Chungnam Implements 'Wildfire Prevention Measures' for Autumn Leisure Season

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is implementing wildfire prevention measures in line with the autumn outing season.

The province announced on the 24th that it has designated the period from November 1 to December 15 as the "Autumn Wildfire Prevention Period." During this time, the province will form regional wildfire response headquarters in 216 organizations, including frontline cities, counties, business offices, and eup/myeon/dong administrative units, maintaining an emergency duty system to fully focus on wildfire prevention.

Proactively, the province deployed a total of three leased helicopters on the 22nd in three zones: Cheonan, Nonsan, and Hongseong, to enable initial firefighting in case of wildfire outbreaks.

Additionally, ground wildfire suppression teams and wildfire watchers have been deployed forward, establishing a three-dimensional wildfire prevention and initial firefighting system together with the firefighting helicopters.

The province is also conducting wildfire prevention campaigns, including banning the carrying of fire-related materials when entering the mountains during the wildfire prevention period.

Lee Sang-chun, Director of the Forest Resources Division of the province, said, "Most causes of wildfires in autumn are analyzed to be arson by mountain visitors," and added, "We ask mountain visitors to be vigilant and actively cooperate in wildfire prevention and reporting."

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