SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A new fire truck that can discharge 75,000 liters of water per minute up to a distance of 130 meters has been introduced for the first time in South Korea. The National Fire Agency said Wednesday that it had introduced the nation’s first high-capacity foam discharging system that will [...]
GYEONGJU, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The first demolition fire truck has been introduced at a nuclear power plant in South Korea. The new unmanned demolition fire truck, acquired by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corp.’s Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant, is capable of discharging water jets as far as 100 meters horizontally and 60 meters [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean National Fire Agency said it plans to help with efforts to spray water on city streets to reduce dust that scatters when cars pass by. When emergency measures to reduce fine dust are in effect, the agency will send fire trucks to water the roads near [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The sound of sirens that can be heard from fire trucks heading towards emergency situations is about to get louder. The Korea National Fire Agency (KFNA) revealed yesterday that it was implementing new measures that would better allow drivers to recognize fire trucks in their vicinity. At present, fire [...]
INCHEON, Jan.29 (Korea Bizwire) – The response time of fire trucks and ambulances has been shortened greatly due to ubiquitous technology. The Incheon Fire Department reported the results of its ‘119 Shortcut Finder’ program. The program ran for the past year and a half. It is a system that finds the shortest route from the [...]
HONGSEONG, Nov.24 (Korea Bizwire) – To efficiently put out fires in areas with narrow streets, Chungnam province is disposing 28 small sized fire trucks all over the region. The head office of the Chungnam fire department announced that they will be disposing 28 multi-purpose fire trucks all over the region to arrive at the site [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The “German Moses’ Miracle” video once went viral in South Korea for its miraculous view showing that all cars yielded the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, which is really hard to witness in Korea. Refusing to yield the way to fire trucks or ambulances actually hurts response time. The [...]