Anseong City to Hold Full-Scale Complex Disaster Response Drill on 16th; 300 Participants from 12 Organizations and Groups

Assessing response systems for complex disasters, including fires, chemical leaks, building collapses, and spreading wildfires
Discussion and field drills linked in real time... comprehensive exercise covering emergency rescue, resident evacuations, and recovery

Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct a hands-on response exercise to prepare for complex disasters, including fires, chemical leaks, building collapses, and spreading wildfires.

Anseong City to Conduct 2026 Safe Korea Disaster Response Training on the 16th. Provided by Anseong City.

Anseong City Mayor Kim Bora announced that the city will conduct the 2026 Safe Korea Disaster Response Exercise on the 16th at the city hall’s Integrated Disaster Situation Control Room and the Nonghyup Startup Farmer Support Center, with about 300 participants from relevant organizations and private groups.

The exercise will be held in conjunction with a comprehensive emergency rescue exercise by the Anseong Fire Station. It will simulate multiple disasters occurring at the same time and comprehensively assess cooperation among relevant organizations and their on-site response capabilities.

The exercise will link a discussion-based drill on response plans for disaster scenarios with a field drill recreating an actual accident site in real time. It will assess the entire process, from situation assessment to rescue operations, resident evacuations, and recovery.

Seven organizations will take part: Anseong City, the Anseong Police Station, the Anseong Fire Station, the 2nd Battalion of the Army’s 5171st Unit, the Anseong City Facilities Management Corporation, the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, and Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Anseong Hospital.

Five private groups, including the Korean Red Cross, Anseong City Volunteer Center, the local volunteer disaster prevention group, the volunteer fire brigade, and the exemplary drivers association, will also participate to assess the joint response system involving civilian, government, and military organizations.

The discussion-based drill at the city hall’s Integrated Disaster Situation Control Room will focus on disseminating information about the disaster, holding situation assessment meetings, and activating and operating the Regional Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

The field drill at the Nonghyup Startup Farmer Support Center will simulate each stage of the response process, including initial response, emergency rescue, operation of an on-site emergency medical center, resident evacuations, rescue operations, and disaster site recovery.

Anseong City plans to use the exercise to confirm each organization’s role and coordination system, and strengthen its response capabilities so that decisions can be made quickly and on-site action taken promptly when a complex disaster occurs.

An Anseong City official said, "Through this exercise, we will strengthen cooperation among relevant organizations and improve our ability to respond quickly and effectively when an actual disaster occurs. We will continue to do our utmost to build a disaster response system that protects the lives and safety of residents."

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