Police to Introduce Smartphone App System for Emergency Situation Reporting

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Police Agency building. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The police have decided to improve the emergency situation reporting and transmission method revealed during the Itaewon disaster response process by adopting a smartphone app system. This measure aims to address the possibility of delays and omissions in emergency situation reporting.

On the 24th, the National Police Agency held the 2nd full meeting of the 'Police Great Innovation Task Force (TF)' to prevent a recurrence of the Itaewon disaster and discussed plans to improve the emergency situation reporting system.

The police will add an app-based method to the existing system of reporting and transmission via wired lines, text messages, and radio communication, incorporating features such as ▲listening to 112 emergency call recordings ▲providing pre-information like directions to the dispatch site. This is to support on-site commanders in making real-time judgments and responses. The system is scheduled to be implemented by June next year.

The meeting also continued discussions on strengthening on-site response capabilities. To enhance the ability to respond to dangerous situations caused by large crowds, the focus will be on ▲special training for on-site commanders ▲special training for police riot squad members. Additionally, the TF plans to issue training scenarios assuming crowd congestion stages after consulting with experts.

The TF will continue discussions to establish an efficient police system for public safety. Until the final report is prepared, it will collect opinions from citizens and within the police to discover and review innovation tasks.

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