Suwon City to Operate 'Forest Fire Prevention Headquarters' for a Month Starting Next Month

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City will establish and operate a 'Forest Fire Prevention Headquarters' from December 1st to December 15th.

The Forest Fire Prevention Headquarters, to be set up at the Parks and Green Spaces Business Office and four district offices, will have 183 personnel including public officials and forest fire observers on duty.

Surveillance cameras (21 units), forest fire observation towers (4 units), and guard posts (27 units) will be installed and operated on major hiking trails of mountains with high foot traffic such as Gwanggyo Mountain, Chilbo Mountain, and Cheongmyeong Mountain to monitor forest fire risk factors. Additionally, forest fire observers and public officials will continuously patrol major forest areas.

Twenty digital radios will also be introduced for patrol personnel to use. Digital radios have voice, video, and control functions. If a forest fire is discovered during patrols, voice, video, and location information are immediately transmitted to the situation management system, enabling swift response.

The 'Forest Fire Response Manual' has been revised to enable faster and more efficient response to forest fires. The response manual includes information on manpower deployment according to fire spread and smoldering area, methods of establishing firebreaks, and related procedures.

Meanwhile, the city held a 'Pre-Preparation Briefing for Fall 2020 Forest Fire Prevention' at the Parks and Green Spaces Business Office on the 21st and discussed measures for fall forest fire preparedness.

Heo Ui-haeng, director of the city's Parks and Green Spaces Business Office, stated, "Forest fires cause irreversible damage once they occur, so prevention is crucial," and urged, "Hikers are asked to exercise special caution against forest fires when climbing mountains."