Gwangju Dong-gu, '2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' at Chosun University

Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, will conduct the '2024 Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill' at Chosun University Haeorum Hall on the 27th.

This year's Safety Korea Drill will be conducted under the assumption of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake on the Richter scale causing building collapses and large-scale fires. A total of 21 related organizations and private groups, including Dongbu Police Station, Fire Station, the 2nd Battalion of the 6753rd Unit, and Chosun University, along with about 350 citizens, are expected to participate.

The drill will not be a simple scenario reading exercise but will include problem-solving discussions and on-site linked training based on issues arising from situations that could occur in an actual disaster, such as ▲ securing detour routes when main road networks collapse ▲ pre-control and resident evacuation in case of displaced persons ▲ phased recovery activities according to disaster escalation stages ▲ ambulance support measures in response to collective actions by medical personnel.

Additionally, the prompt initial response training using the Disaster Safety Communication Network (PS-LTE) for rapid situation dissemination is expected to contribute to building a cooperative system among related organizations and preventing the spread of disaster damage.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "Disasters come without warning and no one can avoid them. Repeated training is essential to protect the lives and property of the people from various disasters," adding, "I hope this cooperative training among related organizations will serve as an opportunity to enhance disaster response capabilities at the frontline during various disaster occurrences."

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