Suwon Conducts '2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Metropolitan City conducted the '2024 Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill' on the 29th at Suwon City Hall and Suwon Youth Hostel.

The drill, held under the assumption of a fire outbreak at Suwon Youth Hostel caused by an explosive device on a balloon, began with a situation report from the controller at 3 p.m.

As a fire broke out at Suwon Youth Hostel, Suwon Western Police Station established a cordon around the balloon. The fire occurring in the main building and dormitory building spread to an electric vehicle parked beside the main building.

The drill was conducted in real-time linking on-site training and discussion-based training. The discussion-based training held at the City Hall Disaster and Safety Situation Room was led by Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon, who heads the executive branch of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. The on-site training conducted at Suwon Youth Hostel was attended by approximately 300 people, including Kim Hyun-su, First Vice Mayor and head of the executive branch of the Integrated Support Headquarters for Disaster Sites, police, military, related agencies, private organizations, and citizen experience groups.

The drill proceeded through four stages: disaster occurrence (situation reporting), initial response, emergency response, and recovery and restoration.

Meanwhile, the Disaster Response Safe Korea Drill is a nationwide large-scale training conducted by local governments and public institutions across the country to comprehensively verify integrated response capacity and strengthened cooperation systems among collaborating departments of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and related agencies when large-scale disaster situations occur.

Following the drill, Mayor Lee Jae-jun said, "In times of crisis, the last bastion protecting citizens' lives is thorough preparation and rigorous training," and added, "We will use the drill results as a mirror to enhance disaster response capabilities and thoroughly verify cooperation status with related agencies."