Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters Hosts 119 Firefighting Children's Song Contest... 33 Teams Participate

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters held the 119 Fire Song Contest on the 6th at the Ansan Culture and Arts Center. This was the first face-to-face event in three years since COVID-19 in 2020.

At the 23rd Fire Song Contest this year, the prestigious grand prize was awarded to Siheung Haeoreum Kindergarten (kindergarten division) and Icheon Chorongchorong Song School (elementary division). The excellence awards went to ▲Icheon Tomato Kindergarten ▲Gunpo Lucky Kindergarten ▲Yongin Bora Daycare Center (all kindergarten division) ▲Suwon Hyochon Elementary School (elementary division). Each grand prize and excellence award-winning team also received commendations for their instructors.

The teams that won the grand prize will represent Gyeonggi-do at the upcoming '23rd National 119 Fire Song Contest' next month.

The 119 Fire Song Contest is held annually to provide growing children with an opportunity to naturally and enjoyably learn about safety awareness by singing fire songs. This year, a total of 33 teams participated, including 24 kindergarten teams and 9 elementary teams from the southern Gyeonggi region, competing to showcase their skills.

Hong Jang-pyo, Head of Life Safety at the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "This contest was a great opportunity for children and adults to think together about fire safety," adding, "We will continue to expand safety culture education venues where all residents can learn and practice together."

Meanwhile, the contest was also broadcast live in real-time on the Gyeonggi Provincial Government's YouTube channel, allowing parents and officials who could not attend in person to participate, recording over 14,000 views.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.