Jeonnam Fire Department Deploys New Ambulances... Strengthening Safety Network for Residents

In Emergency Situations, Focus on Remote Dispatch Areas

Plan to Add 9 More Vehicles and Replace 19 Old Ones by Year-End

The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Hong Young-geun) will newly deploy ambulances to establish a more comprehensive emergency medical safety network.

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 16th, an ambulance team inauguration ceremony was held the day before at the Noan 119 Regional Unit of Naju Fire Station.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by key guests including Hong Young-geun, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, Yoon Byung-tae, Mayor of Naju, and about 60 members of the Noan-myeon Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Starting with the Noan 119 Regional Unit, ambulances will be newly deployed to the Muan Mongtan Regional Unit, Yeongam Geumjeong Regional Unit, Wando Saengil Regional Unit, and Sinan Anjwa Regional Unit to eliminate blind spots in emergency medical services.

By the end of the year, nine new ambulances will be deployed and 19 old vehicles will be replaced.

The newly deployed ambulance areas are regions where the 119 Safety Center previously dispatched from a long distance during emergency situations. Once completed, Jeonnam Fire will operate 137 ambulance teams.

It is expected that faster ambulance dispatch will be possible, greatly improving emergency medical service quality, including increased survival rates of cardiac arrest patients.

Chief Hong Young-geun said, “We will strive to secure the ‘golden time’ in rural fishing and farming areas with weak medical services by deploying ambulances considering Jeonnam’s regional conditions such as islands, mountainous areas, and population density.”

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