Sokcho City Mobilizes All-Out Response to Wildfire 'Alert'... Aiming for Six Consecutive Years of Zero Wildfires

Sokcho City Strengthens On-Site Response Following Issuance of "Alert" Wildfire Crisis Warning
Mayor Lee Byungseon Visits Wildfire Response Center and Surveillance Posts, Urges Thorough Preparedness

Sokcho City in Gangwon Province is strengthening on-site response measures and making every effort to implement proactive actions to prevent large-scale wildfires, in line with the issuance of the "Alert" level for wildfire crisis warnings and the continued dry weather advisories along the East Coast.

Lee Byungseon, Mayor of Sokcho, visited nine locations including the wildfire response center and surveillance posts on the 2nd to directly listen to field difficulties. Provided by Sokcho City

Sokcho City has activated wildfire prevention and initial response systems to coincide with the spring wildfire prevention period (January 20 to May 15) and the special measures period during the Lunar New Year holidays (February 14 to February 18).

Since January 1, the city has deployed 35 wildfire prevention and suppression specialists ahead of schedule. From January 26, 100 monitoring personnel, including day and night wildfire prevention monitors and drone surveillance staff, have been stationed simultaneously in areas vulnerable to wildfires.

On February 2, Lee Byungseon, Mayor of Sokcho, visited nine locations including the wildfire response center and surveillance posts to directly listen to field challenges. He emphasized strengthening wildfire prevention activities and focusing on initial suppression efforts, urging thorough measures to prevent wildfires from spreading into large-scale incidents. He also reiterated the importance of active and systematic patrols by wildfire monitors and once again called for continued efforts to protect citizens' safety and valuable forest resources this year.

Meanwhile, Sokcho City is also operating a public-private-military cooperation system to enhance the effectiveness of wildfire response. On January 22, the city established a joint business agreement with the police, fire department, National Forest Service, National Park Service, military, and local civic groups, creating a field-oriented joint response system covering everything from prevention and initial suppression to resident evacuation.

Mayor Lee Byungseon stated, "Thanks to the interest and cooperation of our citizens, not a single wildfire has occurred in the past six years," and added, "To protect the precious lives and property of our citizens from wildfires, I urge everyone to actively participate in wildfire prevention by refraining from smoking or using fire while hiking, avoiding illegal burning, and safely using wood stoves."

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