Northern Fire Station of Sejong Fire Headquarters Supplies Fire Safety Equipment to Aging Residences

Fire Safety Equipment Installed in 1,230 Out of 1,863 Households
in Eup and Myeon Areas

Photo by Sejong Fire Headquarters Northern Fire Station

The Northern Fire Station of the Sejong Fire Headquarters announced on August 20 that it has been installing residential fire safety equipment free of charge for two days starting from August 19, in order to prevent fires in aging apartment complexes during nighttime hours.

Previously, since April, the Northern Fire Station has been supporting the installation of fire extinguishers and standalone fire detectors in older apartment complexes that lack basic fire safety facilities. Out of 1,863 households in 11 aging complexes located in Jochiwon-eup, Bugang-myeon, and Jeonui-myeon, installation has been completed in 1,230 households (66.02%).

During this process, the installation work has progressed relatively slowly due to residents being absent during weekday daytime hours. For the remaining households, the plan is to complete the installation of residential fire safety equipment by visiting on weekends and at other convenient times.

Hwang Kyubin, Head of the Response and Prevention Division, stated, "Residential fire safety equipment is the most basic tool for preventing casualties in the early stages of a fire," and added, "We encourage households that have not yet installed these devices to apply to the Northern Fire Station."

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