Fire Officer Cadet Graduation Ceremony, Deployment to Frontline Fire Stations... Appointment on the 19th

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Central Fire Academy announced on the 18th that it will hold the 26th Fire Officer Candidate Graduation Ceremony on the 19th at the Central Fire Academy auditorium (located in Gongju, Chungnam).

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the event will be scaled down, with no graduates' families invited. About 50 people, including Jeon Hae-cheol, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Shin Yeol-woo, Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, and faculty and staff, will attend.

The 30 candidates of the 26th Fire Officer Candidate class entered the Central Fire Academy in March last year and completed a one-year training course covering the basic competencies required for fire officers and field response training. They will be appointed as Fire Lieutenants.

Upon appointment, they will be assigned to fire headquarters in cities and provinces nationwide and will perform disaster site dispatch duties at frontline fire stations.

At the graduation ceremony, the prestigious Presidential Award was awarded to Fire Lieutenant Kwon Seon-woo (42), who achieved the highest scores. The Prime Minister's Award went to Fire Lieutenant Shin Geon-hyeok (28), the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award to Fire Lieutenant Jeong Min-gyu (27), the National Fire Agency Commissioner Award to Fire Lieutenant Seok Kyung-min (32), and the Central Fire Academy Director Award to Fire Lieutenant Heo Seong-ho (24).

Fire Lieutenant Kwon Seon-woo, who received the Presidential Award, is a retired major and former Special Forces company commander. Since 2015, he has served as a firefighter in Daejeon Metropolitan City and worked for several years as a rescue team member. Based on his military service in both rear and front lines and valuable experience with the 119 rescue team, Lieutenant Kwon stated that he aims to become a firefighter trusted by the public and play a key role in the development of the firefighting organization.

Meanwhile, the Fire Officer Candidate system has produced a total of 957 graduates since its first class in 1977. From the 1st to the 16th class, it was held biennially, and since the 17th class selected in 2011, candidates have been selected annually.

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