‘Prioritizing Resident Safety’… Gijang-gun Conducts Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill

‘Gijang-gun National Sports Center Gas Explosion Drill, Over 250 Personnel from Related Agencies Participate’

On the 24th, Gijang-gun, Busan, conducted the '2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' at the county disaster safety situation room and Gijang-gun National Sports Center to prepare for large-scale complex disasters.

A discussion-based training linked in real-time with on-site exercises is being conducted at the Gijang-gun Disaster and Safety Situation Room.

This drill is a comprehensive exercise conducted nationwide under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to improve disaster response capabilities. The county assumed a disaster situation involving fire and forest fire outbreaks and carried out a large-scale joint drill involving civilian, government, and military personnel.

About 250 officials from 15 related organizations and groups, including Gijang-gun, Gijang Fire Station, and Gijang Police Station, participated in the drill. Available personnel and equipment such as ▲forest fire suppression helicopters ▲forest fire suppression vehicles ▲fire pump trucks ▲ambulances ▲recovery vehicles from related organizations (KT, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Korea Gas Safety Corporation, etc.) were fully mobilized, making the drill resemble an actual disaster situation.

The county conducted discussion-based training and on-site practical training in real time according to each stage of the disaster occurrence, thoroughly inspecting the overall disaster response situation. They confirmed initial response and coping abilities according to the progression of the fire, including ▲evacuation of residents due to large-scale fires and forest fires ▲life rescue ▲restoration of infrastructure ▲recovery of affected areas, and checked the division of roles and cooperation system among related organizations throughout the entire disaster recovery process.

In particular, this on-site training included an unannounced activation drill of the emergency rescue control team by Gijang Fire Station and a multi-casualty ambulance response drill, which served as an opportunity to enhance initial on-site response capabilities in case of emergencies. Additionally, about 200 local residents, including members of the Gijang-gun Autonomous Disaster Prevention Corps, Gijang-gun Volunteer Center, and Gijang Fire Station Volunteer Fire Brigade, directly participated in the drill, providing an opportunity to experience disaster situations and cultivate disaster response capabilities.

County Governor Jeong Jong-bok emphasized, “This drill was a valuable opportunity to assess the disaster response capabilities of each institution in large-scale disaster situations and establish a close cooperation system. We must thoroughly supplement any shortcomings identified during the drill to establish a flawless disaster response posture and actively protect the precious lives and property of county residents from various disasters.”

Gijang-gun is conducting the large-scale joint civil-government-military exercise, the '2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Training.'

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