Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters said on March 31 that it had conducted team-based training from March 25–27 to strengthen its response to chemical accidents.
According to the headquarters, the drills involved 125 personnel, including on-site command chiefs from 25 fire stations—the first-arriving initial advance teams—and team leaders and crew from 119 Safety Centers.
The main exercises centered on initial response to special incidents at hazardous chemical-handling facilities and on mastering early actions such as detection, containment, and decontamination.
They also conducted repeated simulations of a highway tanker collision that resulted in a chemical leak to reinforce on-site response procedures.
Currently, the province hosts 7,229 hazardous chemical-handling businesses—about 29% of the national total—raising the risk of chemical accidents.
Because chemical incidents can cause large-scale damage in a short time, strengthening team-based response capabilities is essential, the headquarters said.
Acting Director Choi Yong-cheol said, \"A chemical-accident scene is not secured by a single skilled individual but by a tightly coordinated team. We will continue to conduct practical, field-ready drills that function effectively on the ground.\"
