Miryang-si Selected as the Only 'Disaster Response Volunteer Excellence Center' in Gyeongnam

Recognition of Volunteer Efforts in Responding to the May Milyang Wildfire and Overcoming Community Crisis This Year

Miryang-si, Gyeongnam, was selected as an excellent disaster response volunteer center in 2022.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Miryang City in Gyeongnam was the only city in Gyeongnam to be selected as an Excellent Disaster Response Volunteer Center.

The city announced on the 22nd that it was selected as an Excellent Disaster Response Volunteer Center for 2022, hosted by the Korea Central Volunteer Center.

The Excellent Disaster Response Volunteer Center is selected from volunteer centers that have raised awareness of the impact and importance of volunteer activities at disaster sites. Among 228 basic local government volunteer centers nationwide, 30 centers are selected. Miryang City is the only one in the province.

In May of this year, the city established an integrated volunteer support group at the wildfire disaster site, recruiting and deploying 3,592 volunteers from 68 organizations. The efforts of the public and private sectors in the local community to overcome the disaster crisis were recognized, leading to the selection as the Excellent Disaster Response Volunteer Center for 2022.

Mayor Park Il-ho said, “I thank the volunteers who took the lead and participated in various disaster sites. We will strive harder to make Miryang a safe and warm city for its citizens.”

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