Jeju Fire Station Awards Commendations for Heroic Firefighters Who Prevented Major Accident

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Fire Station announced on the 24th that it awarded commendations for distinguished fire service to five civilians who contributed to protecting the lives and property of residents through their dedicated civic spirit.

There are five heroes who received the commendations for distinguished fire service.

Han Seunghyo and Bu Hyeokjin witnessed a fire at a detached house in Samdo 1-dong on November 19 last year, evacuated the sleeping residents, and contributed to preventing major damage by promptly reporting the fire.

Lee Gi-myeong also subdued the arson suspect and quickly reported to 119 during a fire caused by arson at a center in Yeondong on the 12th of last month, preventing a large-scale fire.

Kang Gijun risked danger to rescue a drowning person in the sea near Tapdong, Samdo 2-dong on the 13th of last month, assisted with emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and worked hard to protect the person's life.

Bus driver Kim Sangnam witnessed a fire at a commercial building in Samdo 1-dong on the 27th of last month and promptly used the fire extinguisher inside the bus to extinguish the fire in its early stages, protecting the lives of residents.

Kim Youngho, Chief of Jeju Fire Station, expressed gratitude, saying, “Thanks to these citizens with exceptional sense of duty and courage, we were able to protect precious lives,” and added, “Their actions clearly demonstrate how important initial citizen response is.”

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