Chungnam, 330,000 119 Emergency Calls in First Half... 3.8% Increase from Previous Year

Exterior view of Chungnam 119 Integrated Control Center. Provided by Chungnam Province

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of emergency calls received by the Chungnam Fire Headquarters 119 Integrated Situation Room in the first half of this year has exceeded 330,000. This is a 3.8% increase compared to the previous year.

According to statistics from the Fire Headquarters on the 28th, the number of 119 calls received from January 1 to June 30 was 336,302, which is 12,479 more than the 323,823 calls received during the same period last year.

By type, inquiries related to COVID-19 and others were the highest at 99,121 calls, followed by ambulance calls at 71,352, fire incidents at 17,920, and rescues at 12,608.

By month, except for March, when wildfires were frequent due to dry weather, the number of calls showed an increasing trend every month. By time of day, calls between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. accounted for 53% of the total, and by day of the week, calls were received evenly without significant variation, according to the Fire Headquarters.

By fire station, Asan Fire Station received 34,278 calls, Cheonan Seobuk Fire Station 33,872 calls, and Cheonan Dongnam Fire Station 28,897 calls, ranking highest in the number of calls received.

COVID-19 related dispatches increased by 22.6% compared to the previous year, reaching 18,530 cases, among which the number of transported confirmed patients was 4,498, a 152% increase.

Park Chang-woo, head of the Chungnam 119 Integrated Situation Room, said, “We will strive to enable prompt on-site dispatch through kind and accurate call reception.”

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