Seoul 119 Firefighting Children's Song Video Contest Held... Applications Accepted Until the 30th

Submission of children's song choir videos until the 30th, outstanding works selected through non-face-to-face online judging

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 2nd that it is accepting submissions of children’s song choir videos until the 30th through the ‘22nd Seoul 119 Fire Children’s Song Contest.’

The ‘119 Fire Children’s Song Contest’ is a representative fire safety culture event held annually to instill safety awareness early in growing children through singing children’s songs and to broaden social consensus on safety.

This year’s contest will select outstanding works by judging videos submitted online in a non-face-to-face manner in accordance with COVID-19 social distancing measures.

Participants must be families of up to four members including at least one student from kindergartens, daycare centers, or elementary schools located in Seoul. They can record videos of singing fire children’s songs as a choir or solo by a student and submit them via email to the fire station with jurisdiction over their residence.

The contest categories are divided into kindergarten and elementary school divisions. If a family has both kindergarten and elementary school students, they can choose which category to participate in.

Videos submitted to this contest will undergo a first round of judging by each fire station and a second round by the Fire and Disaster Headquarters in August, with winners selected in September. Awards include the Seoul Mayor’s Award (8 prizes), Seoul Superintendent of Education Award (2 prizes), Fire Safety Foundation Award (10 prizes), and Fire Insurance Association Award (10 prizes). One representative team each from the kindergarten and elementary divisions will qualify to participate in the nationwide contest hosted by the National Fire Agency scheduled for October.

Kwon Hyuk-min, Head of Prevention at the Seoul Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, “I hope this contest becomes an opportunity for safety awareness to naturally permeate the hearts of children,” and added, “We ask for much interest and participation in the 119 Fire Children’s Song Video Contest.”

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