Mujinjang Fire Station Implements Double Reward System for Early Firefighting Efforts

Mujinjang Fire Station implemented a double compensation system on the 19th for Baek Chang-young (male, 44) and Kim Yang-gon (male, 38), employees of Baegun-myeon Office, who witnessed a house fire and successfully extinguished the initial flames using a fire extinguisher, preventing a major fire. The event took place in the conference room on the 2nd floor of Mujinjang Fire Station. Photo by Mujinjang Fire Station

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Go Dallyeong] Mujinjang Fire Station (Chief Park Deokgyu) held a double compensation ceremony on the 19th in the 2nd-floor conference room of Mujinjang Fire Station for Park Changyoung (male, 44) and Kim Yanggon (male, 38), employees of Baegun-myeon Office, who witnessed a house fire and successfully extinguished the fire early using a fire extinguisher, preventing a major blaze.

The double compensation system has been in effect since August 2016 and provides double the amount of compensation for the number of residential fire safety equipment used when successfully extinguishing an initial fire with a fire extinguisher or evacuating safely due to the activation of a standalone smoke detector in a house fire.

Mujinjang Fire Station is the second beneficiary this year following the house fire in Daeron-ri, Beonam-myeon, Jangsu-gun on January 29.

According to the fire station, “At around 4:07 p.m. on the 7th of this month, Park Changyoung and one other from Baegun-myeon Office discovered flames and black smoke coming from the house of grandmother Hong ㅇㅇ on Hawonsan-gil, Baegun-myeon, Jinan-gun. They calmly reported to 119 and used the fire extinguisher kept in their vehicle to extinguish the fire early, minimizing damage.”

Chief Park Deokgyu said, “We are grateful to the Baegun-myeon Office employees who calmly responded in a moment of crisis to protect valuable property and lives.” He emphasized that installing residential fire safety equipment is not optional but essential for the safety of oneself and family, urging residents to take a deep interest and voluntarily install such equipment.

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