Jeju Fire Headquarters Conducts Emergency Safety Inspections at Ports and Harbors in the Province Related to Ship Fires

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters (Chief Park Geun-oh) announced on the 8th that it will conduct an emergency safety inspection of all firefighting facilities installed in all ports and harbors in the province following consecutive ship fires at Seongsan Port and Hallim Port.

Oh Young-hoon, Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, issued Special Request No. 1 on the 7th, ordering the preparation of measures to prevent recurrence, including an emergency safety inspection of all ships in the province and a full survey of firefighting facilities and equipment at each port and harbor.

The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters will organize a joint inspection team with related agencies to conduct a full survey of all firefighting facilities and equipment installed at 106 ports and harbors in the province by the 12th of next month.

Additionally, a preliminary investigation will be conducted at six locations including Jeju Port by the 15th, and from the 18th until the 12th of next month, the remaining 100 locations will be inspected.

The full survey will cover all firefighting facilities and equipment installed by each agency such as fire services, administrative cities, and the coast guard.

The inspection will focus on proper maintenance of firefighting facilities, any abnormalities in components, and the overall condition of the facilities. Any deficiencies or defects found will be immediately reported to the installing agencies for prompt reinforcement and supplementation.

Five inspection teams will be deployed to provide concentrated support for the emergency safety inspection of all ships in the province in cooperation with related agencies. In addition, firefighting forces will be pre-positioned at major ports and harbors (Jeju Port, Seogwipo Port, Hallim Port, Seongsan Port) when typhoon or other weather warnings are issued to strengthen initial response capabilities.

Park Geun-oh, Chief of the Fire Safety Headquarters, said, “In response to the recent consecutive ship fires, we will collaborate with related agencies to conduct rapid inspections of firefighting facilities and equipment and thoroughly manage them by immediately addressing any deficiencies.”

He added, “We will also ensure thorough preparedness by regularly conducting joint firefighting drills and deploying firefighting forces during weather warnings to enhance ship fire response capabilities.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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