Gyeonggi-do Fire Department Future Development Workshop... 17 Teams Participating Including Ranks, Duties, and Generations

Firefighters attending the Gyeonggi-do Fire Department Workshop are taking a commemorative photo after the event. Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Firefighters in Gyeonggi-do gathered by rank, duty, and generation to discuss future development directions.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters held the '2023 Opportunity Gyeonggi-do Fire Workshop' on the 19th at the Gyeonggi-do Fire School located in Yongin.

On this day, a total of 17 teams participated by rank, duty, and generation, including the Section Chief Team, MZ Team, Ambulance Team, Rescue Team, Suppression Team, and Women’s Team. They discussed and presented on the themes of 'Asking about the Past, Present, and Future of Firefighting' and 'Is Firefighting Good as It Is?'.

The 'Again Dispatch?' team, composed of paramedics, shared their hardships, stating that each ambulance team receives an average of 4 to 5 transport-related complaints per month. They appealed for all departments, not just the ambulance team, to actively respond to complaints and to support the ambulance teams.

The 'Buldo-nyeo' team, made up of female team members, urged everyone to work together to eliminate gender discrimination faced by female firefighters in their duties. They emphasized that female firefighters can perform fire suppression as well as men and requested encouragement and support instead of discrimination at various scenes such as fires.

The 'FireBank' team from the Rescue and Suppression Team stressed that for resolving intergenerational conflicts, juniors should have a learning attitude and understanding of seniors, while seniors should teach and encourage juniors.

The 'Munmu-gyeombi' team, consisting of internal and external duty members, attracted attention by presenting a role-play of a one-on-one conversation between internal and external staff, humorously expressing the tendency of external staff to avoid internal duties and highlighting the advantages of external work.

As a result of the final vote among the teams, the top prize went to the Suppression Team 'The Bullo-ri' team, and the Excellence Awards were given to the Ambulance Team 'Again Dispatch?' and the Northern Headquarters Team 'Black Swan'.

Cho Sun-ho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "Many innovative ideas for the future development of Gyeonggi-do firefighting were presented by participating employees. We plan to actively analyze these and reflect them in Gyeonggi-do fire administration." He added, "We will continue to expand such discussion events so that employees can freely express their talents and ideas."

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