Sancheong County to Conduct 2026 Eulji Exercise to Inspect Emergency Response System

Four-Day Exercise from August 18 to 21:
Emergency Assembly of Public Officials, Situational Response, and On-Site Training

Examining Inter-Agency Cooperation
Through Drone Terror Response and Civil Defense Evacuation Drills

Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province will conduct the 2026 Eulji Exercise to assess its response capabilities for national emergencies and to strengthen collaboration systems with related organizations. On August 14, the county announced that the '2026 Eulji Exercise' will be carried out for four days, from the 18th to the 21st.

The Eulji Exercise is a government-level emergency preparedness drill. It assumes the occurrence of a national emergency and aims to verify the emergency plans and response procedures of administrative bodies and related organizations, as well as to enhance relevant capabilities for a swift response in real situations.

Through this drill, the county plans to confirm the responsibilities and response procedures of each organization in the event of an emergency, and to review the interdepartmental cooperation structure and the joint response system with related agencies.

[Photo by Sancheong-gun] Sancheong-gun will conduct the "2026 Ulchi Exercise" for four days from the 18th to the 21st to review its response capabilities and collaboration system with related organizations in preparation for national emergencies. A view of Sancheong-gun Office.

The main drills will begin with the emergency assembly of public officials, followed by exercises on wartime organizational structuring and situational response, and practice in carrying out wartime duties for each agency. Through these activities, the county aims to verify the feasibility of its emergency response plans and to address any shortcomings that may arise during scenario-based responses. In particular, on-site training simulating actual emergencies will also be conducted.

On August 19, a field drill assuming a drone terror incident will take place at the National Sports Center. This exercise will check step-by-step response procedures, including initial action, on-site response, information sharing and cooperation among relevant agencies, and situation management, all based on a simulated event.

Sancheong County will focus on inspecting the roles and coordination systems of the military, police, fire department, and other related institutions during the drills, and will evaluate how quickly each agency can respond to incidents that may occur on-site. On August 20, a participatory civil defense evacuation drill involving local residents will also be conducted.

The county intends to use the air raid civil defense drill at Samhan Sarangchae Apartment to ensure that residents can rapidly move to designated evacuation sites and learn response guidelines in the event of an emergency.

Sancheong County aims to use this drill as an opportunity to enhance residents’ emergency response capabilities. At the same time, they will provide related education and publicity to ensure that both government agencies and residents can respond to disasters or emergencies in a more systematic manner.

Myung-hyun Yoo, the county governor of Sancheong, stated, "The Eulji Exercise is a process to review our current response systems for emergencies and to complement any shortcomings. We will thoroughly verify agency-specific response procedures and collaboration systems through scenario-based drills, and conduct them in a substantive manner."

He continued, "I ask all county residents to take an interest in local drills, including civil defense evacuation exercises, and to familiarize themselves in advance with the actions to take in case of an emergency."

During the Eulji Exercise period, from August 18 to 21, Sancheong County will inspect sector-specific drills and response procedures according to different scenarios. Based on the results, the county will continue to supplement its emergency plans and inter-agency cooperation systems.

It is essential that these exercises do not remain a mere formality, but instead become an opportunity to verify how quickly and effectively the administrative bodies and related agencies can respond in actual situations.

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