Jeju Fire Station Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade, Playing a Key Role as Guardians of Resident Safety

Left: Gohyangshim, Direct Women's Captain
Right: Oh Chunhee, Hwabuk Women's Captain
Photo by Jeju Fire Station Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Fire Station Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade is actively engaged not only in supporting fire officials but also in various fields such as volunteer work and public safety support activities.

According to Jeju Fire Station on the 15th, the Jeju Fire Station Direct Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade (Chief Go Hongsim) received the Presidential Citation for groups at the 2021 National Volunteer Conference held recently on the 3rd.

Oh Chunhee, chief of the Jeju Fire Station Hwabuk Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade, also received the Prime Minister's Citation at the same conference on the 10th.

In July, Kim Minsuk, a member of the Jeju Fire Station Oedo Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade, was awarded the Fire Service Meritorious Citation for rescuing two drowning victims at Woldaecheon while on duty as a waterfront safety officer.

The Jeju Fire Station Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade consists of a total of 8 teams and 240 members, and their recent activities have been remarkable.

They have been actively involved in community contribution activities such as kimchi-making volunteer work for vulnerable groups, directly supplying and installing residential fire safety equipment, disinfecting multi-use facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and maintaining order for vaccination efforts.

Go Jae-woo, chief of Jeju Fire Station, said, “Recently, the Jeju Fire Station Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade has been fulfilling its role as local safety guardians through various activities for the safety of residents. We will actively support them to continue working alongside fire officials in the future.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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