Gmarket and Fire Agency Hold the Third '119 Hero Award' Ceremony of 2021

2021 Third 119 Hero Award, Total of 4 Civilian Heroes Selected

Gmarket and the National Fire Agency held the third '119 Hero Award' ceremony on the 11th. From the fourth person on the left, Lee Yong-geum, Noh Beom-taek, Shin Jae-bin, and Kim Min, who were selected as 119 heroes, are taking a photo with Lee Heung-gyo, Commissioner of the National Fire Agency (third from the left), and Seo Min-seok, Head of Communications at Gmarket (eighth from the left), along with other attendees.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Gmarket and the National Fire Agency announced on the 19th that they held the third '119 Hero Award' ceremony of 2021 at the National Fire Agency headquarters in Sejong City on the 11th.

The '119 Hero Award' is given by the National Fire Agency to civilians who risk their own safety to protect the lives or property of others at disaster sites such as fires and accidents. Recipients are selected through evaluation of five criteria: ▲job relevance ▲urgency ▲danger ▲causality ▲special circumstances. Since its inception in 2018, 27 'civilian heroes' have been recognized. Since 2021, Gmarket has supported the prize money for the 119 Hero Award recipients through an agreement with the National Fire Agency.

The honor of receiving the third 119 Hero Award of 2021 went to four individuals: Shin Jaebin (42) and Kim Min (21) from Cheongju, Chungbuk, and Lee Yonggeum (50) and Noh Beomtaek (46) from Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon.

Shin Jaebin and Kim Min were recognized for rescuing a man in his 20s who was hanging from the 7th-floor balcony and losing strength, falling, at an apartment fire in Cheongju, Chungbuk, in August last year, using blankets and a mattress. The rescued individual was safely saved with no injuries other than a leg fracture. Lee Yonggeum and Noh Beomtaek discovered three men in their 20s who had fallen into the Hantan River in July last year and immediately jumped into the water, using ropes from the lifesaving box installed on site to safely rescue all three. In particular, Lee Yonggeum actively utilized his experience as a member of the volunteer fire brigade and citizen water rescue team.

Seominseok, Head of Communications at Gmarket, who participated in the award ceremony, said, "I am pleased to personally present the 119 Hero Award to the four heroes who led the rescue of others without hesitation at dangerous disaster sites," and added, "We will continue to actively discover hidden civilian heroes around us and make various efforts to widely publicize their achievements."

Meanwhile, since 2017, Gmarket has been conducting the 'Here, Hero' campaign to support firefighters, 'heroes beside us,' through member-participation social contribution funds such as sponsorship shopping and sharing shopping funds. To date, it has provided firefighting support totaling 3.024 billion KRW, the largest scale among domestic distribution companies. In November last year, Gmarket received the Prime Minister's Commendation, the highest honor for a private distribution company, at the 59th Firefighting Day commemorative event.

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