"로봇 입고 드론 날려 불 끈다" 혁신 기술로 산불 진화
The Korea Forest Service continues its research and development to enhance efficiency in responding to forest fires.
The latest high-tech equipment that they've developed is expected to be put in place by fall when a special forest fire watch period is usually put in place due to the dry weather.
Lee Eun-jin has the details.
The Korea Forest Service is taking the next step to enhance fire fighting.
There's now a "wearable robot" that helps firefighters exert less energy when climbing up steep hills or carrying heavy water containers and equipment. Test results have shown that these wearable robots not only strengthen the firefighters' back and thigh muscles by up to roughly 40 percent, but they reduce muscle fatigue by up to 43-point-8 percent.
This new technology is expected to prevent accidents on the job, and will be supplied to fire departments on the east coast of the country, where there are more areas prone to forest fires.
There are also vehicles specifically manufactured for forest fires, that not only function to suppress forest fires but are also equipped with medical aid equipment like oxygen tanks and automated defibrillators.
Its fire extinguishing power has been enhanced, with its high-pressure pump allowing the vehicle to bring water from up to 1 kilometer away, and a larger water storage capacity of 2-thousand liters, roughly 3 times the capacity of vehicles currently used for forest fires.
To further enhance forest fire response, the Korea Forest Service is expected to add drones that can spray dry powder from up to 30 meters above.
The dry powder is 20 times more efficient than water and this allows access to places that are difficult for firefighters or fire extinguishing vehicles.
"With sufficient research and field tests, the Korea Forest Service expects to improve forest disaster response policies."
The Korea Forest Service says it plans to deploy these wearable robots
along with fire extinguishing vehicles and drones by the autumn forest fire watch period.
Lee Eunjin, Arirang News.
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2024-05-13, 12:00 (KST)
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