Suwon City Selected as Outstanding Organization in Ministry of Public Administration and Security's '2021 Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City announced on the 10th that it has been selected as an outstanding organization in the Ministry of Public Administration and Security's '2021 Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill Inspection' and will receive a Minister's Commendation.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security conducted an evaluation of 322 organizations including central government ministries, metropolitan cities and provinces, cities and counties, and public institutions, and selected outstanding organizations based on the inspection results of the central evaluation team and metropolitan city and provincial inspections through deliberation by the central evaluation committee.

In November last year, the city conducted the '2021 Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill' at the City Disaster and Safety Situation Room, with support from six related organizations including Suwon Central, Southern, and Western Police Stations, Suwon Southern Fire Station, Suwon City Youth Foundation, and Korea District Heating Corporation Suwon Business Division, setting up a hypothetical large-scale disaster scenario (fire at the training building of Suwon Youth Culture Center).

The drill was conducted in a discussion format with the participation of Yu Moon-jong, Suwon City's Second Vice Mayor, and officials from relevant departments and organizations, comprehensively inspecting the integrated response capabilities of cooperating departments and related organizations, and strengthening cooperation systems.

As a result, Suwon City received positive evaluations from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security across training plans, result reports, and training scenarios, and was selected as an outstanding organization. The Minister's Commendation will be received by mail.

Yu Moon-jong, Suwon City's Second Vice Mayor, stated, "Through the 2021 Disaster Response Safety Korea Drill, our city enhanced its practical response capabilities and further strengthened cooperation systems with related organizations," and added, "As a disaster management agency responsible for protecting citizens' lives and property, we will fulfill our role."