Choo Mee-ae Visits Disaster Response Centers and Police Stations During Chuseok Holiday to Encourage Emergency Duty Staff

Gyeonggi Province Governor Choo Mee-ae visited the Provincial Government building, the Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, and police stations on the 24th, the first day of the Chuseok holiday, to encourage emergency duty staff and urged seamless response measures.

Governor Choo visited the emergency medical care situation room, emergency welfare hotline call center, integrated situation room, disaster response situation room, and on-duty office at the Provincial Government building in the morning, where she encouraged employees on duty.

At her first stop at the disaster response situation room in the Provincial Government building, Governor Choo said, "Thank you for spending the holiday in this way on behalf of the province. Please keep in mind that you are the command center for residents' emergency response and respond thoroughly and well."

Governor Choo then visited the situation room of the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, located in the old Provincial Government building in Paldal-gu, Suwon, where she met staff responsible for monitoring various incidents and accidents and conducting safety inspections and responses. She also encouraged staff at the Gyeonggi Province 120 Call Center and the Environmental Pollution Prevention Special Surveillance Team working at the old building.

At the Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters situation room, Governor Choo reviewed highway traffic conditions and fire dispatch status, then said, "Thank you for working hard for the lives and safety of residents even during the holiday. Thanks to you, the Chuseok holiday will be safe. Please carry out your duties with pride."

Afterward, Governor Choo visited the traffic information center situation room in Gwonseon-gu, Suwon, and the animal health test institute situation room on emergency duty to prepare for livestock infectious diseases during the holiday, then visited Homaesil Police Station and Homaesil 119 Safety Center to encourage staff.

In particular, on this day, Governor Choo traveled to Jeongnam-myeon, Hyohang-gu, Hwaseong City, where a recent fire occurred, and visited the Hwaseong Jeongnam 119 Safety Center. A large fire broke out at a resource circulation facility in Jeongnam-myeon on the 16th, and firefighting response level 2 was declared to extinguish the fire.

Governor Choo said at the venue, "I came to encourage you because there was a fire recently. This is an area where similar accidents could occur, and it is an environment where vigilance is necessary even during the Chuseok holiday, so as governor, I wanted to express my encouragement and gratitude for your dedicated efforts to protect the lives and safety of residents."

After receiving a briefing on the fire situation and suppression process, she said, "In Hwaseong and the Gyeonggi Province industrial area, fires can always occur, and if toxic gas is released, it can damage general residential areas, but you responded quickly and well. Thank you for your special efforts." She added, "Grounding devices must be mandatory on oil tanks to prevent static electricity. Please prepare institutional improvement measures so that cases similar to this fire do not occur."

Gyeonggi Province will implement a "2026 Chuseok Comprehensive Plan" covering four major areas—livelihood stabilization, safety and health, culture and welfare, and transportation and convenience—from the 24th to the 27th so that residents can spend a safe and comfortable holiday.

A total of 16 bureaus, 41 duty teams, and 872 personnel will operate the integrated situation room to respond quickly to disasters, accidents, and civil complaints and minimize inconvenience to residents.

During the holiday period, inquiries can be handled through the Gyeonggi Province Call Center (031-120), which operates 24 hours. For emergency medical care, guidance to nearby medical facilities can be obtained through the Gyeonggi Province Emergency Medical Care Situation Room (031-8008-4745).