Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station, Fire Safety Consulting for Large Retail Facilities

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Northern Fire Station announced on the 15th that it recently conducted fire safety consulting for large retail facilities in its jurisdiction.

This consulting was promoted to identify fire vulnerability factors in advance ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, improve the safety awareness of related personnel, and strengthen autonomous safety management capabilities.

The key points included ▲checking the maintenance and management of fire-fighting facilities ▲checking fire-handling facilities and urging safe use of winter heating devices ▲prohibiting the placement of objects in evacuation routes such as emergency exits ▲urging reinforcement of fire safety management during the holiday period ▲fire safety consulting including identification of fire vulnerability factors and listening to difficulties faced by related personnel.

Chief Choi Jeong-sik said, “Large retail facilities where many people gather have many combustible materials and long evacuation routes, so there is concern about significant damage in case of fire. Therefore, we ask for special attention to strengthening the establishment of an autonomous safety management system and fire prevention.”