Damyang-gun Wins 'Grand Prize' at Jeonnam Province Wildfire Site Integrated Command Competition

On the 13th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it won the grand prize at the '2023 Jeollanam-do Integrated Wildfire Command Competition' held at Baekjin Park on the 10th.

The competition was hosted by Jeollanam-do and organized by the Jeonnam branch of the Korea Wildfire Prevention Technology Association, with over 250 participants from 22 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do.

In this competition, each team consisted of two wildfire officers from each city and county and seven specialized wildfire prevention and suppression members, evaluating their ability to quickly establish an integrated wildfire command post and operate command vehicles on-site.

Evaluation was also conducted by measuring the elapsed time from water supply through fire trucks and temporary water tanks to suppression activities using backpack pumps.

Notably, this year's competition included, for the first time, the establishment of an integrated wildfire command post and the operation of command vehicles in preparation for the increasing scale of wildfires.

The Damyang-gun specialized wildfire prevention and suppression team is the wildfire suppression personnel who are first deployed to the scene when a wildfire occurs, performing both suppression and mop-up operations.

The county has been doing its best to establish a wildfire prevention system by promoting annual suppression training and equipment education in preparation for the wildfire caution period.

A county official said, “We will continue to do our best to protect forests through wildfire prevention activities and initial suppression, led by the specialized wildfire prevention and suppression team.”

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