Last Year 11.55 Million Emergency Calls, an Increase of Over 470,000 Cases from 11.08 Million

Fire Agency Publishes '2023 Statistical Yearbook'

It was revealed that the number of reports received by 119 last year reached 12.55 million.

On the 31st, the National Fire Agency announced that it will publish the "2023 National Fire Agency Statistical Yearbook," which serves as basic data for disaster safety policy formulation.

This year's published National Fire Agency Statistical Yearbook includes ▲organization, personnel, and budget ▲international cooperation ▲119 report reception and communication ▲fire, rescue, and emergency medical services field response activities ▲prevention ▲technology and industry ▲education and training, covering 200 detailed indicators across 8 fields, comprehensively compiling the big data of firefighting over the past year. In particular, along with visualized statistical data such as charts and pictograms, it includes annual data for each indicator over the past 10 years, allowing a comprehensive view of the major trends in firefighting activities in the Republic of Korea at a glance.

According to the "2023 National Fire Agency Statistical Yearbook," the number of 119 reports increased by more than 470,000 compared to the previous year, reaching 12,546,469 cases. The number of dispatches in all major field response areas of 119, including fire, rescue, and emergency medical services, increased by more than 10%, indicating that more citizens received firefighting services.

The number of fire dispatches increased by 3,846 cases (10.6%) compared to the previous year, rescue dispatches increased by 136,571 cases (12.85%), and emergency medical dispatches also increased by 415,764 cases (13.2%).

The number of fire helicopter dispatches in 2022 also increased by 12.7% to 6,493 times compared to 5,667 times in 2021, and especially, the number of dispatches due to forest fires increased nearly fivefold to 799 times compared to the previous year.

In the prevention field, the rate of fire safety inspections also expanded. In 2021, fire safety inspections were conducted on 55,123 sites (3.9%) out of 1,399,949 target sites, whereas in 2022, fire safety inspections were conducted on 87,220 sites, accounting for 5.5% of 1,571,351 target sites, showing leadership in creating a safe environment.

Nam Hwayeong, Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, stated in the foreword, “Statistics are important data that closely review the organization's past and present and faithfully prepare for tomorrow,” and added, “We will continue to enhance public trust by informing both domestic and international audiences about various data related to public safety and various firefighting activity indicators.”

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