Jeonbuk Fire Department Gifts New Homes to Residents Displaced by Fires

Support for 2nd 119 Ansim House

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters (Chief Choi Mincheol) has gifted a new home to a resident who lost their livelihood due to a fire.

On the 18th, Jeonbuk Fire announced that they visited Hwang, the recipient of the 2nd 119 Safety House support in Shintaein-eup, Jeongeup City, to encourage him and deliver a housewarming gift.

Amid continuous severe cold weather, this meaningful visit was to deliver a special gift called the ‘119 Safety House’ to help Hwang, who lost his home to a fire, spend the holiday warmly.

The visit included about 15 people, including Kim Sanggon, Director of Prevention and Protection at Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters, Park Kyungsoo, Chief of Jeongeup Fire Station, and Kim Yongbok, Director of Jeongeup Volunteer Center.

The 119 Safety House support is a project funded by donations from local companies and organizations, aimed at repairing homes damaged by fire for vulnerable groups or installing mobile homes if repairs are not possible. This is the second time the project has been carried out.

On November 9th last year, a fire started from the ceiling of Hwang’s house in Shintaein-eup, Jeongeup City, completely destroying the home.

Hwang is a basic livelihood security recipient and has an intellectual disability, making urgent assistance necessary.

Upon hearing this, Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters provided emergency living expenses and temporary housing costs.

They also deliberated on securing a livable space. Unlike the completely burned main house, they began extensive repairs to an old detached building that had not been used for a long time to make it suitable for residence, completing the work before the holiday.

Several organizations, including Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters and the Jeonbuk Community Chest of Korea, participated in the 119 Safety House project.

The housing construction was overseen by the Jeongeup Volunteer Center, and a volunteer group of construction workers affiliated with the center called Josamo (Good People’s Association) contributed their efforts, helping to reduce construction costs.

Chief Choi Mincheol of the Fire Headquarters said, “This new home, made more meaningful by the participation of various local companies and organizations who donated funds for fire victims among vulnerable groups, as well as the Jeongeup Volunteer Center and its volunteer members, will be a fresh start. We will continue to work with the local community to help residents affected by fire recover their daily lives quickly.”

Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters designates the period from December each year to the end of February of the following year as the ‘119 Safety House Fund’ intensive fundraising period and requests participation from local companies and organizations.

So far, 10 companies and organizations (SeAH Besteel, OCI, Hyundai Motor Company, Huvis, KT&G, Jeonbuk City Gas, Korea Glass Industry, Jeonju Paper, Hite Jinro, Korea Fire Protection Association) have joined the 119 Safety House support project, raising 62 million won since 2022.

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