"Protect the Airport"... Realistic Disaster Drill at Gimpo Airport on the 31st of This Month

Joint Training of 25 Organizations Including Korea Airports Corporation, Gangseo Fire Station, and Police Station

Disaster response safety training in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. (Photo by Gangseo-gu Office)

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon) announced on the 26th that it will conduct the '2023 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' at the district office and Gimpo Airport on the 31st.

The Safe Korea Drill is a nationwide comprehensive disaster response exercise involving government ministries, local governments, and related organizations to protect the lives and property of citizens from various large-scale disasters. This year's focus training is the 'Integrated Linked Drill' themed on a 'Gimpo Airport Aircraft Accident.'

Gangseo-gu, which won the excellent district award last year for the drill themed 'Subway and Complex Building Large Fire,' will strengthen its disaster response capabilities this year through realistic on-site training assuming an 'aircraft accident.'

Although aircraft accidents are infrequent, rapid and thorough response is crucial as they can lead to large-scale casualties. In particular, this year the district will conduct the 'Integrated Linked Drill' at the newly established Disaster Safety Situation Room and Gimpo Airport.

At the Gimpo Airport site, over 300 personnel from 25 organizations including Korea Airports Corporation, Gangseo Fire Station, and Gangseo Police Station will participate in on-site disaster response training, while at the same time, the district office will hold a disaster safety countermeasures headquarters discussion drill presided over by the mayor.

The district will enhance the effectiveness of the real-time drill by linking the situation room with YouTube and Zoom, and thoroughly check the response status of each task force.

The entire disaster response process will be conducted as if in a real situation, from the occurrence of the disaster accident, dispatch of on-site liaison officers, on-site video connection, situation assessment meetings, to the activation of the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, “Since Gimpo Airport is a major national infrastructure located only in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, we will strengthen the cooperation system with related organizations and meticulously check the response scenarios to enhance disaster response capabilities. Through continuous training, we will do our best to create a disaster ZERO and make Gangseo-gu the safest city in Seoul.”

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