Anyang Volunteer Center Holds Disaster Survival Skills Experience Workshop

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Eom In-yong] The Anyang Volunteer Center (Board Chairman Mayor Choi Dae-ho of Anyang) held a disaster survival skills experience workshop on the 12th to acquire disaster response experience and coping measures, and to enhance on-site response capabilities through hands-on experience ranging from emergency food tasting to first aid.

The workshop, held with support from the Gyeonggi Province Volunteer Center and attended by 40 volunteers from 22 organizations affiliated with the Disaster and Emergency Relief Volunteer Group of the Anyang Volunteer Center, was conducted as practical hands-on training with instructors Jo Sang-il and Shim Ho-ung from Lifeline Korea.

Volunteers participated in "disaster emergency food experience" activities where they directly tasted various emergency foods that can be utilized in disaster situations and heightened their understanding of food procurement in case of actual disasters, as well as "first aid workshop" training focused on substantially strengthening crisis response capabilities by learning basic first aid techniques that can be performed independently before ambulance arrival.

Meanwhile, Anyang City supported a total of 1.035 billion won (770 million won in donations and 260 million won in relief supplies) in April for recovery from wildfire damage in the Yeongnam region, recording the highest support amount among basic local governments nationwide. The Anyang Volunteer Center visited damage sites in Cheongsong-gun and Uiseong-gun in North Gyeongsang Province to deliver relief supplies including clothing and dust masks, practicing neighborly love.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho of Anyang said, "This workshop will be an opportunity to reconfirm how important the role of volunteers is in protecting citizens' lives when disasters occur," and added, "I hope this becomes a beneficial time for volunteers to acquire practical skills necessary for disaster response through on-site hands-on experience."