Anseong City implements comprehensive cold wave response measures… Operating 554 cold wave shelters

Anseong City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 9th that it will designate the winter cold wave response period from the 15th of this coming year to March 15 of next year as the winter cold wave response period and implement comprehensive cold wave response measures.

The city decided to form a joint response team headed by the Director of the Public Administration and Safety Bureau and involving public officials from seven departments to carry out tasks in each field, such as situation management, protection of the vulnerable, operation of cold wave shelters, and prevention of freezing of water supply facilities.

The response team plans to strengthen response step by step according to the cold wave special report and damage situation, and when damage occurs, it will switch to the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and maintain a 24-hour emergency system.

First, the city decided to strengthen safety checks using caregivers to protect vulnerable groups, such as the elderly living alone or residents with limited mobility, and provide winter supplies to vulnerable groups eligible for health care visits.

To help citizens avoid the cold nearby, cold wave shelters will be operated in 554 locations, including senior citizens' facilities and town, township, and dong administrative welfare centers, and 27 bus stops equipped with air conditioning and heating facilities will be open 24 hours a day.

In addition, it was decided to operate an emergency support team to prepare for frozen water meters and pipes and to strengthen on-site guidance to prevent damage to crops, livestock, and fisheries facilities.

In addition, the city plans to operate a cold disease surveillance system in connection with emergency medical institutions to identify and respond to patient outbreaks.