Hadong County Establishes Comprehensive Chuseok Holiday Measures... 113 Staff on Emergency Duty

Integrated Situation Room to Operate from September 24 to 27

Five Key Areas Addressed: Safety, Traffic, Medical Care, Livelihoods, and More

11 Departments and 13 Town Situation Teams to Mobilize;

Inspections of Waste Management, Water Supply, and Other Essential Services

Hadong County in South Gyeongsang Province has established a comprehensive plan to respond to disaster safety, traffic, medical care, and daily civil complaints ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

The county announced that, on September 7, a "2026 Chuseok Holiday Comprehensive Plan Briefing" was held in the county office’s small conference room, presided over by County Governor Kim Hyunsoo, with heads of departments and town and township leaders in attendance. At the meeting, they reviewed emergency response plans for each sector during the holiday.

The county will operate an integrated situation room for four days, from September 24 to September 27. A total of 113 personnel will be assigned across 11 departments—including the disaster safety situation room, the wildfire situation room, and the traffic task force—and situation teams at 13 towns and townships, maintaining an emergency work system for each area.

This comprehensive plan is centered around five key areas: safety management, alleviating residents' inconveniences, local economy and livelihoods, support for vulnerable groups, and public service discipline.

Before the holiday, inspections will be conducted at multi-use and major facilities where safety accidents could potentially occur. During the holiday period, the integrated situation room will serve as the focus for responding to disasters, accidents, and urgent civil complaints.

To prepare for an increase in grave visitors and hikers, wildfire prevention activities will be implemented. An emergency response system will be maintained for weather events such as typhoons, and, should any situations arise, the county intends to respond in cooperation with relevant agencies.

In the areas of transportation and daily life, the county will monitor traffic conditions for both public transport and main roads, and oversee waste collection and water supply services. An emergency medical system—including designated medical institutions and pharmacies in operation during the holiday—will also be managed to respond to emergency patients.

Price trends, particularly around Chuseok holiday goods, will be monitored, while efforts will be made to encourage the use of traditional markets and support sales of local agricultural and specialty products. Payments for public construction works and services will be processed early to help meet pre-holiday funding needs.

For vulnerable groups, care and consolation activities will take place before and after the holiday, with inspections of living conditions at social welfare facilities and in vulnerable households.

At the briefing, County Governor Kim Hyunsoo called for detailed measures for household waste collection by town, police cooperation in anticipated traffic congestion areas—including major tourist sites—and ways to increase the number of operating pharmacies and medical institutions during the holiday.

Governor Kim stated, "We will implement sector-specific plans to check for risk factors before the holiday and ensure a prompt response if any inconvenience to residents or emergencies occur."

Hadong County plans to review any problems and complaints that arise in each sector during the holiday response process and reflect them in future comprehensive holiday measures.

The effectiveness of the Chuseok comprehensive plan depends on whether it functions properly on the ground, rather than merely according to procedures. In particular, emergency medical care, transport, waste management, and disaster response directly affect residents' daily lives. Fast, on-site responses are necessary to ensure the 113-person emergency work system actually results in alleviating local inconveniences.

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