Sejong Fire Department Personnel Increased by 350% Over 10 Years... "Fire Incidents Decrease, but Rescue and Emergency Dispatches Rise"

The number of firefighting personnel in Sejong has increased by 350% over the past 10 years. While the number of fire incidents in the region peaked in 2017 and has been decreasing since, rescue and emergency medical activities have continued to rise.

Sejong City announced the results of an analysis of firefighting activity data containing this information on the 28th. The big data analysis was conducted to identify problems by understanding the status of firefighting activities and to support the establishment of effective firefighting policies and decision-making.

According to the analysis, Sejong Fire Department operated with 130 personnel in 2012, the year Sejong City was launched, but as of last year, the number of firefighting personnel increased significantly to 585. Thanks to this, the number of residents each firefighter is responsible for has also decreased significantly, from 870 in 2012 to 656 last year.

The big data analysis showed that the number of fire incidents in Sejong decreased overall, from 316 cases in 2017 to 236 in 2018, 191 in 2019, 203 in 2020, 185 in 2021, and 231 in 2022.

Over the past 10 years, fires mainly occurred outdoors (517 cases, 21.6%), with many incidents in single-family homes (308 cases, 12.8%), automobiles (283 cases, 11.8%), and multi-family housing (242 cases, 10.1%).

The leading cause of fires was negligence with 1,239 cases (51.7%), followed by electrical causes with 575 cases (24.0%), and mechanical causes and unknown causes each with 196 cases (8.2%).

While fires have generally decreased over the past 10 years, rescue and emergency medical activities have steadily increased. The number of rescue dispatches rose from 3,050 in 2017 to 4,468 in 2022, and the number of rescues increased from 2,457 in 2017 to 3,157 in 2022.

The main types of rescue activities included beehive removal, animal appearances, and traffic accidents. Seasonally, dispatches for rescue activities were most frequent in summer, and cardiac arrest patients were most common in autumn mornings.

Sejong City plans to use the big data analysis results to improve the predictability of firefighting activities and to promote efficient allocation of administrative resources and enhanced response capabilities.

Lee Jung-hyun, Director of the Intelligent City Division of Sejong City, said, “In addition to firefighting, we will conduct big data analyses in various administrative fields such as traffic, welfare, and civil complaints, and strive to enhance administrative responsiveness based on data.”

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