Gwangju Dongbu Fire Station Enhances 119 Rescue Team Skills for Mountain Accident Preparedness

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Dongbu Fire Station of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 28th that it conducted life-saving training and personnel capacity enhancement training for 119 rescue team members in preparation for mountain safety accidents in the area of Chungminsa Valley, Mudeungsan National Park.

This training was promoted to strengthen on-site response capabilities by conducting mountain rescue training due to the continuous increase in mountain accidents caused by the increase in citizens enjoying leisure activities such as forest healing and hiking, and negligence in safety management.

The main contents included ▲ safety accident prevention education and warm-up exercises ▲ theoretical education on specifications of mountain rescue equipment ▲ training according to standard operation procedures for each type of mountain accident, as well as emergency treatment and transport training for various situations. In addition, a campaign for mountain accident and wildfire prevention was conducted simultaneously.

Lee Chung-joo, head of the 119 Disaster Response Team, said, “Performing warm-up exercises before hiking and planning a hiking schedule according to one’s physical strength can prevent safety accidents.”

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