Gyeonggi Fire Department Aims to Regain 1st Place at October '119 Fire Policy Conference'

Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters is aiming for first place nationwide at the upcoming "36th 119 Fire Policy Conference" to be held in October. Last year, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters ranked second among 19 fire headquarters across the country.

The 119 Fire Policy Conference is the largest nationwide fire academic conference held since 1982 to develop innovative and creative fire policies and strengthen response capabilities to various on-site disasters.

This year's conference will take place from October 7 to 8 at the Central Fire Academy in Gongju, Chungnam. Teams of up to four members, including the chief researcher of rank fire station chief (or higher), from 19 city and provincial fire headquarters nationwide will participate. Research papers are submitted in advance for the first round of paper review, followed by a second round of presentation review during the conference period to determine the final ranking.

The evaluation criteria have been adjusted this year from the previous 70% paper review and 30% presentation review to an equal 50% each. Notably, a new 10% audience evaluation has been added within the 50% presentation review portion.

Earlier, from April to May, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters conducted a preliminary competition and written review of research outlines targeting 24 fire stations, selecting Anseong Fire Station as the team to represent at the conference.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters received the Presidential Award for first place nationwide for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022.

Jo Seon-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "We hope that the excellent performance of Gyeonggi Fire at this conference and the research papers will be widely utilized in fire policies for the safety of not only the residents but also the entire nation. We will continue to lead the development of fire policies to improve residents' safety."

Meanwhile, Jo Seon-ho and other senior officials of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters also recorded a cheering video expressing their wishes for the success of the Gyeonggi Fire representative team participating in the conference.

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