Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Seoul, and Incheon Cities Cooperate to Prepare for 'National Emergency'

Emergency Planning Officers Meeting of Four Border Cities and Provinces Held on the 26th
Discussion on Organic Inter-agency Collaboration and Rapid Response Measures

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] In relation to the intrusion of a North Korean drone into the airspace over the Seoul metropolitan area last December, four border region cities and provinces, including Gyeonggi-do, have decided to establish a collaborative system to prepare for emergencies.

An emergency planning officers meeting of four border area cities and provinces was held on the 26th at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office.
[Photo by Gyeonggi Province]

On the 26th, Gyeonggi-do announced, "Emergency planners from Seoul, Incheon, and Gangwon Province agreed to establish an organic collaborative system among agencies for civil defense alarm issuance and resident evacuation systems in the event of an emergency."

The emergency planners from the four cities and provinces held a meeting at the northern government office of Gyeonggi-do on the same day, agreeing that cooperation and response among agencies are essential for effective response to emergencies or disasters amid unstable domestic and international security situations, and shared the intention to further strengthen the cooperative system.

In particular, in the event of an emergency, they deeply discussed the current status and agency-specific improvements regarding ▲improvement plans for information and situation sharing systems ▲enhancement plans for situation room operation systems ▲establishment plans for communication systems among related agencies.

The Border Region Emergency Preparedness Council was formed in May last year at the proposal of Gyeonggi-do to prepare for emergencies in border areas.

Lee Soon-gu, Emergency Planner of Gyeonggi-do, stated, "The council plays a role in building networks among the four cities and provinces, strengthening cooperation with central government ministries, and jointly responding through discovering cooperative tasks when promoting various projects."

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