Gyeongbuk Province Hosts Fire Investigation Contest... Selecting Master Investigators

Gyeongbuk Fire Department Selects Top 'Fire Investigator'

Group photo of participants in the fire investigation contest held at the full-scale fire experiment site set up in the outdoor parking lot of Deokgu Oncheon, Uljin.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] The Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Headquarters held this year's fire investigation competition on the 7th at the real fire experiment site set up in the outdoor parking lot of Deokgu Hot Springs in Uljin.

The competition was attended by Lee Young-pal, Fire Headquarters Chief, Kwon Yong-su, Professor at Gyeongbuk Provincial University, Kim Young-ha, Head of the Fire Investigation Center at the Fire Insurance Association, Choi Hyun-ho, Technical Chairman of the Fire Investigation Society, and about 50 local fire investigators.

Now in its fifth year, the fire investigation competition uses containers to recreate actual fire scenes, investigating the cause of ignition and fire progression patterns, and analyzing collected evidence using advanced investigative equipment.

Gyeongbuk has demonstrated top-level fire investigation skills nationwide, having won the grand prize at last year's International Fire Investigation Academic Conference and the highest rating in the fire investigation report quality evaluation, resulting in fierce and high-level competition this year.

In the judges' evaluation, Bae Doo-hwan, an investigator (Fire Sergeant) from Mungyeong Fire Station, earned the grand prize by logically deriving investigation results and scientifically and accurately identifying the cause of the fire.

The excellence award was won by Kim Hye-jin, an investigator (Fire Lieutenant) from Yeongju Fire Station. They are scheduled to represent Gyeongbuk at the national competition in September.

Lee Young-pal, Chief of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Headquarters, said, “Accurate and scientific determination of fire causes is the core of fire investigation. We will continuously train professional personnel and enhance their capabilities to become a trusted Gyeongbuk Fire Department by the residents.”

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