Abstract

Taking longer than the ‘golden response time’ of 5 minutes to respond to a fire accident has resulted in double the amount of damage which would have been incurred had the response time been earlier. Thus, it is necessary for local governments to move forward with a plan for the strengthening of Emergency Response Capacity (ERC). However, the Seoul Metropolitan Governments (SMG) have not yet devised a comprehensive Directions and Proposals plan on this issue, which is not being effectively developed or managed.

The citizens of Seoul live in a densely-populated area with a high concentration of buildings, which places them at risk of suffering from disasters. Thus, the SMG must be responsible for implementing a Directions and Proposals plan for the strengthening of ERC. In this study, we propose solutions to the SMG’s ERC problems. We took into account the current state, related cases, spatial analysis, discussions with those in charge, and the opinions of professionals.

Our investigations have led us to the following conclusions:

i) The SMG should apply the directions and proposals for strengthening the ERC.

ii) The SMG should improve the tasks necessary for the formation and implementation of the ERC.

iii) SMG must continuously monitor on-the-spot details of ERC.

iv) The Emergency Management System must be improved in consideration of vulnerability factors

v) Coordination of Emergency Response is needed by both SMG and citizens.

vi) New needs of the ERC are reflected in the SMG’s Reinforcement Policy.

 

 

Contents

01 Introduction

1_Background and Purpose of the Study

2_Main Contents and Research Methods

 

02 The Current State of Emergency Seoul Response, and Research Case Studies of Emergency Response

1_Current State of Seoul Emergency Response

2_Summary of Recent Case Studies

3_Implementation of Response Based On Seoul Emergency Response Data

 

03 The Current State of Emergency Response

1_Fire Fighting

2_Rescue

3_Emergency Management System

 

04 Review and Diagnosis of the Seoul Emergency Response

1_Fire Fighting

2_Adequacy of Dispatch

3_Review of Emergency Response Capacity Guidelines

4_Diagnosis of On-the-spot Emergency Response

5_Review of the needs of Emergency Response Responders

 

05 Analysis of the Environmental Factors Mediating the Seoul Emergency Response

1_Spatial Analysis of the Environment in which Seoul Emergency Response is Conducted

2_Evaluating the Vulnerabilities of Seoul’s Emergency Response Capacity

3_Field Survey

 

06 Setting the Direction for Strengthening Emergency Response Capacity

1_An Overall Proposal for Building Seoul’s Emergency Response Capacity

2_Detailed Directions for Implementing the Overall Proposal

 

07 Conclusions and Policy Implications