Suwon City Operates '2023 Spring Forest Fire Prevention Comprehensive Countermeasures Headquarters'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-seong] Suwon City will establish and operate the '2023 Spring Forest Fire Prevention Comprehensive Countermeasures Headquarters' from March 1st through May 15th.

The Forest Fire Prevention Countermeasures Headquarters, established at the Park and Greening Project Office and the Greening and Landscape Division of four districts, will have 180 personnel including civil servants and forest fire workers on duty.

On major hiking trails of mountains with high visitor traffic such as Gwanggyo Mountain, Chilbo Mountain, and Cheongmyeong Mountain, 22 surveillance cameras, 4 forest fire observation towers, and 26 outposts are installed and operated to monitor forest fire risk factors. The city has secured 15 fire trucks and 8,159 suppression equipment items including backpack pumps and rakes.

Additionally, leased forest fire helicopters are operated, and forest fire workers and civil servants continuously patrol major forest areas. Forest fire helicopters conduct instructional flights over forest areas 2 to 3 times per week.

Forest fire workers operate 66 forest fire report terminals for patrol personnel. When a forest fire is discovered during patrols, voice, video, and location information are immediately transmitted to the situation management system, enabling rapid response.

The city has established a forest fire prevention cooperation system with adjacent municipalities such as Yongin, Hwaseong, and Ansan, and related agencies. In addition, in cooperation with forest fire specialized organizations, professional training is conducted for department heads and forest fire workers.