Pocheon-si Selected as an Excellent Institution for the 2nd Consecutive Year in the 2024 Safe Korea Training

Mayor Baek Young-hyun: "Citizen Safety First... We Will Make Pocheon Safer Through Repeated Drills"

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Young-hyun) announced on the 10th that it received an excellent rating in the evaluation of the ‘2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Training’ hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and was selected as an excellent institution for two consecutive years following last year.

Pocheon City received an excellent rating in the "2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Training" evaluation hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and was selected as an excellent institution for two consecutive years following last year. Photo by Pocheon City

The ‘Disaster Response Safe Korea Training’ is a nationwide comprehensive training aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness, jointly participated by central government ministries, public institutions, and local governments.

On October 24, Pocheon conducted a complex disaster response drill based on a scenario of a forest fire caused by a training accident at the Seungjin Training Ground in the Idong-myeon area.

The drill was conducted under the assumption that the forest fire spreading from the military base to nearby residential areas would escalate into a large-scale fire and explosion, involving a joint civil-military operation. About 380 personnel from 19 organizations and groups, including the Ministry of National Defense and Pocheon Fire Station, participated in the training.

Pocheon received high praise for conducting the drill reflecting the geographical characteristics of frequent forest fires and the regional characteristics of frequent forest fires occurring during military shooting training, establishing an organic cooperation system with related organizations such as the Ministry of National Defense and Pocheon Fire Station, and for Mayor Baek Young-hyun personally leading the command to conduct a drill identical to an actual disaster situation.

Mayor Baek Young-hyun of Pocheon said, “Thanks to the active cooperation of related organizations, private groups, and citizens who participated in the training, we were selected as an excellent institution in the Safe Korea Training for two consecutive years. We will continue to prioritize citizens’ safety and create a safer Pocheon through repeated training that reflects real situations.”