Hwasun County Launches "Wildfire Prevention Awareness Campaign" on Market Day at Goindol Traditional Market

Scene of a wildfire prevention awareness campaign held around Hwasun Goindol Traditional Market. Provided by Jeonnam Province

Hwasun County in Jeollanam-do announced that on the 3rd, it conducted a "Wildfire Prevention Awareness Campaign" around Hwasun Goindol Traditional Market to coincide with market day.

This campaign was carried out to raise awareness of wildfire prevention in the spring season, when wildfires occur frequently, and to block wildfire damage in advance.

About 30 members of the Forest Disaster Response Team and officials in charge of wildfire prevention work moved between Hwasun Goindol Traditional Market and Namsan Park in Hwasun-eup, intensively promoting wildfire prevention rules to residents of the county, such as prohibiting the illegal disposal of cigarette butts and the unauthorized burning of household waste and agricultural by-products.

Hwasun County is also making every effort to prevent wildfires on a regular basis by conducting on-site patrols and outreach through village broadcasting systems and the Forest Disaster Response Team across all towns and townships within its jurisdiction.

Kim Doohwan, head of the Forestry Division, said, "Prevention is more important than anything else in order to reduce damage caused by wildfires," and added, "We will do our best to protect the lives and property of county residents from wildfires."

He went on to say, "In order to prevent wildfires, not only the efforts of the administration but also the active interest and participation of all county residents are required."

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