Gwangju Seobu Fire Station Conducts Special Training for '119 Life Safety Team'

Gwangju Western Fire Station conducted special training for the 119 Life Safety Team over two days, on the 9th and 12th. Photo by Gwangju Western Fire Station.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Junho] Gwangju Seobu Fire Station (Chief Moon Hee-jun) announced on the 12th that it conducted special training for life safety personnel over two days on the 9th and 12th.

This training was conducted to strengthen the on-site response capabilities of 119 life safety personnel amid the recent increase in safety accidents.

May, the month of family, is a time when the risk of safety accidents also rises as public outdoor activities increase at playgrounds and amusement parks.

Accordingly, the fire station identified common types of life safety accidents that frequently occur in daily life. They also referred to related guidelines and considered the characteristics of on-site activities to conduct this training.

The training focused on door opening response procedures and equipment utilization, analysis of life safety accident cases, mastery training of animal capture equipment operation, and inspection of life safety equipment management status.

Moon Hee-jun, chief of Seobu Fire Station, said, “As social distancing measures are eased and citizens’ outdoor activities are expected to increase, we will do our best through repetitive training to protect citizens’ safety from various accidents.”

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