Yangsan-si, Full Effort to Implement Comprehensive Measures for Winter Season Preparation

Regular Tea Time Meeting Hosted by Mayor Na Dong-yeon to Share Key November Issues

Thorough Preparation for Fire Prevention, Safety Management, Wildfire Response, and Half Marathon Event

On the morning of the 24th, Yangsan City in Gyeongnam held a regular tea time to share major issues for November, presided over by Mayor Na Dong-yeon and attended by senior officials.

Yangsan City held a regular tea time chaired by Mayor Na Dong-yeon on the 24th. Photo by Yangsan City

This tea time was organized to discuss key matters ensuring the safety and convenience of citizens during the winter season, including △fire prevention safety inspections in preparation for the winter and year-end holidays △the 18th Yangsan National Half Marathon △joint firefighting drills to strengthen wildfire response in 2024.

At the meeting, Mayor Na Dong-yeon urged thorough prevention of disasters and safety accidents by preparing for the full-scale winter season through various disaster and wildfire prevention activities, pre-inspection and measures for icy sections, safety management at construction sites and multi-use facilities, and fire prevention activities.

In particular, he emphasized the need to devote full efforts to implementing comprehensive measures for the winter season, anticipating greater climate changes than usual. He also instructed each department to thoroughly check their assigned tasks to minimize inconveniences experienced by citizens in daily life by listening carefully to the hardships citizens may face during winter and closely monitoring whether any households are struggling.

Additionally, he stressed the importance of doing their best in safety management to ensure the smooth progress of the 18th Yangsan National Half Marathon scheduled for the 1st of next month. This event is expected to attract about 7,000 marathon enthusiasts and citizens, the largest scale ever, so preparations must be made with safety as the top priority and efforts to minimize inconvenience to citizens.

Mayor Na Dong-yeon said, “With not much time left in 2024, I hope everyone will devote their full efforts to successfully completing major tasks, including underperforming projects,” and emphasized, “As the key national budget for next year is currently under review in the National Assembly, please do your best to secure the budget until the very end.”