Jeonnam Fire Department Conducts 'Special Alert Duty' to Prepare for Emergencies at Voting and Counting Stations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters announced on the 31st that it will enter special alert duty to prepare for emergencies at voting and counting stations across the province ahead of the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections.

From 6 PM on the day until the end of vote counting on June 1, a total of 15,241 firefighters and volunteer firefighters along with 723 firefighting vehicles will be mobilized from 20 fire stations across the province.

Through twice-daily patrols of 884 voting and counting stations and fire-prone areas, fire risk factors will be preemptively eliminated, and firefighting forces will be forward-deployed to 22 counting stations to establish a rapid initial response system.

In addition, on-site guidance for safety management at voting and counting stations will be conducted, and fire station chiefs will lead on-site response and situation management to fully prevent large-scale fires.

Kim Jo-il, head of the Fire Headquarters, stated, “We will thoroughly carry out special alert duty so that residents can safely exercise their precious voting rights in the June 1 local elections.”

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