Yeoju City Selected as Outstanding Institution in Ministry of Interior and Safety's 'Safe Korea Exercise' for Three Consecutive Years

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Yeoju City announced on the 8th that it has been selected as an outstanding institution in the Ministry of Interior and Safety's '2024 Safe Korea Exercise Evaluation.'

The city conducted the '2024 Safe Korea Exercise' in May by simulating a 'flood and wind disaster response' situation with real-time coordination between the City Hall situation room and the Namhan River in Yeonyang-dong.

The exercise involved approximately 350 people from 15 organizations including the Yeoju Fire Department, Yeoju Police Agency, Army 7th Rapid Deployment Command, Korea Electric Power Corporation Yeoju Branch, and Yeoju City Autonomous Disaster Prevention Group.

Prior to the exercise, Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City inspected the overall training, and based on the results, conducted the exercise while comprehensively examining the integrated response capabilities of collaborating departments and related organizations and strengthening joint cooperation systems.

As a result, Yeoju City received consistently high evaluations across comprehensive assessments including exercise planning, training scenarios, and on-site training results reports, and was selected as an outstanding institution.

With this selection, the city has been chosen as an outstanding institution in the Safe Korea Exercise for three consecutive years in 2021 and 2023, excluding 2022 when the city was unable to conduct the exercise due to being designated as a special disaster area.

Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City said, "Through the disaster response Safe Korea Exercise, we have strengthened practical disaster response capabilities and cooperation systems with related organizations," and added, "Going forward, we will fulfill our role as a responsible disaster management organization that protects the lives and property of citizens."