Jeonbuk Province 'Wildfire Ground Suppression Competition... Grand Prize to Jangsu County'

Buan-gun Excellence Award, Iksan-si Encouragement Award

Ability to Utilize Mechanized Wildfire Suppression System

On the 15th, Jeonbuk Province announced that 168 specialized wildfire prevention and suppression personnel from each city and county competed in the 'Wildfire Suppression Competition' held at the provincial Forest Museum area located in Bokheung-myeon, Sunchang-gun.

In this competition, Jangsu-gun was awarded the Best Institution, Buan-gun the Excellence Institution, and Iksan-si the Encouragement Institution.

The competition involved personnel from 14 cities and counties, who demonstrated their proficiency in operating ground suppression equipment, specifically the mechanized wildfire suppression system.

2023 Jeonbuk Province Wildfire Ground Suppression Competition. [Photo by Jeonbuk Province]

The evaluation focused on initial suppression capabilities to minimize casualties and property damage through rapid wildfire response. Teams of 12, including responsible officials and specialized wildfire prevention personnel, competed by measuring elapsed times for securing water sources, installing pumps, supplying water, and conducting suppression activities during wildfire incidents.

Through this capability assessment, the province plans to actively respond to wildfire prevention by ▲sharing best practices ▲addressing deficiencies ▲improving suppression work skills ▲and strengthening joint response capabilities.

Kang Haewon, Director of the Environment and Greenery Bureau, stated, "To prevent wildfire spread, it is crucial to detect and suppress wildfires during the golden time, along with thorough extinguishing of residual flames. We will do our best to prevent and suppress wildfires by strengthening the capabilities of specialized wildfire prevention and suppression teams."

Meanwhile, the 'Specialized Wildfire Prevention and Suppression Teams' are wildfire suppression personnel who perform routine prevention activities and preemptively remove wildfire risk factors. They are the first to be deployed to wildfire sites to conduct suppression and mop-up operations when wildfires occur.

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