Suwon City Reviews Wildfire Response System Innovation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City held a 'Comprehensive Wildfire Response Council' meeting on the 2nd at the City Hall Disaster and Safety Situation Room to strengthen wildfire response capabilities and discuss improvements in wildfire response measures.

The meeting, presided over by Suwon Mayor Yom Tae-young, was attended by Choi Gwang-yeol, director of the Parks and Green Space Project Office, Yang Gyeong-hwan, director of the Urban Safety Integration Center, officials from Suwon Fire Department, Suwon South Fire Department, and Suwon National Forest Management Service.

At the meeting, wildfire response improvement measures were discussed including ▲establishing an 'Integrated Wildfire Situation Management System' within the on-site command post for wildfires ▲strengthening aerial wildfire surveillance response capabilities using drones ▲additional purchase and distribution of equipment for wildfire surveillance personnel (wildfire location tracker, etc.) ▲installation of wildfire damage prevention canopy spray mist towers (large sprinklers) ▲establishment of specialized fire suppression teams ▲supplementation of wildfire manuals.

When utilizing the Integrated Wildfire Situation Management System, real-time monitoring becomes possible for on-site operations of wildfire command vehicles linked with drones, wildfire suppression helicopter footage, and drone footage.

Meanwhile, three wildfires have occurred in Suwon City over the past five years, and the wildfire that occurred on April 14th at Gwangyeong Mountain in the Pajang-dong area (Mountain 105) was the largest in scale among wildfires that occurred in Gwangyeong Mountain over the past decade. The damaged area reached 3.65 hectares, and the estimated damage was 474 million won.

Mayor Yom Tae-young stated, "We must innovate our wildfire response system in line with the changing times," and added, "Let us actively review the introduction of AI-based CCTV and wildfire surveillance drones."