Guri City Holds Safety Management Working Committee Meeting for "2026 Guri Canola Flower Festival"

Review of Festival Safety Management Plan
Full-Scale Launch of Safety Check System
to Ensure Visitor Safety

Guri City in Gyeonggi Province held a Safety Management Working Committee meeting on April 22 at the City Hall Disaster Safety Situation Room to review the safety management plan for the "2026 Guri Canola Flower Festival."

Guri City held a Safety Management Working Committee meeting on the 22nd at the City Hall Disaster and Safety Situation Room to review the safety management plan for the '2026 Guri Canola Flower Festival.' Provided by Guri City

The meeting, presided over by Deputy Mayor Eom Jinseop, was attended by a total of 26 people, including 17 members of the Safety Management Working Committee and 9 representatives from related organizations. They shared updates on the festival's progress and conducted a detailed review and supplementation of the safety management plans for each sector.

The city expects a large number of visitors to attend major events such as the opening ceremony on May 9, the closing ceremony and celebration performance on May 10, as well as the eve event on May 8. Accordingly, the city focused on checking safety accident prevention measures, including dispersing crowd density and securing smooth movement routes.

They also discussed strengthening safety management across the festival by: enhancing the deployment of safety personnel and pre-event training at key points within the festival grounds; establishing emergency contact networks and cooperative systems with related organizations for swift response in case of emergencies; conducting safety inspections of electrical and gas facilities and temporary structures; preparing measures for parking and traffic congestion; and improving hygiene management and food poisoning prevention in the food zones.

Deputy Mayor Eom Jinseop said, "I ask you to thoroughly re-examine the countermeasures for each sector so that the 2026 Guri Canola Flower Festival, the city's representative spring festival, can proceed safely and meaningfully. Please do your utmost in advance safety management so that visitors to the festival can enjoy themselves with peace of mind."

Meanwhile, the "2026 Guri Canola Flower Festival" will be held for three days from May 8 to May 10 at Guri Hangang Citizen's Park. Prior to the event, the city will conduct a joint safety inspection with relevant organizations and private experts.

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