Gyeonggi Fire Department Ranks 3rd Nationwide in EMS Response Drill Hosted by National Fire Agency

Emergency response training scene of Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters ranked third nationwide in the "Mass Casualty Emergency Response Drill" conducted this year for fire headquarters across cities and provinces.

The Mass Casualty Emergency Response Drill is an exercise conducted by the National Fire Agency to evaluate whether emergency medical plans and missions are smoothly carried out by emergency rescue support agencies during disaster situations.

It was introduced after the Itaewon tragedy in October last year to raise public awareness of disasters involving mass casualties and to strengthen on-site response capabilities.

On the 3rd of last month, the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters conducted a drill assuming a large-scale complex disaster scenario at a planned apartment reconstruction site in Suwon, where a magnitude 6.7 earthquake caused the apartment to collapse, followed by aftershocks that ruptured gas and water pipes and caused sinkholes.

The headquarters received high marks for accurately classifying the severity of 51 casualties and distributing them to optimized hospitals capable of treatment. They were also highly evaluated for the clear execution of duties by the first and second response teams and ambulance teams, as well as for appropriately securing safety at the scene.

Jo Seon-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "In disasters involving mass casualties, it is crucial to quickly transport patients classified by severity and to establish a cooperative system with related agencies. We will continue to expand the participation of local governments and emergency medical institutions in drills to strengthen the 119 emergency rescue response capabilities."

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