"Life and Safety First": Cheorwon County Mobilizes All-Out Joint Disaster Preparedness with Relevant Agencies

Cheorwon County Conducts 2025 Comprehensive Emergency Rescue Drill
Preparedness for Earthquake and Fire Scenarios Enhanced

Cheorwon County in Gangwon Province conducted a comprehensive emergency rescue drill for 2025 on November 6 to ensure rapid situation reporting and response in the event of a disaster.

Cheorwon County conducted the 2025 comprehensive emergency rescue drill on the 6th to ensure rapid communication and response in the event of a disaster. Photo by Cheorwon County

This drill was carried out under the scenario of a major fire and mass casualties caused by an earthquake. The focus was on strengthening practical collaboration and response capabilities among relevant organizations, including establishing an on-site command system, rescue and emergency medical response, and coordination with emergency physicians.

The drill took place at the Nam Jonghyun Center in the Galmal-eup Industrial Complex and was led by the Cheorwon Fire Station. Key disaster response partners such as Cheorwon County, Cheorwon Police Station, and military units (3rd and 6th Divisions) participated. Civil organizations and companies also joined, allowing for a review of the civil-government-military cooperative response system.

Through this exercise, each organization performed roles and duties as they would in an actual disaster, including operating an integrated command system at the disaster site, running emergency medical stations, controlling traffic, and guiding evacuations. Improvements to response manuals identified during the drill were also documented.

Lee Hyunjong, the Governor of Cheorwon County, stated, "This comprehensive emergency rescue drill has been an important opportunity to enhance rapid command system establishment and response capabilities among agencies in unpredictable complex disaster situations. We will continue to prioritize the lives and safety of our residents and build an even more robust disaster response system going forward."

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