Gyeonggi-do Volunteer Fire Brigade Competition Held

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters held a Volunteer Fire Brigade CPR and Life Safety Instructor Lecture Contest on the 24th at the Sun Valley Hotel in Yeoju.

The contest was organized as an opportunity for outstanding instructors from each region to participate and share lecture techniques and know-how, aiming to provide high-quality disaster safety education during the student safety education courses, which are mandatory for more than 4 hours annually in kindergartens and schools within the province according to the School Health Act, and the fire safety education continuously provided to residents.

Last year, as a special policy, the Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters had dedicated instructors among volunteer firefighters visit kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools across the province directly, conducting disaster safety education including emergency treatment 2,158 times for 134,165 people.

In this contest, 21 teams with 42 participants in the CPR category and 11 teams with 11 participants in the life safety category competed fiercely. As a result, in the CPR category, volunteer firefighters Han Jeong-hee and Jang Geun-hwa from Gwacheon Fire Station won the grand prize, and in the life safety category, volunteer firefighter Yeo Ju-hee from Hwaseong Fire Station received the grand prize.

The awardees will represent Gyeonggi-do at the national competition to be held in December. Last year, volunteer firefighters from Anseong Fire Station, who represented the province, were honored with the excellence award at the national competition.

Meanwhile, the contest was held without cheering squads to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infectious disease.

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