Hamyang-gun, Full-Scale Prevention Efforts During Wildfire Caution Period

Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, has launched an all-out effort to prevent forest fires during the fall 2024 and spring 2025 forest fire caution periods.

The county held the 2024 fall and 2025 spring forest fire kickoff ceremony and safety and health education at the Agricultural Technology Center's Agricultural Education Hall.

Fifty members of the Hamyang County Wildfire Prevention and Suppression Team and 137 wildfire monitors are reading a resolution for Hamyang.

At the kickoff ceremony, 187 participants including 50 specialized forest fire prevention and suppression team members, 137 forest fire watchers, and industrial economy officials from towns and townships gathered to read a resolution for a forest fire-free Hamyang and chanted slogans, reaffirming their commitment to forest fire prevention.

With the increased risk of forest fires due to dry weather in autumn and winter, the county has established a comprehensive forest fire prevention plan and will make every effort to prevent forest fires from November 1 through May 15 of next year.

In particular, the county will conduct frequent inspections of facilities vulnerable to forest fires adjacent to mountain areas, intensify patrols, and strengthen crackdowns and penalties on illegal burning activities to eradicate such practices.

County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong stated, “I urge everyone to pay close attention to safety and health management to ensure that not a single person is injured during the forest fire period. Additionally, each town and township must focus their efforts to prevent forest fires caused by agricultural product burning.”

The subsequent safety and health education covered topics such as industrial safety and accident prevention, prevention and management of job-related stress, and emergency measures in case of accidents.

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