Gyeonggi Fire Department Installs Fire Safety Equipment in 310,000 Vulnerable Households... Goal Advanced by 2 Years

Joseonho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, is visiting vulnerable households to install fire safety equipment.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters completed the installation project of fire safety equipment for vulnerable groups about two years ahead of the original schedule.

As of the end of October, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 7th that they have supported the installation of residential fire safety equipment such as smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in 319,209 households of vulnerable groups across the province. This shortens the original 2025 target by about two years.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters achieved this result by providing free residential fire safety equipment to vulnerable groups and foreign workers' accommodations, while continuously encouraging self-installation.

In particular, the budget increase decision by the Safety and Administration Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council greatly helped expand the project.

From May to June, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters also expanded support for vulnerable groups through a "Residential Fire Safety Equipment Installation Volunteer Group" composed of headquarters and frontline fire station office staff.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, explained, "The installation project of residential fire safety equipment for vulnerable groups is one of the top 10 goals of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters this year. Thanks to the cooperation of the Provincial Council and the active efforts of the staff, the installation rate, which was 82% in January, increased to 89% in June, 97% in September, and finally achieved 100% installation by the end of October."

According to the current Fire Safety Equipment Installation and Management Act (Fire Safety Equipment Act), since February 2017, all general residences including single-family, multi-family, and row houses must have residential fire safety equipment installed.

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