The Fire Department issued the 'National Fire Mobilization Order No. 1' in relation to the wildfire that occurred in Uljin, Gyeongbuk today (4th).
The Fire Department issued the National Fire Mobilization Order No. 1 at 1:50 pm today and announced that 35 fire suppression vehicles, including 4 Daegu, 3 Ulsan, 15 Gyeonggi, 6 Chungbuk, and 7 Gyeonggi pump cars and water tank cars, will be deployed. I did.
The Fire Mobilization Ordinance is to support insufficient firefighting power in other areas in the event of an emergency such as a large fire, accident, or disaster.
Depending on the size of the firefighting force mobilization, the ranks go up in the order of No.1 (5% of the firefighting force on duty), No.2 (10%), and No.3 (20%).
Heung-gyo Lee, the head of the Fire Department, ordered the head of the Gyeongbuk Fire Department to do everything possible to defend the Uljin nuclear power plant.
He also urged the forestry authorities and related organizations to do their best to extinguish wildfires early and to work hard to prevent damage to homes and people.
At the request of the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant Headquarters, the Fire Department decided to dispatch a large-capacity multiple rocket launcher system deployed at the Ulsan 119 Chemical Rescue Center at the Central 119 Rescue Headquarters to the scene.
Today's wildfire occurred at around 11:17 am in Ducheon-ri, Buk-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
It starts at the side of the road and expands towards the summit.
The Forest Service has issued a third stage of the forest fire at 2:15 pm.
On the other hand, Minister of Public Administration and Security Jeon Jeon-cheol said to the forestry authorities, firefighting authorities, and local governments, "Rapidly inject available resources to minimize damage and thoroughly build fire-fighting lines to prevent damage to private homes, while helping local residents who are concerned about damage. Take measures to evacuate in advance."
(Photo = provided by the Korea Forest Service, Yonhap News)