Ulsan City Launches Campaign to Remove Flammable Materials in Mountain Adjacent Areas

Over 1,000 Participants at East and West Gates of Ulsan Grand Park on the 28th

Ulsan City will conduct a 'Flammable Material Removal Campaign in Mountain-Adjacent Areas' around the East Gate parking lot of Ulsan Grand Park at 2 p.m. on the 28th.

This event was organized to increase citizen participation and awareness of wildfire prevention, focusing on the removal of flammable materials to prevent forest fires.

About 1,000 participants, including Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom, officials from Ulsan City and its five districts, companies located in the national industrial complex, private organizations, and citizens, will engage in activities to remove flammable materials such as fallen leaves and agricultural residues.

Human negligence is cited as a major cause of wildfires, and recently, cases of fires spreading to mountains due to electrical shorts in mountain-adjacent areas such as farm sheds and vinyl greenhouses have been increasing.

An official from Ulsan City explained that simply removing flammable materials in mountain-adjacent areas to establish firebreaks greatly helps in preventing wildfires.

Ulsan City operates a dedicated team of 45 people for flammable material removal and has strengthened its rapid response system by introducing wildfire monitoring systems using advertising balloon drones in two locations.

Additionally, starting this fall, 28 wildfire monitoring cameras equipped with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) features will be operated, expected to be effective in early detection and suppression of wildfires.

Due to these efforts, the number of wildfire incidents in Ulsan City drastically decreased from 30 cases covering 19.88 hectares in 2022 to 10 cases covering 1.99 hectares in 2023. As of November this year, only 2 cases covering 0.23 hectares have occurred, marking the lowest number in the past 10 years.

An official from Ulsan City stated, “Based on the cooperation of citizens, companies, private organizations, and related institutions, we will further strengthen the wildfire prevention and suppression system to minimize damage to citizens' lives and property.”

Ulsan City Hall.

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