Gwangju Bukbu Fire Department Urges Reporting of Illegal Activities Related to Firefighting Facilities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 15th, the Gwangju Northern Fire Station announced that it operates a year-round reward system for reporting illegal acts such as the closure of fire facilities to establish voluntary safety management by related parties, including securing evacuation routes and maintaining fire facilities.

The reporting targets include cultural and assembly facilities, large sales facilities, transportation facilities, lodging facilities, entertainment facilities, complex buildings (limited to those including sales and lodging facilities), and multi-use establishments.

Anyone who witnesses illegal acts can report them within 48 hours by attaching evidence to a separate report form and submitting it in person, by mail, fax, or through information communication networks to the head of the relevant fire station.

The main illegal acts include ▲closure (locking) of evacuation facilities such as emergency exits ▲damage to evacuation facilities such as fire doors and evacuation stairs ▲placing objects or installing obstacles around evacuation facilities such as stairs and corridors.

Rewards are paid to reporters after confirming the illegal acts through on-site verification and review by the reward payment committee. The reward for the first report is 50,000 KRW in cash or Onnuri gift certificates, and the total reward amount for reports by the same person cannot exceed 200,000 KRW per month or 2,000,000 KRW per year.

Kim Gwan-ho, Director of the Prevention and Safety Division, stated, “We ask for citizens’ interest and participation in reporting illegal acts related to fire facilities to raise fire prevention and safety awareness among related parties and minimize damage in case of fire.”

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