Gyeonggi Province Fire Hydrant Protective Covers Get Unified Design Makeover

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun, Reporter] Fire hydrant protective covers in Gyeonggi Province, which had lacked uniformity due to varying designs and colors, are being transformed with a single design utilizing Gyeonggi Province's representative symbol.

The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 24th that it has developed improvement measures for fire hydrant protective cover installation and operation standards, which involve installing protective covers with unified designs in terms of color and shape.

Fire hydrant protective covers are installed to protect fire hydrants in areas where vehicle collisions pose a risk of damage. In Gyeonggi Province, there are a total of 30,944 fire hydrants, with protective covers installed at 21,071 locations.

The newly redesigned fire hydrant protective covers will use a combination of yellow and red colors and are planned to be simplified into two types: 'straight' and 'L-shaped' designs. In particular, the distinctive feature is the attachment of Gyeonggi Province's representative symbol (BI·Brand Identity) to the top of the protective cover. In addition to the Gyeonggi Province BI, local city and county BIs or symbols can also be attached.

By attaching Gyeonggi Province or local city and county symbols to the fire hydrant protective covers, the affiliated organization will be easily recognizable, and reflective tape will be used to make them more visible.

Until now, due to the absence of separate standards for fire hydrant protective cover design, colors and designs have been operated inconsistently, raising concerns about damage to urban aesthetics.

Going forward, the Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters plans to cooperate with the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (GH) to ensure compliance with installation and operation measures for fire hydrants and protective covers during land development consultations.

Kwon Yong-seong, Chief of the Disaster Response Division at the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "By establishing unified guidelines for fire hydrant protective covers that previously had inconsistent colors and shapes, we expect to operate them more neatly and efficiently," and added, "Through cooperation between fire departments and local governments, we will do our best to manage the fire hydrant protective covers as they receive their new appearance."