SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the time taken to transport patients to the hospital following emergency calls has increased significantly. The National Fire Agency reported that its emergency rescue squad transported patients in 1.99 million cases last year, an increase of 7.3 percent from 2019. The duration [...]
DAEJEON, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-funded Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute said Thursday that it has completed setting up an artificial intelligence (AI)-based 119 emergency call reporting system at the Gasuwon Safety Center in the Daejeon Fire Headquarters and begun assessment tests. 119 is a fire and ambulance emergency number in South Korea. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — False reports to 119, the fire and ambulance emergency number, will soon be punished by higher fines. The National Fire Agency announced that new regulations will come into force this Thursday. The new regulations will penalize false emergency reports with a 2 million won (US$1,810) for an initial violation, [...]