Gyeonggi Fire Department Improves Ambulance 3-Person Occupancy Rate from 52% to 70%... Deploys 339 New Personnel

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to significantly improve the three-person occupancy rate of ambulances in the province from 52% to the 70% range by deploying additional emergency medical personnel.

On the 12th, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that by deploying a total of 339 additional emergency personnel, including 149 new hires and 190 temporary workers (replacement personnel), they will be able to provide high-quality emergency services through improvements in the emergency work environment, such as expanding the 'three-person occupancy rate.'

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters expects that with this deployment of emergency personnel, the three-person occupancy rate of ambulances will rise significantly from 52% last year to 70% this year.

Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to significantly improve emergency medical services by deploying an additional 339 paramedics. Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

Additionally, fire stations in Suwon, Suwon Nambu, Bucheon, Uijeongbu, Ansan, and Seongnam, where emergency demand is relatively high, will operate under a four-shift, two-team system, improving the work environment for emergency responders who have been suffering from heavy workloads.

Separately, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters has increased the number of ambulances at Ansan, Seongnam, and Goyang fire stations to ensure there are no gaps in the emergency and urgent medical system.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "We will steadily increase the three-person occupancy rate of ambulances by predicting emergency demand and considering the work environment of each station. Going forward, we will not only increase personnel but also enhance the professionalism of emergency responders to provide the best emergency services to residents."

Meanwhile, the average daily number of emergency dispatches in the province last year was 2,190, and the number of transported patients reached 1,188, indicating a high workload for emergency responders.