Seoul City Significantly Improves 119 Situation Rooms at 25 Fire Stations

The Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters announced on the 22nd that "the improvement project for the 119 Integrated Situation Rooms at 25 fire stations across Seoul, aimed at early identification of disaster site situations and strengthening on-site response capabilities, has been completed."

According to an official from the Fire & Disaster Headquarters, over the past five months since July, 8.3 billion KRW from the disaster management fund was invested to install large multi-screens, video conferencing systems, 119 command consoles (systems for handling report reception, dispatch commands, connection with related agencies, etc.), and electronic whiteboards in the 119 Integrated Situation Rooms of 23 fire stations within Seoul. With this, including Seongdong and Songpa Fire Stations where these facilities were already installed, the improvement project for the 119 Integrated Situation Rooms at 25 fire stations throughout Seoul has been completed.

Through this, the Fire & Disaster Headquarters has integrated the previously dispersed management of disaster site support information such as CCTV monitoring, crowd control, on-site video, traffic conditions, and map information to predict large-scale disaster situations in advance and establish a rapid response system for emergencies such as fires. Additionally, the introduction of the video conferencing system has further strengthened the crisis management collaboration system with related agencies such as district offices and the police.

Yoon Deuk-su, Head of Safety Support Division at the Seoul Fire & Disaster Headquarters, stated, “We have enhanced the early response system to prepare for large-scale disaster situations and integrated individually operated disaster response systems to elevate the disaster preparedness and response capabilities of the fire station 119 Integrated Situation Rooms to a new level. We will continue to take the lead in protecting citizens’ lives and property through improvements in related systems and policies.”

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