Gyeonggi Fire Department Opens Nation's First '119 Situation Personnel Training Center'

Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters opened the 119 Situation Personnel Training Center on the 4th.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters has opened the nation's first '119 Situation Officer Training Center' to cultivate excellent situation officers.

On the 5th, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that on the 4th, they installed the 119 Situation Officer Training Center on the 2nd floor of the Gyeonggi Field Command Competency Center in Gunpo City and held a plaque ceremony.

The training center has established a system identical to the one used in the 119 Integrated Situation Room, conducting realistic training based on actual cases.

It offers practical exercises in emergency call reception by disaster type, situation management simulations, first aid guidance, medical consultations, and other emergency response tasks.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to promote 12 key tasks to strengthen the functions of the 119 Integrated Situation Room, including operating the 119 Situation Officer Training Center, assigning dedicated personnel for situation management monitoring called Situation Quality Managers, introducing a job competency grading system for situation officers, and revising situation management guidelines.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, emphasized, "In complex and diverse disaster scenes, the ability of situation officers to quickly and accurately collect, share, and disseminate disaster information is of utmost importance. We will do our best to ensure that Gyeonggi-do becomes a safe and happy place for all residents through swift and systematic situation management in any disaster."

Meanwhile, the number of 119 emergency calls in Gyeonggi-do for fire, rescue, and emergency medical services has increased annually from 2.2 million in 2020 to 2.4 million in 2021, and 2.53 million in 2022. Additionally, emergency medical consultations and hospital selections have also risen yearly, with 156,664 cases in 2020, 190,608 in 2021, and 269,219 in 2022.

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