Fire Agency Achieves First Goal in Securing Fire Truck Ladder Personnel... 1,446 Certified Experts

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The National Fire Agency announced on the 13th that the goal of securing personnel to operate 453 fire ladder trucks nationwide in three shifts has been achieved, with 1,446 firefighters having obtained the professional qualification for operating fire ladder trucks as of the end of August this year.

The "Fire Ladder Truck Operator Qualification," introduced in 2019 to ensure the safe and swift operation of fire ladder trucks?which have large and complex bodies requiring specialized knowledge and operational skills?can be obtained only after completing more than 35 hours of specialized training and passing theoretical and practical evaluation exams. In 2019, 496 people obtained the qualification; in 2020, 613; and in 2021, 337. About 200 people are currently preparing for the evaluation exam after completing the training.

Park Jin-su, Director of Equipment Planning Division, stated, "We will achieve the secondary goal of securing 2,000 professional qualification holders early to prepare for personnel transfers or position changes among fire ladder truck operators." He added, "Next year, we will continue to conduct specialized training and qualification exams, and refresher training will be held every three years to maintain the expertise of existing qualification holders."

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