Gwangju Seobu Fire Department Conducts Emergency Safety Inspections at Harbors to Prepare for Ship Fires

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Western Fire Station announced on the 18th that it will conduct an emergency safety inspection of fire facilities installed at all ports and harbors in the jurisdiction following a series of ship fires at Hallim Port and other locations.

The fire activity review meeting is held when it is deemed necessary to review major, important, or special fires afterward, to thoroughly analyze and review the cause of the fire, damage situation, and fire suppression activities, in order to prepare thoroughly for similar fires and find areas for improvement.

The main agenda includes ▲ overview of the fire occurrence and management matters such as on-site command regarding dispatched firefighting forces ▲ combustion status upon arrival at the scene and suppression activities by each dispatched unit ▲ collection of opinions on issues and improvement measures during on-site activities ▲ discussion on the operation results of the emergency rescue control team.

Kim Young-ho, chief of the Western Fire Station, said, “We will supplement the shortcomings identified through this fire activity review meeting and actively reflect improvements to enhance disaster response capabilities. We will do our best to minimize damage through more efficient on-site response in the event of fires or other disasters.”

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