Gyeonggi Fire Department, 35 Fire Stations Operate 'Group Dining Facilities'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has assigned nutritionists to 35 fire stations within the jurisdiction and completed the registration of 'group meal service facilities.' About 10,000 firefighting personnel are expressing expectations for improvements in meal services.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 5th that, to improve the working conditions of firefighting officers in the field through systematic meal planning and nutrition management, it decided to invest a budget of approximately 3.17 billion KRW this year to improve the environment of 196 fire station staff cafeterias. As a first step, 35 nutritionists were hired and assigned one to each of the 35 fire stations in the area.

These nutritionists will prepare standard meal plans for fire stations and safety centers, ensuring that both headquarters and centers provide nutritionally balanced and uniform meals.

The Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters also completed the registration of all fire stations as group meal service facilities. To register as a group meal service facility, it is required to meet facility standards including nutritionists and cooking staff, cooking and washing facilities, rodent and pest control facilities, ventilation, and hot water sterilization facilities.

Additionally, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters plans to carry out modernization and renovation work on 82 aging safety center staff cafeterias.

A representative of the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters stated, "By assigning nutritionists to all fire stations and operating cafeterias that meet legal standards, we can now provide systematic meal planning and nutrition management," and promised, "We will also strengthen hygiene guidance for cooking staff and make further efforts to improve the welfare of our employees."

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