Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Urges No Parking in Fire Truck Only Zones

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Moon Gisik) on the 3rd urged residents to refrain from parking in fire truck exclusive zones within apartment complexes to ensure prompt rescue and smooth firefighting activities in case of disasters.

According to Article 21-2 (Fire Truck Exclusive Zones, etc.) of the Fire Services Act, revised and enforced from August 10, 2018, apartment complexes with more than 100 households and dormitories with more than 3 floors are required to have at least one fire truck exclusive zone installed at the front or rear of each building.

Parking, placing objects, or erasing/damaging road markings within fire truck exclusive zones will result in fines of 500,000 KRW for the first offense and 1,000,000 KRW for repeated offenses.

Moon Gisik, Chief of Gwangsan Fire Station, said, “We hope citizens actively participate in securing fire truck exclusive zones to prevent delays in fire truck access caused by illegal parking, thereby avoiding harm to precious family members and neighbors.”