Changwon Fire Headquarters Conducts Joint Training with Yeongnam Region 119 Special Response Teams

Yeongnam Region Rescue Teams
Saving Lives in Urban Collapse Sites

The Changwon Fire Headquarters in South Gyeongsang Province held a joint training on March 19 at the Sangnam District 1 reconstruction site, gathering elite members from seven 119 Special Response Teams in the Yeongnam region to prepare for large-scale urban collapse accidents.

Group photo of the joint training in the Yeongnam region.

This training was organized to simulate the collapse of aging buildings and burial accidents at construction sites that could occur in urban areas. The goal was to check the wide-area response system that transcends city and provincial boundaries and to share cutting-edge rescue technologies.

The drill began with a precise search at the collapse site. Two veteran rescue dogs and various advanced search devices were deployed on site, enabling the teams to quickly identify the locations of people isolated within the debris. In particular, the advanced search equipment and rescue dogs played a crucial role in locating buried victims who could not be found by sight alone.

After the search phase, heavy equipment was mobilized for full-scale rescue operations. The team members honed their skills by cutting and drilling through actual concrete walls to secure rescue pathways. They also executed high-level rescue missions to perfection by applying both vertical and horizontal rope rescue techniques to safely transport injured victims through the newly created passages.

The seven special response teams from the Yeongnam region that participated in this joint training further strengthened their cooperative system for unpredictable disaster situations by exchanging rescue know-how unique to each city and province.

Lee Sanggi, Chief of the Changwon Fire Headquarters, stated, "Through this training, which was conducted at a real reconstruction site, the practical response capabilities of our members have advanced to a new level. We will continue to take the lead in enhancing rescue capabilities to save precious lives in various disaster situations."

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