Gwangju Dongbu Fire Station Conducts First Half Firefighting Tactics Training Evaluation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Dongbu Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it will conduct the first half of the year fire tactics training evaluation from the 26th to the 28th at the main station garage and each center garage.

The training is conducted twice a year, in the first and second halves, to continuously hone fire tactics, which are the basics of field activities, and to strengthen expertise in areas such as fire, rescue, and emergency medical services.

The evaluation items include ▲familiarity with standard operating procedures at disaster sites ▲wearing air humidifiers and emergency breathing methods ▲rope knotting techniques ▲team tactics (two-person) fire suppression, etc. Employees participated in the training evaluation seriously while strictly adhering to infectious disease prevention rules such as maintaining distance at intervals and hand sanitization to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Lee Chung-joo, head of the 119 Disaster Response Team, said, “Firefighters need continuous training and strong physical fitness to protect the lives and property of the people,” adding, “We will do our best to supplement any shortcomings through the fire tactics training evaluation and establish the ability to respond to various disaster situations.”

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