[Profile] Shin Yeol-woo, Nominee for Commissioner of the National Fire Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] On the 1st, in a government vice-ministerial personnel appointment, Shin Yeol-woo (59, photo), head of the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, was nominated as the new Commissioner of the National Fire Agency.

Nominee Shin was born in 1961 in Jinju, Gyeongnam. He graduated from Jinju High School in Gyeongnam and the Department of Chemistry at Kyung Hee University, and earned a master's degree in Industrial Safety Engineering and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Pukyong National University.

After joining the Busan Fire Department in 1986 as a fire scholarship student (career recruitment), he served as Director of the Fire System Division at the National Emergency Management Agency, Chief of the Gyeongsangnam-do Fire Headquarters, Director of the 119 Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Bureau at the Ministry of Public Safety and Security, Director of the Fire Policy Bureau at the National Fire Agency, and Deputy Commissioner of the National Fire Agency. Since September last year, he has been serving as the head of the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters.

Nominee Shin is highly regarded for his extensive field experience both at the central and local levels, quick decision-making skills, and excellent communication abilities with staff. He is the first fire scholarship student to be appointed as Commissioner of the National Fire Agency.

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