Jeonbuk Fire Department Sweats It Out in Emergency Rescue Drills for Difficult and Isolated Areas

119 Special Unit-Jangsu Fire Department, Joint On-Site Focused Training

"We will establish a response system for any disaster situation."

The Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters (Chief Joo Nak-dong) announced on the 7th that they conducted a life rescue training exercise in preparation for rescue situations in isolated and rugged areas inaccessible to firefighting forces, at the 119 Aviation Unit helipad within the Jeonbuk Jangsu-gun Fire Safety Town site and the Palgongsan area in Jangsu-gun.

On the 7th, the Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters conducted a life rescue training exercise in preparation for rescue situations in isolated and rugged areas inaccessible to firefighting forces, at the 119 Air Unit helipad within the Jeonbuk Jangsu-gun Fire Safety Town site and the Palgongsan area in Jangsu-gun.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Fire Department]

According to the fire authorities, the 119 Aviation Unit and the Jangsu Fire Station rescue team conducted joint training that day. In the event of a natural disaster causing road collapse or passage blockage, making it impossible for fire vehicles and rescue personnel to access by land, they established an emergency rescue dispatch system for isolated and rugged areas where accidents may occur.

The training proceeded in the following order: ▲Stage 1 ground safety education and basic training ▲Stage 2 sequential hoist descent training for aviation personnel and Jangsu rescue team members ▲ Stage 3 practical life rescue training involving movement to mountain and water rescue sites. The training also included aviation safety theory and on-site mission-focused practical exercises.

Yoon Bae-ho, captain of the 119 Aviation Team, said, "Through realistic training, we are strengthening our ability to respond to complex disaster situations. We will continue to build an emergency rescue response system through repeated training between the 119 Aviation Unit and fire stations."