SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Office plans to ensure the unimpeded passage of fire engines at all of its intersections with traffic lights. The autonomous police force on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju announced on Wednesday that it will expand the installation of emergency vehicle-prioritizing traffic signal systems for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage is creating extraordinary situations in the nation. Prices have soared more than 10-fold and some customers are attempting to buy DEF directly from overseas. As the supply chain disruption has continued, it has been increasingly hard to obtain DEF at gas stations in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Police vehicle and firetruck drivers that violate traffic signals or cross the centerline while on duty will be exempt from legal punishment from now on, according to a revised road traffic act promulgated Tuesday. According to the National Fire Agency and the National Police Agency, the revised Road Traffic [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters announced a plan to launch from next year the full-scale operation of a new traffic light system that is designed to turn green when an emergency vehicle approaches. The new traffic light system will be installed at 13 major intersections in downtown Jeju City, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency announced on Thursday that it is looking for participants who are interested in riding in a fire engine during a nation-wide drill to make way for emergency vehicles scheduled for November 27. The drill will see 215 fire departments across South Korea send fire engines [...]