Yangju Fire Station Strengthens Wildfire Prevention Patrols on Bukhansan Mountain with Volunteer Fire Brigade

Patrols to Prevent Spring Forest Fires from April 29 to May 11
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Gyeonggi Yangju Fire Station (Chief Kwon Seon-wook) announced on the 28th that, as the risk of forest fires increases during the spring season, it will strengthen forest fire prevention patrols in cooperation with the volunteer fire brigade from April 29 to May 11.

Yangju Fire Station will strengthen wildfire prevention patrols in cooperation with the volunteer fire brigade from the 29th of this month to May 11th due to the increased risk of wildfires in spring. Photo by Yangju Fire Station

This patrol will be conducted every weekend, focusing on major hiking trails from the Obong Exploration Support Center in Bukhansan National Park to the Women’s Peak section, and from the entrance of the Bulgoksan Yangju City Hall hiking trail to the summit.

Volunteer firefighters will be deployed in pairs, with 12 personnel working daily to promote forest fire prevention to hikers and to intensively eliminate fire risk factors such as cigarette butt littering, garbage burning, and burning of agricultural fields and ridges. Currently, the Yangju Fire Station volunteer fire brigade consists of 16 teams with a total of 410 members, engaging in various local safety activities including forest fire prevention, distribution of basic firefighting equipment, and mountain safety monitoring.

Yangju Fire Station will also provide prior training to patrol members and will immediately guide safety on-site and promptly notify relevant agencies if any forest fire risk behaviors, such as burning agricultural byproducts near forest areas, are discovered.

Kwon Seon-wook, Chief of Yangju Fire Station, stated, “This patrol is an important measure to protect citizens’ lives and property from forest fires,” adding, “We will do our best to prevent major disasters caused by forest fires and to create a safe hiking environment.”

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