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At the site of the forest fire in Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, on the morning of Day 2, the Korean Forest Service’s public fire brigade is working on firefighting. Forest photo
The forest damage area of the Goseong Forest Fire in Gangwon was tentatively counted as 85 km2. The Forest Service said on Day 2: “To date, the forest damage that was counted is 85 km, and 6 buildings, including a house, were burned.”
Residents, this wind only blows away from private houses, reducing damage.
The evolution of the workforce only happened in one place
The fire, which started in a house in Dowon-ri, Toseong-myeon, Goseong-gun, the first at 8:04 pm, bears many similarities to the Goseong-Sokchosan fire last year. Both areas where forest fires occurred are Saturn, and the distance is only 4-7 km. However, the area of damage is 14 times different. Last year, the area damaged by the Goseong · Sokcho forest fire was 1,267 square kilometers.
The Forest Service cited wind intensity as one of the main causes of the difference in damage size. In the case of this forest fire, the wind was blowing in and out at 6m / sec in the early stages, and the power grew stronger and a strong wind of 16m / sec was blowing. At that time, the instantaneous maximum wind speed in Misiryeong was 26 meters per second. The fire in Goseong · Sokcho, which occurred in April last year, was much stronger. At that time, the instantaneous maximum wind speed observed in the Goseong and Sokcho areas reached 25.8 m per second in Seorak-dong, 28.7 m per second in Seoraksan and 35.6 m per second in Missyuri.
This year and last year, only 4 to 7 km from forest fire areas
The forest fire extinguishing helicopters that were put in the evolution of forest fire in Dowon-ri, Toseong-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do are busy moving fresh water from forest fire in Dowon Reservoir in the second. Yonhap News
The lack of private houses near the site of the forest fire is also the reason why the damage was small. In this case, 6 buildings, including 1 house, were burned, but last year 879 buildings were damaged by forest fires. A Korean Forest Service official explained, “There was little damage to the private house because the forest fires went to the mountain without the private house.” Resident Kim Sun-wook (70) said, “When there was a fire, there was no damage to the village because the wind was only blowing to one side.” When there was a fire, the wind direction continued to change and the embers flew everywhere. This time, the wind seems to have saved the neighborhood. ”
Furthermore, unlike the previous year, this forest fire occurred in only one location, and 38 evolutionary helicopters across the country were able to simultaneously carry out air fire. Also, the reservoir was right next to the site of the forest fire. Last year, not only Goseong and Sokcho, but also fires occurred simultaneously in Gangneung, Donghae, and Inje, and the evolutionary power dispersed.
Park Ho-jin, a spokesman for the Forest Service, said: “The biggest difference between last year and this year’s forest fire is the intensity of the wind. In the case of last year, the maximum wind speed blew up to 30m, and this year it blew up to 15m. “One of the other reasons is that response capacity has increased because ground firepower has become more professional,” he added. I think my professional skills have improved a lot. ”
Improving the experience of the special fire brigade in the forest fire disaster
Forest fire in Toseong-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gangwon On the morning of Day 2, forest fires burned in the morning. Yonhap News
Meanwhile, on the second day of the forest fire, the Forest Service fired 38 fire helicopters and 5134 fire personnel into the fire field with sunrise at 5:28 am. The Evolution helicopters, which are the core of forest firefighting, were sequentially delivered to forest fire sites across the country and divided into 5 groups and sprayed water into the air. Eighteen helicopters to be launched on this day are 38, including 18 from the Forest Service (4 extra large, 13 large, 1 medium), 15 military units, 2 fire departments and 1 national park.
Park Jong-ho, the head of the Forest Service, said: “I believe this fire was effective for the fire fighting operation of the front line fire brigade, the special fire brigade and the front line.” Related ministries should also thoroughly clean the balance. ”
Reporter Go Sung = Jinho Park and Hyunjoo Park [email protected]
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