Jeonnam Fire Department Aims to Defend 1st Place at National Firefighting Skills Competition

Final Selection of Representative Players

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Kim Joil) has taken steps to secure first place nationwide in the National Firefighting Skills Competition.

Jeonnam Fire announced on the 28th that it has finalized the selection of representative athletes for the "35th National Firefighting Skills Competition" to be held on September 27 and held an awards ceremony.

The National Firefighting Skills Competition is a contest where firefighters representing cities and provinces nationwide demonstrate their disaster response skills in five fields and eight events: fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical services, best firefighter, and fire investigation.

From June 21, Jeonnam Fire Headquarters selected first-place teams in each field over three days with 325 representative athletes from 20 fire stations in the province, forming a final team of 20 athletes across five teams.

The representative teams selected by field are Mokpo Fire Station for fire suppression, Yeosu Fire Station for rescue, Suncheon Fire Station for emergency medical services, and Hwasun Fire Station for both best firefighter and fire investigation.

The final selected representatives will undergo intensive training for three months to prepare vigorously for the national competition in September, aiming to defend their first-place title.

Kim Joil, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, "The National Firefighting Skills Competition is a contest that tests firefighters' disaster site response capabilities," adding, "We will do our best to achieve good results in this competition through systematic training."

Meanwhile, Jeonnam Fire won the overall championship and received the Presidential Award at last year's "34th National Firefighting Skills Competition."

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