Jeonnam Fire Department Takes Responsibility for Residents' Safety During Christmas and Year-End Holidays

Entering Special Alert Duty

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters announced on the 23rd that it will begin special alert duty to ensure the safety of residents during Christmas and the year-end and New Year holidays.

The special alert duty will be from Christmas until the 26th, and from the 30th to January 2, 2023, for the year-end and New Year period.

About 15,000 personnel including firefighters and volunteer fire brigades, along with 794 pieces of equipment, will be on standby for immediate deployment, maintaining a response posture and focusing all efforts on preventing disasters and accidents 24 hours a day.

To strengthen the initial disaster response system, fire station chiefs will be on the command line, emergency contact networks for all staff will be checked in preparation for urgent situations, and cooperation systems with related organizations will be reinforced.

Additionally, fire patrols using fire trucks will be conducted more than twice a day in fire-vulnerable areas such as traditional markets and fire watch districts to remove risk factors in advance.

In particular, firefighting forces will be forward-deployed to 33 locations expected to attract large crowds, such as popular spots for watching the sunset and sunrise, and autonomous safety guidance will be provided to managers of facilities for the elderly and multi-use facilities.

To prepare for mountain accidents during the New Year celebrations, an immediate dispatch system for firefighting helicopters will be established, and emergency patient transport measures, emergency medical guidance and consultation at the 119 comprehensive situation room, as well as information services for medical institutions and duty pharmacies, will be implemented.

Kim Joil, head of the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “We will do our best to establish proactive preventive activities and emergency dispatch readiness so that residents can finish the year well and welcome a hopeful new year.”

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