Geochang-gun Selected as an 'Excellent' Institution for Wildfire Prevention and Response by Gyeongnam Province

Four Areas: Wildfire Prevention, Wildfire Awareness, Wildfire Response, and Best Practices

Geochang County Office building view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, was selected as an 'Excellent' institution in the wildfire prevention and response evaluation conducted by Gyeongsangnam-do.

This evaluation was conducted based on the performance in four areas?▲wildfire prevention ▲wildfire prevention publicity ▲wildfire response ▲best practices?and eight detailed indicators during the wildfire caution period (November 1, 2021 to May 15, 2022) targeting 18 cities and counties in Gyeongnam Province.

It is especially meaningful that Geochang-gun earned the honor of being selected as an 'Excellent' institution despite many difficulties, including the simultaneous occurrence of large wildfires nationwide due to persistent dry weather accompanied by strong winds this year.

Geochang-gun focused on eradicating burning activities, which are considered a major cause of wildfires, and implemented a project supporting farmers by using small wood shredders to crush agricultural byproducts.

County Governor Goo In-mo said, “I believe this evaluation is the result of all residents actively working together to prevent wildfires. We ask for continued active cooperation to protect Geochang-gun’s forests, and we will do our best to be selected as the 'Best' institution by achieving 'zero wildfire occurrences.'”

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