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Korea Forest Service Unveils Innovative Firefighting Tools with Eco-Friendly Solutions

Korea Forest Service Unveils Innovative Firefighting Tools with Eco-Friendly Solutions

DAEJEON, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service has designated two new products as innovative solutions for combating forest fires, the Korea Forest Promotion Institute announced on July 29. The products, a solid fire extinguishing agent and a fire retardant, were developed by Daemyung Hitech Co., Ltd. through the Forest Science and Technology Commercialization [...]

South Korea to Deploy Wearable Firefighting Robots in High-Risk Forest Areas

South Korea to Deploy Wearable Firefighting Robots in High-Risk Forest Areas

DAEJEON, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service has announced plans to distribute “STEP-UP,” a wearable firefighting robot equipped with GPS, in areas along the eastern coast that are highly susceptible to large forest fires. With an investment of 200 million won, the STEP-UP project aims to boost the safety and firefighting capabilities of [...]

Collective Drones Deployed to Fight Fires at High-rise Buildings

Collective Drones Deployed to Fight Fires at High-rise Buildings

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Chungcheong Province and the Chungnam Fire Service Headquarters completed the development of a high-altitude fire extinguishing system using collective drones and carried out demonstrations on Thursday. At the demonstration, held at the National Fire Service Academy in Cheonan, two scout drones and three firefighting drones were deployed to [...]