Gangnam-gu Named Outstanding Institution in Disaster Management Assessment, Receives Commendation from Interior and Safety Minister

Achievements include introducing a "Disaster Field Command Bus"

Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Mayor Kim Hyun-ki), said on October 16 that it had been selected as an outstanding institution in the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's 2026 Disaster Management Assessment and received a commendation from the minister.

Scenes from last year's Safe Korea Exercise. Photo provided by Gangnam-gu.

The Disaster Management Assessment is an annual system for comprehensively evaluating the disaster management capabilities of responsible agencies nationwide, including central government agencies and local governments, under the Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management.

Gangnam-gu received consistently high scores across all stages of disaster management: prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. It reportedly scored well in areas including the operation of the disaster management fund, disaster preparedness training, management of crisis response manuals, crisis management at multi-use facilities, operation of the integrated support headquarters, and initial response when a disaster occurs.

The district operates a disaster and safety control room 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It said it had established a field-oriented disaster response system using a disaster field command bus, introduced for the first time by a basic local government. In flood-prone areas such as Gangnam Station and Daechi Station, it has deployed a special task force to maintain storm drains and proactively expanded flood control facilities and upgraded drainage capacity.

Mayor Kim Hyun-ki said, "This is the result of all our staff working together to build our disaster response capabilities, with residents' safety as our top priority. We will not rest on the assessment results. We will address our shortcomings in response to a changing disaster environment, including climate change, and create a safe city where residents can live with peace of mind."

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