Responded to Vietnam with 'K-Firefighting'... Gyeongbuk Fire Department Donates 8 Ambulances and Medical Supplies

Support for Ambulances Past Service Life, Atomy Also Contributes Medical Supplies

The Gyeongsangbuk-do Fire Headquarters held a donation ceremony on the 28th to provide eight ambulances and other medical equipment and firefighting supplies to Vietnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongsangbuk-do Fire Department held a donation ceremony for medical equipment and firefighting supplies at the U-CAR factory in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on the 28th, in cooperation with the International Fire Safety Exchange Association.

This was in response to the Vietnamese government's request for ambulance support amid the resurgence of COVID-19.

The event was attended by Nguyen Vu Tung, Ambassador of the Embassy of Vietnam in Korea, Yoo Moonseon, Head of Accounting Equipment Division at Gyeongbuk Fire Department, Hwang Deborah, President of the International Fire Safety Exchange Association, representatives from Atomy, and officials from the Korea-Vietnam Cultural and Economic Exchange Association (KOVECA).

The Gyeongbuk Fire Department, through the International Fire Safety Exchange Association, provided eight ambulances with domestic usable mileage, and Atomy Co., Ltd. delivered 2,500 emergency medical supplies of five types.

Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung said, "This will be a great help for Vietnam to respond to and overcome COVID-19."

Chief Kim Jonggeun said, "Based on this event, I hope that exchanges between Korea and Vietnam will become more active and that the friendly cooperative relationship will further develop."

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