Fire Agency Detects 94 Violations at 79 Out of 190 Fire Facilities

Violation of Fraud Inspection, Real-Name Inspection System, and Poor Maintenance of Firefighting Facilities

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The National Fire Agency announced on the 7th that it conducted a cross-investigation between provinces and cities on 190 sites nationwide subject to self-inspection of fire facilities and detected 94 violations at 79 sites. Self-inspection of fire facilities is a private-centered autonomous safety management system in which building stakeholders, managers, and appointed fire safety managers inspect fire facilities at least once a year according to the Fire Facilities Act.

This sample survey was conducted to understand the operational status of self-inspections and to ensure fair investigations by having fire headquarters across the country investigate sites under different jurisdictions.

The sample survey targets were selected by analyzing the self-inspection result reports submitted to fire stations nationwide this year, choosing 190 sites with a high possibility of poor or false inspections. Detailed violations and corrective actions include △ 2 cases of violation of the inspection real-name system △ preparation and submission of false result reports △ failure to assign appropriate inspection personnel △ poor maintenance and management status of fire facilities.

Hwang Gi-seok, Director of the Fire Prevention Bureau, said, “We will do our best to reflect the results of this sample survey in the subordinate statutes of the newly implemented Fire Facilities Act and in the management and supervision of self-inspections to ensure that fire facilities in buildings used daily by the public are properly maintained and managed.”

Meanwhile, as part of proactive administration, the National Fire Agency plans to continuously conduct sample surveys to identify targets suspected of poor or false self-inspections.

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