Gwangju City Selected as an Excellent Institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 'Safe Korea Training'

The Only Metropolitan Municipality... Reward of 5 Million Won

Gwangju City Hall building exterior.

On the 17th, Gwangju City announced that it was selected as the only outstanding institution among metropolitan local governments in the evaluation of the '2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Training' organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, receiving a prize of 5 million won.

This year, the city conducted a pilot training exercise at Pyeongdong Station, assuming a flood disaster and a major urban railway accident, in collaboration with Gwangsan-gu and the Transportation Corporation. With the participation of about 500 firefighters and citizens, more than 40 pieces of equipment including the disaster safety communication network (PS-LTE), drones, and rescue equipment were mobilized to conduct systematic and vivid training for each stage of disaster response, receiving great acclaim.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety's guidelines (manual) were reflected from the planning and design stages of the training, and the rapid and organic response system of agencies and departments to unexpected situations was checked through the observation and evaluation by the national experience group, as well as the delivery of sudden and unexpected messages.

The city plans to use the prize money received this time to support small business owners and revitalize the alley economy, support the safety of vulnerable groups, and help neighbors in need.

Ko Gwang-wan, Deputy Mayor for Administration, stated, "This selection as an outstanding institution is the result of cooperative governance between citizens and related organizations, achieved through broad public consensus on safety and heightened disaster awareness," and added, "We will continue to fulfill the role of a 'safety control tower' through ongoing training."

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