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28 November 2025

The Northern 119 Control Center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is showcased to foreign journalists on November 27, 2025. The center integrates command, intelligence, and call operations with 94 personnel organized into four teams working two shifts a day, alongside four police captains. It also offers 24-hour teleconsultation with emergency medicine specialists for overseas Koreans, a system introduced by Chief Kang Dae-hoon to speed up medical response and minimize delays caused by language barriers.

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28 November 2025

The Northern 119 Control Center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is showcased to foreign journalists on November 27, 2025. The center integrates command, intelligence, and call operations with 94 personnel organized into four teams working two shifts a day, alongside four police captains. It also offers 24-hour teleconsultation with emergency medicine specialists for overseas Koreans, a system introduced by Chief Kang Dae-hoon to speed up medical response and minimize delays caused by language barriers.

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28 November 2025

The Northern 119 Control Center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, is showcased to foreign journalists on November 27, 2025. The center integrates command, intelligence, and call operations with 94 personnel organized into four teams working two shifts a day, alongside four police captains. It also offers 24-hour teleconsultation with emergency medicine specialists for overseas Koreans, a system introduced by Chief Kang Dae-hoon to speed up medical response and minimize delays caused by language barriers.

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28 November 2025

Kang Dae-hoon, chief of the Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, briefs foreign journalists on the operation of the Northern 119 Control Center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. The center integrates command, intelligence, and call operations with 94 personnel working in four teams on a two-shift system, alongside four police captains. It also provides 24-hour teleconsultation with emergency medicine specialists for overseas Koreans, a system introduced by Kang to reduce delays caused by language barriers.

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28 November 2025

Kang Dae-hoon, chief of the Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, briefs foreign journalists on the operation of the Northern 119 Control Center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. The center integrates command, intelligence, and call operations with 94 personnel working in four teams on a two-shift system, alongside four police captains. It also provides 24-hour teleconsultation with emergency medicine specialists for overseas Koreans, a system introduced by Kang to reduce delays caused by language barriers.

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28 November 2025

Basket stretchers and other rescue equipment used in aerial and water rescue operations are displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and provides English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

Basket stretchers and other rescue equipment used in aerial and water rescue operations are displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and provides English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

Basket stretchers and other rescue equipment used in aerial and water rescue operations are displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and provides English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

An EC-225 multi-purpose heavy firefighting helicopter manufactured by Airbus in France is displayed to foreign media during a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. National Fire Agency spokesperson Baek Sung-du says South Korea's 119 emergency service is free of charge and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within about 30 seconds.

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28 November 2025

Members of the Gyeonggi Northern 119 Special Response Unit conduct a water rescue demonstration at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. Spokesperson Baek Sung-du of the National Fire Agency says South Korea's 119 emergency service is provided at no cost and offers English support, with three-way calling and real-time interpretation for other languages to ensure response within 30 seconds.

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