Paldal-gu Launches Forest Fire Prevention Task Force

[Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young] Paldal-gu in Suwon City will establish and operate a forest fire prevention task force from the 1st of this month through December 15th.

The district conducted preliminary training on the 1st at the district office situation room for 18 forest fire personnel selected through job performance evaluations including fitness tests conducted on the 23rd of last month.

The training covered the duties and work procedures of forest fire personnel and various safety accident prevention measures, and forest fire prevention equipment was distributed to each outpost.

Forest fire personnel stationed at forest fire monitoring outposts plan to conduct continuous patrols and surveillance of forest fire vulnerable areas to prevent the risk of forest fires in advance.

Paldal-gu District Chief Kwon Chan-ho said, "Most forest fires are caused by human negligence, so active interest and participation from citizens are more important than anything else," and added, "We will make Paldal-gu a district that leads the way in protecting our precious forest resources."