The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 15th that it held an 'Emergency Meeting of the Central Safety Management Public-Private Cooperation Committee' at the Korea Central Volunteer Center.
The committee operates to establish cooperative relationships between the public and private sectors in the fields of disaster and safety management, according to the Basic Disaster and Safety Management Act, and to enhance the effectiveness of disaster and safety policies.
Among those attending the meeting were Commissioner Kim Eui-wook, head of the Korea Central Volunteer Center, along with representatives from relevant agencies and private organizations.
Meeting participants discussed public-private cooperation measures to minimize the damage caused by heatwaves. They shared ▲ the government's response to heatwave situations ▲ response activities and plans by agency and organization ▲ operating plans for rapid disaster response teams in preparation for heatwaves ▲ and plans to expand regional cooperation networks for heatwave preparedness.
Oh Byeong-gwon, head of the Natural Disaster Division at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, 'We will actively support activities to prevent casualties from heatwaves by establishing a field-centered public-private joint governance for heatwave response.'