Emergency Meeting Held on Child Safety
with Fire, Police, Education, and Electrical Safety Agencies
On July 13, Seongbuk District in Seoul announced that it is establishing a cooperative system with related organizations such as fire departments, police, and education offices to ensure the safety of children experiencing gaps in care, and is promoting a comprehensive, all-encompassing child safety plan.
On the 11th, Lee Seungro, Mayor of Seongbuk District (fifth from the left in the front row), and officials from various related organizations attended the 'Seongbuk District Childcare Gap and Child Safety Emergency Countermeasure Joint Report Meeting' and took a commemorative photo pledging the safety of children. Provided by Seongbuk District.
On the 11th, at the Seongbuk District Office, the heads and officials of related organizations?including Seongbuk Fire Station, Seoul Jongam Police Station, Seoul Seongbuk Police Station, Korea Electrical Safety Corporation Seoul Northern Branch, Seongbuk-Gangbuk Office of Education, and the voluntary crime prevention unit?gathered to reaffirm their commitment to building a safe Seongbuk for children, befitting its status as "Korea's first UNICEF-certified Child-Friendly City."
During the meeting, prompted by a recent child fatality in an apartment fire, participants discussed each organization's response measures, roles, and areas of cooperation. Seongbuk Fire Station requested joint safety inspections of aging apartment complexes, support for standalone alarm detectors and fire suppression patches, and collaboration on installing automatic door-closing devices for fire doors. The police emphasized the importance of securing safe spaces for children and pledged active cooperation. The Korea Electrical Safety Corporation highlighted the need for social consensus and administrative cooperation to mandate electrical safety inspections when buying, selling, or leasing homes.
Lee Seungro, Mayor of Seongbuk District, stated, "As a UNICEF-certified Child-Friendly City, Seongbuk District will do its utmost to eliminate childcare blind spots and create an environment where children can live safely," adding, "We will closely cooperate so that the roles of each organization can create synergy."
Meanwhile, Seongbuk District has already established and is implementing a "Comprehensive Child Safety Plan" centered on five major strategies and ten key initiatives. The district's five strategies include: establishing an early identification and management system for at-risk households; minimizing childcare blind spots; strengthening fire safety in apartment complexes; enhancing public awareness and expanding experiential education; and improving systems and cooperating with central government agencies.
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