Jeju Fire Station Conducts Firefighting Drill to Enhance Wildfire Response Capability

Jeju Fire Station announced on the 18th that it conducted a joint firefighting drill with related organizations (Jeju City Hall Greenery Division) on the 17th to strengthen wildfire response capabilities.

The drill, held in the Wolpyeong-dong area of Jeju City, involved 27 personnel including firefighters, volunteer firefighters, and staff from Jeju City Hall (Greenery Division), as well as 10 firefighting vehicles including rugged terrain pump trucks.

Jeju Fire Station conducted a firefighting drill on the 17th in the Wolpyeong-dong area of Jeju City to strengthen the response capabilities for forest fires.
[Photo by Jeju Fire Station]

The training simulated a hypothetical fire scenario and included activities such as deploying and spraying water with fire pump truck oxidation hose reels, relay water spraying between fire pump trucks and water tank trucks, and fire suppression using specialized firefighting vehicles (rugged terrain pump trucks), conducted together with related organizations and volunteer firefighters.

Yang Young-seok, Chief of Jeju Fire Station, stated, “Since wildfires in forests and other mountainous areas can rapidly spread and cause large-scale fire damage, we will establish a thorough fire response system through regular cooperation with related organizations.”

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Jeong-pil baekok@asiae.co.kr