About 3,000 forest fire experts from 80 countries will attend the
upcoming conference, the first time it is ever held in Asia. Attendees
include representatives from international organizations, such as
Margareta Wahlström, a special representative for the Secretary-General
(SRSG) for Disaster Risk Reduction at the U.N.
Firefighters and forest fire experts from around the world will gather
in Korea to discuss effective measures to respond to wildfires and how
to boost international cooperation on forest fires. The sixth
International Wildland Fire Conference (IWFC) will be held under the
theme of “Fire of the Past, Fire in Future” from Oct. 12 to 16 at the
Alpensia Resort in Pyeongchang-gun County, Gangwon-do Province.During the conference, Korea will share with the world its technology
and know-how in responding to forest fires. A wildfire firefighting
demonstration will be jointly held on Oct. 14 by the Korea Forest
Service, the Forest Aviation Headquarters, the Ministry of National
Defense, the Korean National Police Agency, the Ministry of Public
Safety & Security and Pyeongchang County. The demonstration will
include extinguishing a wildfire and lifesaving training, as well as
putting out a fire from the air using helicopters deep in the woods.
Based on its accumulated experience, Korea will share its home-built
Mountain Fire Pumping Suppression System using special machinery. Minister Shin Won-Sop, head of the Korea Forest Service, said,
“Representatives from 80 governments and international organizations,
experts and scholars will visit Korea for the upcoming conference, the
first-ever to be held in Asia. We will do our best to ensure the
conference is a success.”
The
demonstration will make use of special vehicles to fight wildfires that
were designed to help to put out fires deep in the forests and mountains
rapidly and safely. Such forest fire firefighting technologies and
techniques are expected to be helpful to countries that have similar
geography to the Korean Peninsula.
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