Jeonnam Fire Department Strengthens Fire Prevention Measures Ahead of Buddha's Birthday

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters will strengthen fire prevention measures to prevent fires caused by lanterns and candles at traditional temples in preparation for Buddha's Birthday on the 8th of next month, and to prevent the spread to surrounding forest areas in advance.

Accordingly, among the 505 wooden and traditional temples in the Jeonnam area, 130 major temples will undergo joint special fire inspections with related organizations, while the remaining 375 temples will receive on-site visits and non-face-to-face safety consulting.

Through this, they will focus on ▲checking the management status of fire-fighting facilities ▲confirming the installation of no-smoking signs and fire extinguishers around the area ▲providing safety management education for related personnel ▲removing fire-vulnerable factors around temples and prohibiting unauthorized burning.

In addition, fire commanders will operate a one-on-one safety management system for important wooden cultural assets and temples, and establish an initial response posture through a special alert duty campaign for Buddha's Birthday and the forward deployment of major firefighting forces.

A Jeonnam Fire Headquarters official said, "Most temples are adjacent to forest areas, so if a fire occurs, it can spread into a large-scale fire causing significant damage," and added, "We ask for active cooperation to ensure that traditional temples and cultural assets are not damaged by paying special attention to fire handling along with thorough preventive efforts."

In the past five years up to last year, there have been a total of 16 temple fires in the province, causing property damage worth 500 million won. The causes were six cases (37%) of carelessness, five cases (31%) of electrical factors, two cases each (12%) suspected arson and natural causes, and one case of other causes.

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