Suwon City and Suwon Disaster Safety Network Members Hold Disaster Response Capacity Enhancement Workshop

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City held a workshop on the 7th around Yedang Reservoir in Yesan-gun, South Chungcheong Province with approximately 120 members of the Suwon Disaster Safety Network to enhance disaster response capabilities.

The workshop was conducted with 'disaster safety accident (large-scale fire) prevention and response education' led by Kim Byung-chan, a professional instructor at the Korea Fire Safety Institute, commendations for members of the Disaster Safety Network who made outstanding contributions, and reports on major activities by participating organizations. Twelve people recognized for their efforts in citizen safety received commendations in the names of the Suwon City Mayor (5 people) and the Suwon City Council Speaker (7 people).

Mayor Yeom Tae-young of Suwon City told members leaving the workshop that morning, "As unpredictable disasters have recently occurred, private-public cooperation for disaster response has become more important," and urged, "Please do your best to work together with the city and the Suwon Disaster Safety Network to create a safe Suwon."

Launched in 2007, the Suwon Disaster Safety Network is a gathering of private volunteer organizations that work for citizen safety at disaster scenes. It is composed of 21 regular member organizations, including the Suwon Personnel and Disaster Rescue Corps and the Suwon City United Headquarters of the Crime Prevention Mobile Patrol Corps, and 2 cooperative member organizations.