Gyeonggi Fire Department Reports 8,202 Fires in the Province Last Year... 4.7% Decrease from Previous Year

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Last year, the number of fires and the resulting casualties and property damage in Gyeonggi-do significantly decreased.

According to the "2023 Gyeonggi-do Fire Incident Status Analysis" announced on the 17th by the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, the number of fires in Gyeonggi-do last year was 8,202, a 4.7% (402 cases) decrease compared to 2022 (8,604 cases).

Casualties from fires totaled 547, including 59 deaths and 488 injuries, which is a 22.3% (157 people) decrease compared to 2022 (704 people). Property damage also decreased by 31.6% (132.2 billion KRW), amounting to 286.2 billion KRW compared to 418.4 billion KRW in 2022.

Regarding the causes of fires last year, negligence accounted for the largest portion with 3,347 cases, representing 40.8% of the total. This was followed by ▲ electrical causes with 2,662 cases (32.5%) ▲ mechanical causes with 1,067 cases (13%) ▲ unknown causes with 407 cases (5%) ▲ chemical causes with 256 cases (3.1%).

As for fire locations, non-residential areas accounted for 3,481 cases (42.4%), residential areas 2,179 cases (26.6%), vehicles 1,174 cases (14.3%), and outdoor roads and others 1,151 cases (14%).

Large-scale fires with 5 or more deaths, 10 or more casualties, or property damage exceeding 5 billion KRW decreased significantly from 14 cases in 2022 to 4 cases in 2023.

Additionally, the number of response stages that mobilize personnel and equipment from one fire station or nearby fire stations nearly doubled, increasing from 56 cases to 111 cases last year.

Jo Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, emphasized, "The decrease in fire incidents is the result of professional and proactive fire response combined with disaster preparedness," adding, "This year, we will strengthen the establishment of a response system for extreme disasters to realize a safe Gyeonggi-do free from disasters."

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