Yeoju City Conducts Large-Scale Autumn Wildfire Prevention Campaign for the Third Consecutive Year

Citizens Empathize with the 'On-the-Go Wildfire Prevention Campaign'

Yeoju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 18th that it has established a Wildfire Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters and is conducting emergency duty even on weekends to fully focus on wildfire prevention during the autumn wildfire caution period (November 1 to December 15). In particular, since the 15th, the city has officially resumed the "Visiting Wildfire Prevention Campaign."

Yeoju City has established a Wildfire Prevention Headquarters for the autumn wildfire caution period and is conducting emergency duty on weekends to fully focus on wildfire prevention. Photo by Yeoju City

This campaign was led mainly by the Forest Park Department staff and the specialized wildfire prevention and suppression team that make up the Wildfire Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters. On market days, they communicated one-on-one with citizens at the Hangul Market to raise awareness about the importance of wildfire prevention. Even after the campaign, they continued to urge citizens about wildfire prevention by meeting them at places such as Hwanghaksan Arboretum, the area around Gangcheonbo, and large residential complexes with many new residents.

Kang Jong-hee, head of the Forest Park Department, said after the campaign, "With the active cooperation of the heads of eup, myeon, and dong (township and neighborhood offices), we are conducting focused publicity targeting elderly residents and new arrivals living near forest areas along with mobile wildfire patrols." He added, "Citizens have voluntarily participated as 'wildfire guardians' in the visiting campaign, which has been implemented for three years, and this gives us strength."

Meanwhile, Yeoju City reported that this autumn’s precipitation is below average, and due to falling temperatures and dry weather, wildfire incident reports are increasing. In response, Kang Jong-hee urged, "In case of a wildfire, never try to extinguish it alone. Please immediately report it to Yeoju City, the nearest eup, myeon, or dong office, or the fire station (119)."

For more detailed information, please contact the Forest Protection Team of the Yeoju City Forest Park Department.

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