Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station Conducts Fire Truck Passage Training Campaign

On the afternoon of the 1st, Gwangju Bukbu Fire Station conducted a fire truck priority passage training and campaign in connection with the Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill to establish a rapid and safe disaster site dispatch system for fire trucks, and in celebration of November as Fire Prevention Emphasis Month.

This training involved 4 vehicles including fire trucks, and 18 participants including firefighters and volunteer firefighters, targeting the area around Gakhwa Agricultural Products Wholesale Market.

The main activities included ▲guidance for the public on giving way to fire vehicles and safety accident prevention education ▲training to secure fire lanes within the section ▲guidance against illegal parking ▲citizen ride-along experience ▲public campaign for giving way to fire trucks.

A fire official stated, "Rapid dispatch of emergency vehicles to disaster sites is essential to secure the golden time to protect citizens' lives and property," and added, "We ask for the active cooperation of citizens."