Jeju Fire Department Ranks 2nd Nationwide in Disaster Scene Emergency Response Training Evaluation

The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Fire Safety Headquarters (Chief Kim Suhwan) announced on the 30th that it ranked 2nd among 19 city and provincial headquarters nationwide in the 2023 Disaster Site Emergency Medical Response Training Evaluation.

The disaster site emergency medical response training promoted by the National Fire Agency is conducted annually to prepare for large-scale disasters with multiple casualties. It aims to strengthen the ability to respond to multiple casualties through initial triage and emergency treatment by emergency medical teams, the performance and operation capabilities of on-site emergency medical stations, and the establishment of cooperative systems and integrated response capabilities with related organizations.

Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters and Seobu Fire Station recently conducted a large-scale comprehensive emergency rescue training along with disaster site emergency medical response training at the Jeju Aerospace Museum.
[Photo by Jeju Fire Safety]

The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters and the Western Fire Station recently conducted disaster site emergency medical response training assuming a disaster situation involving a fire and building collapse at the Jeju Aerospace Museum, resulting in multiple casualties. This was carried out concurrently with a large-scale comprehensive emergency rescue drill involving a total of about 100 participants from 23 related organizations and groups.

The Western Fire Station has continuously conducted internal training, including operating on-site emergency medical stations for multiple casualties and transporting casualties to hospitals using a multiple casualty management system, supplementing deficiencies and strengthening integrated response capabilities in preparation for large-scale disasters.

The National Fire Agency, the Korean Society of Disaster Medicine, and the joint evaluation team of city and provincial headquarters conducted evaluations by visiting training sites of 19 city and provincial fire headquarters nationwide, including Jeju, and as a result, the Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters received the second highest score nationwide.

The evaluation team praised the team for demonstrating excellent teamwork by effectively operating resources and cooperative activities by each agency in the event of multiple casualties, as well as new disaster response equipment such as multiple casualty transport buses and fire drones.

In particular, this training evaluation was conducted by dividing into 9 city-level [市, (special cities, metropolitan cities, etc.)] and 10 provincial-level [道, (administrative provinces)] categories. Jeju Fire’s overall 2nd place ranking among the 19 city and provincial fire headquarters nationwide makes this result even more valuable.

Chief Kim Suhwan said, “This achievement following last year’s nationwide first place is the result of the dedication and teamwork that our personnel have built through diligent training.” He added, “We will continue to strengthen the on-site response capabilities of emergency medical teams through repetitive training and strive to provide high-quality 119 emergency medical services to the residents.”

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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