[Press Release] First Half of 2021 Fire and Emergency Response (Financial)

①The number of fires increased. In particular, the number and proportion of electric fires reached record highs in both cases.
　In residential fires, "Konro" increased. All deaths were caused by house fires
・The number of fires increased by 23 (6.3%) year-on-year. Electric fires are on the rise, with a record 114 fires (up 35 from the previous year), accounting for 29.5% of all fires in the first half of this year.
・Residential fires increased by seven, and fires caused by “konro” increased by 6 from the same period of the previous year. All deaths (excluding arson and suicide) are due to house fires, an increase of 5 compared to the same period of the previous year.

②Increase in the number of emergency services and the number of transport personnel increased compared to the previous year
・In the first half of 2021, the number of emergency services was 94,745, an increase of 1,165 (1.2%) from the same period of the previous year, and the number of transport personnel was 79,937, an increase of 1,221 (1.6%) year-on-year.
・The number of emergency participations in May increased the highest compared to the same period of the previous year (16,140, 2,040, 14.5% increase compared to the same period of the previous year). Of these, 1,278 cases (11.4%) and traffic accidents increased by 186 (26.2%) respectively.