KFS Shares Forest Fire Response System and Policies with Chile

The Korea Forest Service (KFS), led by Minister PARK Eunsik, recently shared Korea's forest fire response policies and systems with Chilean officials during a seminar organized in Santiago. The four-day event, held from October 20, was part of a broader effort to enhance Chile's capacity for forest fire prevention and response management.

The seminar, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Chile and the Chilean Congress, aimed to widen the scope of cooperation between the two nations beyond traditional areas like forest resource development and biodiversity conservation. Instead, it focused on forest disaster management, recognizing the growing threat of forest fires exacerbated by climate change.

Korea's Ministry of Environment dispatched a forest fire expert to the Chilean seminar, where they presented Korea's forest fire prevention and response strategies to key policymakers and disaster management experts. Attendees included members of both chambers of the Chilean Congress, representatives from the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), and firefighters from BOMBEROS CHILE.

LEE Hyunju, Director of the International Cooperation Division at the KFS, highlighted the importance of the seminar in strengthening Chile's forest fire response capabilities. She expressed the hope that the exchange of knowledge would facilitate the sharing of Korea's advanced forest fire prevention technologies and equipment across Latin America and the Caribbean.