March 19 Designated as Volunteer Fire Brigade Day... Passed by National Assembly Plenary Session

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters announced on the 26th that the amendment to the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Volunteer Fire Brigades, which designates 'Volunteer Fire Brigade Day' to honor the service and spirit of sacrifice of volunteer firefighters, passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 24th.

The amendment is expected to be promulgated next month.

'Volunteer Fire Brigade Day' was set as March 19 by combining '119' with March 11, the date when the establishment of volunteer fire brigades was stipulated in the Fire Services Act in 1958.

The designation of the commemorative day is expected to greatly help boost the pride and morale of about 90,000 volunteer firefighters nationwide and strengthen their identity as a volunteer organization with a history of over 100 years.

Meanwhile, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Volunteer Fire Brigade consists of 72 units and 2,150 members, who carried out 10,475 fire, rescue, emergency, and prevention activities last year despite the risk of COVID-19 infection, serving 41,408 people through firefighting activities.

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