Jeonnam Fire Department Promotes Fire Safety Inspections in Nursing Facilities

Targeting 159 Locations in the Province by the End of Next Month

The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Hong Young-geun) announced on the 26th that it will conduct a fire safety inspection of nursing facilities, which are inherently vulnerable to fires.

This inspection will be carried out on 159 nursing hospitals and nursing homes across the province until the end of next month.

Nursing hospitals and nursing homes house many patients who have difficulty evacuating on their own, making proactive fire safety management crucial to prevent large-scale casualties in the event of a fire.

In fact, during a fire at a nursing hospital in Hwasun on the 19th, 136 patients and 50 staff members were present, but only one minor injury was reported, and the fire was extinguished.

This confirmed the importance of preventive measures such as thorough inspections to maintain the proper functioning of fire safety facilities and fire safety consulting to ensure that related personnel can respond calmly during a fire.

The Fire Headquarters will operate 29 inspection teams to check fire safety facilities within nursing facilities and provide fire safety consulting to staff and other related personnel.

The main inspection items include ▲ verification of the maintenance and management status of fire safety facilities ▲ proper maintenance of evacuation and fire prevention facilities ▲ establishment of evacuation plans for patients with mobility difficulties, and overall safety management matters.

Chief Hong Young-geun stated, “In nursing facilities, the initial response capability of related personnel and the proper functioning of fire safety facilities are of utmost importance,” and added, “We ask for great interest in safety management, including regular self-conducted fire drills.”

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