Busan City to Conduct Civil Defense Evacuation Drill Across the City on the 23rd

Evacuation Drill with Busan Citizens Participating for the First Time in 6 Years Held for 20 Minutes from 2 PM on the 23rd

Civil Defense Shelter Evacuation and Emergency Public Action Procedures Including Parking Vehicles on the Roadside

Busan City will conduct a ‘Civil Defense Evacuation Drill’ across the entire city for 20 minutes starting at 2 p.m. on the 23rd.

'Civil Defense Evacuation Drill' Poster.

This drill is designed to help citizens learn emergency response procedures by evacuating to nearby civil defense shelters such as underground parking lots in preparation for an air raid situation, and all Busan citizens will participate.

In particular, this drill is being conducted for the first time in six years since 2017, requiring active cooperation from citizens.

The drill will proceed in the order of air raid alert issuance, warning alert issuance, and alert cancellation.

When the air raid alert is issued at 2 p.m., public institutions, businesses, multi-use facilities, schools, apartments, and other organizations will broadcast the drill situation to citizens through their internal broadcasting systems.

All citizens who receive the air raid alert must quickly evacuate to designated civil defense shelters using emergency exits, and vehicles in operation must stop on the shoulder for 15 minutes under police instructions to secure emergency lanes for military operation vehicles and emergency rescue vehicles.

Afterwards, citizens and vehicles should maintain a state of alert and continue to travel until 2:20 p.m.

Traffic control will be implemented at five locations, including the intersection in front of Yunsan Tunnel in Geumjeong-gu. Vehicles stopped at these points must listen to the drill situation via radio.

When the drill ends at 2:20 p.m., all citizens may return to their normal daily activities.

The locations of the ‘Civil Defense Shelters’ where citizens must evacuate can be checked in detail through the Safe Step APP and the National Disaster Safety Portal website.

Kim Kyung-hee, Director of the City Safety Policy Division, said, “This drill is a practical exercise to protect citizens’ lives and property in preparation for an air raid situation. Through this, we plan to maximize the effect of citizens acquiring safety knowledge and emergency response procedures.” She added, “Since this is the first drill in six years since 2017, active participation from all citizens is more necessary than ever, and we ask for your full cooperation.”

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