Gyeonggi Fire Department Prepares Winter Safety Measures for Livestock Barn Fires

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The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters is promoting fire safety measures for livestock facilities by conducting on-site safety consultations led by fire station chiefs to prevent fires in livestock facilities during the winter season.

According to the Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 5th, a total of 438 fires occurred in livestock facilities across the province from 2018 to 2022, resulting in 14 injuries and property damage worth 35.6 billion KRW. Every year, 70 to 80 livestock facility fires consistently occur. By season, winter (December to February) accounted for the highest proportion at 42%. Electrical causes accounted for 55% of the fires.

Accordingly, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters will implement winter livestock facility fire safety measures linked with the existing winter fire safety plans until the end of February next year.

First, about 10% of livestock facilities will be selected for on-site safety consultations led by fire station chiefs. They will urge fire safety management, eliminate risk factors, and check fire vehicle access routes and the locations of firefighting facilities around the livestock facilities. Livestock facilities with a total floor area of 3,000㎡ or more, or those that have experienced fires twice or more in the past five years?about 10 such facilities?will be independently selected by each fire station to conduct fire safety inspections and provide administrative guidance on fire risk factors.

Additionally, on-site adaptation training will be conducted targeting livestock facilities primarily housing foreign workers and large-scale flower cultivation facilities, and a field response system will be maintained at all times to guide stakeholders on fire prevention safety rules.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "The condition of electrical wire insulation inside and outside livestock facilities must be checked, and old wiring should be replaced immediately," adding, "Please pay close attention to fire prevention in livestock facilities by showing a little interest and learning preventive measures."

Meanwhile, there are 26,293 livestock facilities in the province.

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