[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Seobu Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City is conducting mountain rescue training in three sessions by dividing into three teams until the 19th at Geumdangsan area in the district to prepare for the increase in hikers.
Mountain accidents have been increasing every year, and it has been found that most of the safety accidents are due to carelessness such as slips.
Accordingly, Seobu Fire Station is conducting training to improve the rescue capabilities of rescue personnel in preparation for the expected increase in mountain accidents due to the rapid increase of hikers in spring.
The detailed training contents include ▲ life-saving training for slips and falls from cliffs ▲ training for distress accidents when isolated in valleys ▲ first aid by type in mountain accidents ▲ and promotion of mountain accident prevention.
Moon Hee-jun, head of Seobu Fire Station, said, “The number of hikers is expected to increase further in spring,” and added, “Please do your best in life-saving during mountain accidents through continuous training.”
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