All-Out Effort Across Provinces Without Boundaries in Disasters... Establishment of a 'National Fire Mobilization System'

Complete Revision of the "Regulations on Mobilization and Operation Management of Firefighting Forces"

The National Fire Agency announced on the 7th that it has fully revised and implemented the "Regulations on the Mobilization and Operation Management of Nationwide Fire Forces" to ensure a nationwide full-scale response to large-scale disasters that cross provincial boundaries.

National fire mobilization refers to the management of mobilizing fire forces from across the country to disaster sites at the national level in order to respond comprehensively when there is a significantly high risk of disaster occurrence or when it is difficult to respond with only the fire forces of the relevant city or province.

First, the title of the administrative rule was changed from "Regulations on the Mobilization and Operation Management of Nationwide Fire Forces" to "Regulations on National Fire Mobilization" to strengthen the authority and responsibility of the state in the event of a disaster. Additionally, in preparation for cases where fire forces are mobilized for an extended period, such as large forest fires, measures for shift changes and rest provision for mobilized fire personnel were included in the mobilization plan to efficiently manage on-site personnel fatigue.

Furthermore, the duties of the resource assembly site management team, which operates and manages the mobilized fire forces, were clarified to deploy appropriate fire forces in the right place at the right time, enabling effective disaster response.

Lastly, the timing for the National Fire Agency Chief to issue a mobilization order was specified so that the order can be issued whenever fire forces are needed, regardless of whether the Emergency Rescue Control Team is operating.

Kim Jo-il, Director of the 119 Response Bureau at the National Fire Agency, stated, “With this revision, we expect to enable rapid and effective response in the event of a disaster,” and added, “We will do our best to protect the safety of the public through proactive responses tailored to changing disaster environments such as the climate crisis.”

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