Do You Know the 119 Safety Center's 'Pump Rescue Team'?… 2,344 People Rescued Last Year

The pump rescue team has arrived at the traffic accident scene and is conducting rescue operations.

The 'Pump Rescue Team' operated by the 119 Safety Centers under fire stations in Gyeonggi Province is greatly helping to address vulnerable rescue areas.

The Pump Rescue Team is a compound word combining a pump truck that extinguishes fires and rescue, and it is a rescue team operated by the 119 Safety Centers under each city and county fire station.

In some areas, the 119 Safety Centers operate Pump Rescue Teams when the fire station is far away, making it difficult to secure the golden time. The Pump Rescue Team simultaneously carries out fire suppression and rescue tasks.

According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters, the Pump Rescue Teams installed in 28 119 Safety Centers across the province responded to 30,892 rescue scenes last year and rescued 2,344 people. The Pump Rescue Team also plays an important role in securing the rescue golden time through rapid initial response before the arrival of the fire station's 119 rescue team.

In the event of a traffic accident, the Pump Rescue Team is responsible for removing secondary hazards such as opening vehicle doors or preventing entrapment using special equipment. Recently, they have been actively conducting rescue activities in safety measures for frequent machinery entrapment accidents and fall accidents.

Jo Sun-ho, head of the Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "Amid the increasing demand for rescue day by day, the Pump Rescue Team's swift proactive response is remarkable," and added, "We plan to continuously reinforce equipment and increase training to strengthen the Pump Rescue Team's on-site response capabilities and eliminate blind spots in rescue services."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Fire started operating the Pump Rescue Team in 2006, beginning with 18 119 Safety Centers far from the main rescue team.

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