Jeju Fire Department Strengthens Special Disaster Search and Rescue Capabilities with Dedicated Efforts

The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters is working hard to strengthen the search capabilities of 119 rescue dogs in preparation for building collapse accidents caused by earthquakes, explosions, and for search incidents involving people lost on the Olle Trail, which is distributed throughout Jeju.

Jeju Fire Department is conducting joint search training to quickly locate and rescue victims trapped in collapsed buildings around local oreums and abandoned buildings in the province.
[Photo by Jeju Fire Department]

The Jeju Fire 119 Rescue Dog Unit, the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters Rescue Dog Training Unit, and the Korea Human Rescue Dog Association announced on the 16th that from the 13th to the 15th, they conducted a joint search training exercise in the areas of oreums and abandoned buildings within the province to quickly locate and rescue victims buried under collapsed buildings.

119 rescue dogs possess a sense of smell at least 10,000 times more sensitive and hearing 50 times more acute than humans, playing a crucial role in locating missing persons and discovering bodies in urgent disaster scenes where complete searches by manpower alone are limited.

Since it is impossible to remove all debris from collapsed buildings or in situations requiring extensive searches where vehicle access is difficult, such as on the Olle Trail, 119 rescue dogs can focus their search only on the locations of victims, thereby speeding up rescue operations.

Jeju Fire expects that a search and rescue system centered on 119 rescue dogs will be established, enabling proactive responses to various special disasters such as collapse accidents.

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

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