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‘2024 International Fire Safety Expo’ successfully closed
Established as a business fire fair
- Journalist nameIPN News
- Input: 2024.05.30 15:31
The largest ever since the event was held in 2004..237 buyers from 51 overseas companies participated
The National Fire Agency (Commissioner Nam Hwa-young) announced that the International Fire Safety Expo, one of the world’s top five specialized exhibitions in the field of fire safety, successfully closed at the Daegu Exco for three days from May 22 with the greatest results as a business fire expo.
‘K-Fire Industry, Globally Moving to the Future!’ The International Fire & Safety Expo Korea 2024 was held under the theme of “International Fire & Safety Expo Korea 2024”, which was held to promote the domestic firefighting industry, and was held on the largest scale ever, with 389 firefighting companies from 30 countries operating 1,397 booths (378 companies last year, 2.8%↑/ 1,372 booths, 1.8%↑).
In particular, 237 buyers from 51 companies from 16 countries (40 companies, 22.6%↑/ 219 people, 8.2%↑) from 16 countries participated in the export consultation held during the expo, and 67,709 people (65,037 last year, 4.1%↑) from related organizations and organizations participated.
Business Fair Achieves Biggest Success Ever
The Fire Department designated this year’s expo as a year of business settlement and introduced various programs to diversify domestic and overseas markets.
In order to revitalize the firefighting industry and the growth and development of related companies, one-on-one customized export and purchase consultations were held between domestic and foreign buyers and exhibitors, and at the same time, large domestic companies and public institutions (39 companies) were invited to establish and support a one-stop purchasing network from consultation to contract.
As a result, this year’s purchase and export consultation performance increased by about 4.5% to 82.1 billion won compared to last year’s 78.6 billion won, the highest ever. In addition, a live commerce broadcast was conducted so that people from all over the world could watch the expo site in real time, and introduced new technologies and new products from excellent domestic companies (7 companies).
Celebrating the 20th anniversary, pioneering a new field of exhibition
In particular, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of this year’s expo, an exhibition space was set up where visitors could see the achievements of the past and the development of firefighting technology in the past and present, which received a great response from visitors.
In addition, special theme halls such as the National Disaster Response Cooperation Hall, Smart Safety Equipment Hall, and Fire R&D Future Technology Cooperation Hall were operated to provide new experiences that have never been encountered before.
Germany, which participated for the first time this year with 11 companies, prepared a joint pavilion for firefighting equipment to introduce the latest European firefighting equipment and supplies to domestic firefighting companies and visitors.
In the outdoor exhibition hall, firefighting vehicles and equipment specialized for each type of disaster that can respond to recent large-scale incidents and accidents, such as special fire trucks and fire pump trucks in the United States, were exhibited, providing a good place for citizens to compare and experience.
Laying the foundation for overseas expansion and holding domestic and international academic conferences
In order to promote the excellence of ‘K-Firefighting’, the Fire Agency cooperated with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Defense Command, Dubai Civil Defense Authority, Vietnam Fire Department, and Uzbekistan to lay the foundation for overseas expansion, and acted as a direct advisor to the Philippine Fire Service regarding the purchase of firefighting helicopters.
In particular, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Defense Command (Commander Hamdan Ahmed Al Juyudi) signed an MOU and agreed to work together to promote public safety and strengthen firefighting capabilities in both countries.
In addition, 49 seminars and workshops specializing in firefighting technology were held simultaneously during the expo to strengthen academic exchanges and technical cooperation with domestic and foreign related organizations.
Meanwhile, the ’21st International Fire Safety Expo’ will be held at EXCO in Daegu from May 28 (Wed) ~ May 30 (Fri), 2025.
Nam Hwa-young, head of the Fire Department, said, “I would like to thank the officials of related organizations such as Daegu City and Exco and the firefighting industry for working hard together to make this year’s expo a business expo” and promised that “I hope that this will be an opportunity for the K-firefighting industry to take a leap forward, and we will continue to provide generous support so that our technology can become globally competitive and grow in overseas markets.”
