Jeju Fire Department Conducts Emergency Safety Inspections at Provincial Ports and Harbors Related to Ship Fires

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters announced on the 10th 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.

On the 7th, Oh Young-hoon, Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, issued Special Request No. 1, 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 over five weeks from the 8th of this month to the 12th of next month.

From the 8th to the 15th of this month, priority inspections will be conducted at six locations including Jeju Port, and from the 18th of this month to the 12th of next month, inspections will be carried out at the remaining 100 locations.

The full survey will be conducted on all firefighting facilities and equipment installed by each agency such as fire departments, administrative cities, and the coast guard. The inspection will focus on proper maintenance of firefighting facilities and any abnormalities in components. Any deficiencies or defects found will be immediately reported to the installing agencies for prompt reinforcement and supplementation.

Additionally, five inspection teams will be deployed to provide focused support for the emergency safety inspection of all ships in the province conducted jointly with related agencies. When weather warnings such as typhoons are issued, firefighting forces will be pre-positioned at major ports and harbors (Jeju Port, Seogwipo Port, Hallim Port, Seongsan Port) to further strengthen initial response capabilities.

Park Geun-oh, Head 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, promptly address any deficiencies, and ensure thorough management. We will also regularly conduct joint firefighting drills and deploy firefighting forces during weather warnings to strengthen our response capabilities to ship fires.”

Jeju = Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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