Gwangju Seobu Fire Station Urges Installation of Residential Fire Safety Equipment

On the 14th, the Western Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced a request to install residential fire safety equipment to minimize casualties caused by house fires.

Residential fire safety equipment refers to fire extinguishers that can suppress fires at an early stage and standalone smoke detectors that detect smoke and sound an alarm to help prompt evacuation.

The legal installation requirement applies to detached houses, multi-family houses, multiplex houses, and row houses. Fire extinguishers must be provided at one or more per household or floor, and standalone smoke detectors must be installed at one or more in each compartmented room (such as living rooms and kitchens).

Accordingly, the fire station is providing free equipment to fire-vulnerable households such as those with disabled persons, elderly, and multicultural families who have difficulty installing the devices themselves, and is making thorough efforts to promote through card news, SNS, and various campaigns.

Kim Hee-cheol, Chief of the Western Fire Station, said, “Residential fire safety equipment is the minimum safety facility that can protect families and property from fire,” and urged all citizens to actively participate in installing residential fire safety equipment.

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