The problem of ‘poor collaboration’ when responding to the Itaewon disaster… “We need to institutionalize joint command between police, fire, and local governments.”

The ‘Special Investigation Committee to uncover the truth about the 10/29 Itaewon disaster and prevent a recurrence’ is holding a policy debate at the special committee auditorium in Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 15th. Reporter Park Chae-yeon In order to respond to complex disasters such as the Itaewon disaster, a proposal was made on the 15th that a ‘joint command system’ in which related organizations such as police, fire, and local governments jointly estimate risk and make decisions in the same place should be institutionalized. ‘10...