"Protect the Forest from Wildfires!" ... Pohang City Conducts Wildfire Prevention Awareness Campaign

Promotion of Penalties for Possession of Firearms in Hiking and Guidelines for Responding to Wildfire Occurrences

Promotion of Causes of Wildfires and Complete Ban on Burning Activities Near Forest Areas

Pohang City conducted a wildfire prevention publicity campaign on the 4th at the Oeosa area ahead of the spring large-scale wildfire caution period (3.15?4.15).

On the 4th, Pohang City conducted a wildfire prevention campaign around Oeosa Temple ahead of the spring large wildfire caution period.

On this day, local city and provincial council members, public officials, and village chiefs participated in the event, carrying out a spring wildfire prevention campaign in the Oeosa area, a major mountain entry point, focusing all efforts on wildfire prevention through active preemptive measures.

During this campaign, it was actively communicated that carrying fire sources in forests is prohibited and violators will be fined 100,000 KRW. Instructions were also provided on how to respond and report if a wildfire is discovered in the forest.

Additionally, it was announced that burning activities such as burning rice field and farmland ridges, which account for 52% of wildfires in forest-adjacent areas, are completely banned. To encourage active citizen participation in wildfire prevention, promotional broadcasts using drones and wildfire publicity through SNS were also promoted.

Kim Eungsu, head of the Green City Project Group, stated, “Most wildfires occur due to minor mistakes and it takes decades to restore the forest to its original state, so prevention is the most important. We hope citizens will take the lead in protecting Pohang’s forests by refraining from burning near forest areas and not carrying fire-related materials when entering the mountains.”

Pohang City is operating situation rooms in frontline towns, villages, and neighborhoods, concentrating wildfire watchers and specialized wildfire suppression teams at hiking trail entrances and forest-adjacent areas, and establishing an organic response system with related organizations, demonstrating a full-scale response to wildfire prevention.

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