South Korea fire service Archives

Automated Green Lights to Shorten Emergency Response Times

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Last December, emergency response units earned criticism for failing to carry out a rescue within the so-called “golden period” during a multi-story complex fire in Jecheon, a traumatic disaster that left 29 dead and 40 injured. The duration of time that firefighters have to bring people out to safety [...]

119 Emergency Response to Cut Down on Non-Emergency Dispatches

SUWON, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, residents of Gyeonggi Province who dial the emergency line 119 for requests such as opening up a locked front door will have to find other means of getting help. The Gyeonggi-do Fire Service announced that it had assembled “living safety dispatch standards” that would categorize the [...]