Jeju Fire Station Conducts Joint Firefighting Drill for Wooden Cultural Heritage Fire Response

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Jeju Fire Station (Chief Yang Young-seok) announced on the 13th that on the 10th, a joint fire drill was conducted with building officials to strengthen fire response capabilities targeting the wooden cultural assets of Jeju Mokgwanaji and Gwandukjeong.

On the 10th, a joint fire drill was conducted to enhance fire response capabilities targeting the wooden cultural assets of Jeju Mokgwanaji and Gwandukjeong.
[Photo by Jeju Fire Department]

The drill focused on establishing a fire response posture, including accurate judgment, rapid response, and safe extinguishing to minimize damage in case of fire, considering the special nature of wooden cultural assets, as well as mutual organic cooperation with related parties and prior inspection of firefighting facilities.

The main contents included ▲initial fire response procedures for wooden building fires ▲confirmation of special vehicle department locations ▲precautions for related persons when reporting to 119 ▲confirmation of evacuation routes for surrounding tourists, etc.

A Jeju Fire Station official said, “Wooden cultural assets are vulnerable to fire, so prevention is the top priority,” and added, “We will do our best to minimize damage through effective fire suppression by establishing a cooperative system with related organizations in preparation for fire occurrence and repeatedly conducting regular drills.”

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeong-pil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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