Gyeonggi Fire Department, Special Alert Duty and 24-Hour Medical Consultation During Seol Holiday

Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters building exterior

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will implement special alert duty and 24-hour medical consultation services during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 18th that from 6 p.m. on the 20th, just before the Lunar New Year holiday, until 9 a.m. on the 25th, a six-day special alert duty and 24-hour medical consultation service will be conducted.

During this period, not only key executives but all staff will maintain an emergency response posture, and fire forces will be deployed to locations expected to have large crowds such as stations, terminals, and shopping malls to strengthen preventive patrol activities.

In addition, a 24-hour monitoring system will be established for fire-vulnerable areas, and in the event of fire or disaster, all firefighting resources will be mobilized to minimize damage.

The 119 Comprehensive Situation Room Ambulance Situation Management Center will also enter an emergency duty system. When an ambulance situation occurs, it will provide guidance on on-duty medical institutions and pharmacies, as well as explanations of appropriate medical institutions and medications according to the patient's condition. During this Lunar New Year holiday period, 1,475 hospitals and 1,551 pharmacies in the Gyeonggi area have been designated and will operate as on-duty institutions.

Additionally, consultation staff and on-duty doctors working in the situation room can provide disease consultations and emergency treatment instructions. Ambulances will be dispatched in emergency situations.

According to the 119 Comprehensive Situation Room of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, during last year’s Lunar New Year holiday, the Emergency Medical Consultation Center handled an average of 1,019 emergency medical consultations per day (a total of 7,136 cases), which is a 3.7% increase compared to the average daily 982 cases received last year.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, emphasized, "We plan to conduct special alert duty to ensure a safe and comfortable Lunar New Year holiday by preventing fires and responding promptly to accidents," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that residents have no difficulties using hospitals, pharmacies, and receiving medical consultations."

Meanwhile, information on emergency medical institutions and holiday pharmacies can be checked through the Emergency Medical Portal or the Health and Welfare Call Center (129), and the Gyeonggi-do Call Center (031-120).

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