Equipment and Personnel Support for Gangwon Wildfire

The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 6th that it has deployed 18 fire pump trucks, 12 water tanker trucks, 1 command vehicle, and 102 firefighters to support wildfire suppression operations in Yangyang and Goseong, Gangwon Province.

The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters positioned 31 fire equipment units and 82 firefighting personnel around Naksan Temple in Yangyang County, while appointing the head of the Protection and Prevention Division as the commanding officer to effectively manage Gyeonggi firefighting personnel dispatched to the site.

Additionally, the agency deployed one firefighting helicopter (Camouflage) capable of carrying 3,100 liters of water per flight, providing the most firefighting personnel and equipment from across the nation.

To prevent operational gaps caused by the dispatch of firefighting resources from the province, the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters established fire suppression readiness at frontline fire stations and instructed fire station commanders to remain on-site.