Gyeonggi Fire Department to Provide More Firefighting Suits to Fire Suppression and Rescue Personnel Starting Next Year

Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters has decided to distribute firefighting suits differently according to the duties of on-site firefighters.

On the 4th, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that it will implement a policy to provide more firefighting suits to personnel entering fire scenes, such as fire suppression and rescue teams, by flexibly applying general standards. This policy, designed to use the limited firefighting budget more efficiently, is the first of its kind introduced nationwide by Gyeonggi Fire.

In fact, at the Hyangnam 119 Safety Center of Hwaseong Fire Station, which has the highest number of dispatches nationwide with more than four calls daily, if sufficient firefighting suits are not provided, firefighters have no choice but to respond wearing suits soaked with sweat or water. This leads to decreased on-site activity efficiency and can negatively impact public safety.

Accordingly, starting next year, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to provide only the minimum number of firefighting suits to personnel such as paramedics, who have significantly lower frequency of wearing them. Since one firefighting suit typically costs 1.5 million KRW, the headquarters explained that this policy is expected to save around 2.5 billion KRW annually.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, emphasized, "The core of this policy is to practically resolve the gap between regulations and field conditions," adding, "We will continue to improve the procurement and management system of firefighting equipment more efficiently to further enhance the safety of personnel and manage the precious taxpayers' money prudently."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.