Yeongdeok County Holds On-Site Briefings on Heatwave Response and Restoration in Wildfire-Affected Areas

Yeongdeok County in North Gyeongsang Province will hold on-site briefing sessions from July 28 to July 31, for four days, to inspect the response to the heatwave in areas affected by wildfires and to provide updates on the restoration progress.

Field briefing on heatwave response in wildfire-affected areas of Yeongdeok County. Provided by Yeongdeok County

This briefing session has been organized as an open communication platform to directly explain the support measures for wildfire victims and the restoration status, as well as to prevent casualties and property damage amid the ongoing extreme heat.

Accordingly, all department heads of Yeongdeok County will participate and visit 53 villages in Yeongdeok-eup, Jipum-myeon, and Chuksan-myeon, which suffered damage from the North Gyeongsang wildfire at the end of March. During these visits, they will hold briefing sessions and personally inspect temporary housing.

During this process, Yeongdeok County plans to check the progress of heatwave response measures for wildfire victims and will also provide residents with information on future support plans and directions for restoration.

Currently, Yeongdeok County is implementing various measures to respond to the heatwave, including: forming a dedicated T/F team for wildfire victims and designating public officials for support; providing psychological counseling through visits by healthcare personnel; checking on vulnerable groups and elderly people living alone; operating heat reduction facilities and deploying water-spraying vehicles; installing benches and parasols at temporary housing; supplying medicines and offering health consultations; and conducting education on the prevention of infectious and heat-related diseases.

Additionally, the county plans to sequentially implement follow-up measures such as attaching shading sheets to modular housing, installing cooling and heating seats at bus stops, supporting nutritional supplements for livestock, reinforcing cooling equipment at sports facilities, and operating air-conditioned buses.

County Governor Kim Kwangyeol stated, "In addition to the great pain caused by the North Gyeongsang wildfire, we are now facing record-breaking heat. We are making extraordinary efforts to protect the safety and health of our residents more than ever before," and added, "Based on close communication with the residents, we will conduct thorough on-site inspections and implement effective measures to ensure that not even a minor accident occurs."

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