Icheon City Holds '2025 First CCTV Operations Committee' Meeting

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City held the '2025 First CCTV Operations Committee' on the 30th of last month to ensure efficient operation of the CCTV Integrated Control Center and transparent selection of new CCTV installation sites.

The committee meeting, chaired by Vice Mayor Um Jin-seop and attended by a total of 7 committee members including officials from Icheon City Council, Icheon Police Station, Icheon Office of Education, and CCTV technology experts, comprehensively reviewed on-site investigations and opinions from relevant organizations before finally confirming and voting on a total of 22 locations—including major school routes, children's protection zones, and anticipated crime hotspots—as the 2025 new CCTV installation sites.

In particular, committee members set the goal of "realizing a safe city felt by citizens" and emphasized the importance of continuously expanding the installation of AI-based intelligent CCTV systems to advance preemptive crime prevention systems. They also expressed deep concern regarding the logistics center fire in Icheon City and urged the preparation of preemptive countermeasures to prevent major casualties and property damage in advance.

Accordingly, committee members raised the necessity of introducing "fire detection devices" capable of early detection and automatic alerts in case of fire at logistics centers in the area, as well as "fire suppression devices" for rapid initial extinguishing efforts. They proposed that the city actively review measures to secure related budgets and support installation.

Vice Mayor Um Jin-seop stated, "This operations committee focused on more fairly and transparently reflecting the diverse opinions of citizens and installing CCTV where it is actually needed," and added, "Going forward, we will make every effort to create a 'citizen-centered safe smart city of Icheon' where citizens can live with peace of mind."