Vice Mayor Kim Kwang-deok of Yeoju Conducts Joint Fire Department 'Windstorm and Flood Prevention Site Inspection'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] On the 21st, Vice Mayor Kim Kwang-deok of Yeoju conducted a joint site inspection with the fire department of semi-basement housing in Hyoji-ri, Heungcheon-myeon, and Ihyeon Reservoir to prevent damage from natural disasters such as heavy summer rainfall and typhoons.

The inspection was carried out ahead of the rainy season to establish a joint response system among relevant agencies and share information about areas with concerns for casualties. Officials from Yeoju City Hall (Citizen Safety Division, Architecture Division, and Construction Division) and Yeoju Fire Department participated together.

In particular, the semi-basement housing complex in Hyoji-ri, Heungcheon-myeon is a high-risk area in case of flooding from nearby rivers. Yeoju City has completed the installation of flooding alarm detection devices, and plans to complete additional installation of openable security windows at residences where such devices have not been installed before the rainy season.

Vice Mayor Kim directly inspected facilities including the flooding alarm detection devices on-site and instructed close cooperation with the fire department for rapid pre-evacuation support in emergency situations.

Following his visit to Ihyeon Reservoir, Vice Mayor Kim inspected the management status of embankments and ordered the reorganization of emergency contact networks and response manuals so that residents in downstream areas can evacuate immediately in case of emergency.

Vice Mayor Kim Kwang-deok stated, "With climate change, weather forecasting is becoming increasingly difficult," adding, "Taking last year's localized heavy rainfall case as a cautionary lesson, we will conduct thorough preventive inspections and make all-out efforts to protect the lives and property of citizens through organic communication among agencies."