Changwon Special City Hoewon-gu Conducts Specialized Wildfire Training

The Masanhwoin District Office of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, conducted specialized wildfire training to strengthen wildfire suppression capabilities in preparation for large-scale wildfires during the dry spring season.

The training held on the 15th invited a professional instructor from the Korea Wildfire Prevention Technology Association to analyze actual wildfire cases for a total of 28 participants, including the wildfire prevention and suppression team and mobile patrol monitors. The session included theoretical education on wildfire characteristics, prevention and initial response, safety rules, and proper suppression techniques, as well as suppression training using mechanized systems to maximize capabilities for systematic and rapid wildfire suppression when wildfires occur.

Changwon Special City Masanhwoeon-gu Office in Gyeongnam conducted specialized training for wildfire prevention.

Additionally, during the special measures period for preventing large-scale wildfires in spring, the Masanhwoin District Wildfire Prevention Headquarters plans to expand wildfire duty operations and deploy 92 wildfire monitors to vulnerable areas to fully commit to swift and systematic wildfire response.

Kang Hyung-seok, Director of the Forest Agriculture Policy Division, stated, “As the risk of wildfire occurrence is high due to dry weather and strong winds in spring, we ask for the public’s great interest and cooperation to prevent wildfires caused by minor carelessness.”

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