Park Wansu Leads 55% Significant Increase in Grant for Changwon Fire Headquarters

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jucheol In] On the 24th, Park Wansu, a member of the People Power Party, announced that he has reached an agreement with the Fire Agency to increase the annual fire safety grant for the Changwon Fire Headquarters, which is currently 4.2 billion KRW, by about 55% to approximately 6.5 billion KRW.

According to Park Wansu's office, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has been calculating and allocating the grant amounts to each city and province annually based on standardized criteria under the regulations concerning fire safety grant standards.

In the case of the Changwon Fire Headquarters, the grant amount has been lower compared to other local governments with similar population sizes, leading Park to continuously request revisions to the grant calculation formula from the Fire Agency and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Park, after traveling between the government Sejong Complex and the National Assembly and holding three rounds of working-level consultations with the Fire Agency and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, succeeded in reaching an agreement to significantly increase the fire safety grant.

Park stated, “I feel a great sense of accomplishment in resolving a long-standing wish of the citizens of Changwon,” and added, “Once this agreement with the Fire Agency goes through the subsequent procedures and is finally executed, the disaster safety response capability of Changwon citizens will be further strengthened.”

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