Gapyeong County Holds 2025 Summer Natural Disaster Preparedness Inspection Meeting

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Gapyeong County held a '2025 Summer Natural Disaster Preparedness Inspection Meeting' on the 1st to proactively respond to summer natural disasters.

The meeting was held to establish effective response plans ahead of the comprehensive summer natural disaster countermeasure period running from the 15th through October 15th.

The meeting was held at the disaster and safety situation room of the county government headquarters, with 10 departments in attendance including the Department of Safety and Disaster, the Department of Welfare Policy, the Department of Small Business Support, the Tourism Department, the Department of Agricultural Policy, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Construction, the Department of Architecture, the Department of Permits and Civil Affairs, and the Sewerage Project Office, where departments shared current status and discussed cooperation matters.

The main discussion points covered included △identification and preliminary inspection of three major casualty-risk areas such as landslides, flooding, and river overflow △establishment of thorough field-specific safety management measures including inspection of public facilities, worksites, construction sites, and permitted locations △strengthening of resident cooperation systems such as strengthening resident evacuation and control in preparation for hazardous weather. Comprehensive response measures to protect residents' lives and property were addressed with these as the focus.

In particular, the Department of Safety and Disaster reported that it will oversee preliminary inspections focused on steep slopes and disaster-vulnerable areas, the Tourism Department reported on camping site and water recreation safety management, the Department of Forestry on responding to landslide-vulnerable areas, and the Department of Architecture reported management measures for disaster-vulnerable facilities such as large-scale apartment construction projects. The Department of Welfare Policy shared the status of temporary residential facilities and emergency relief supplies that can be used in case of emergency situations.

Meanwhile, based on the results of this meeting, the county plans to supplement each department's response plan by the 14th, fully launch the summer natural disaster countermeasure period starting the 15th, and maintain a constant response system.

Vice County Governor Kim Mi-sung, who presided over the meeting, stated, "Summer has a high possibility of complex disasters occurring due to concentrated heavy rain and holiday season crowds," and instructed, "Take full measures to protect the lives and property of county residents through preliminary inspections and the establishment of effective response plans."