisdiction (739 aboveground, 268 underground), 12 reservoirs, and 10 water towers, totaling 1,029 fire water facilities, as well as 48 emergency fire extinguishing devices.

The main inspection items are ▲checking the normal operation of fire water facilities ▲correcting any obstacles to fire water facilities ▲confirming whether emergency fire extinguishing devices are unverified products ▲enforcing no parking or stopping within 5 meters around fire water facilities ▲and maintaining public data on fire water facilities.

Jo Jong-hoon, Head of the 119 Disaster Response Division, said, “We will carefully inspect to repair or replace aging fire water facilities through this inspection,” and added, “We ask for the active cooperation of citizens to ensure that no parking or stopping occurs around fire hydrants to secure the golden time.”

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