Gyeonggi Fire Department Breaks Away from Organizational Culture like Congratulatory and Condolence Customs with 'Saepalan 119 Wave Movement'

Gyeonggi-do Fire Innovation 'Paran 119' Operation Meeting

Gyeonggi-do Fire Department is launching the 'Saepalan 119 Wave Movement' to break the bureaucratic organizational culture between the older generation and the MZ (Millennial and Gen Z) generation by moving away from three things: traditional congratulatory and condolence customs, rigid atmosphere, and uniforms.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire Disaster Headquarters recently held a policy briefing session for the dedicated task force (TF) of the Gyeonggi-do Fire Innovation 'Paran119' and proposed the 'Saepalan 119 Wave Movement,' which signifies breaking away from the three aspects of traditional congratulatory and condolence customs, rigid atmosphere, and uniforms, and announced on the 9th that they will actively promote this initiative.

The Fire Disaster Headquarters will first move away from the method of announcing congratulatory and condolence news via group emails and printed materials, and instead notify individuals through text messages or social networking services (SNS). Return gifts will be omitted, and gratitude will be spread through SNS.

Additionally, monthly meetings will be held connecting team leader-level (Fire Captain) staff at the headquarters with 35 fire stations. A 'Saepalan Communication and Empathy Day' will also be operated, where field staff within fire stations form groups to communicate.

Every Friday, indoor staff at the headquarters will wear casual clothes instead of uniforms and use the suffix 'nim' after names instead of rank titles in a 'Saepalan Friday (freeday)' initiative.

The Fire Disaster Headquarters plans to pilot the 'Saepalan 119 Wave Movement' at the headquarters and Suwon Southern Fire Station until next month, analyze the results, and then expand the program.

Earlier in February, the Fire Disaster Headquarters launched 'Paran119,' a dedicated task force (TF) to discover new fire policies and lead innovation in Gyeonggi fire services.

Each team is working on discovering new policies, including improvements related to organizational culture. 'Paran' means creating a fresh wave of change in the organization and breaking the existing shell.

Cho Sungho, head of the Gyeonggi-do Fire Disaster Headquarters, said, "'Paran119' has produced ideas for establishing an innovative fire organization culture as its first new policy," and promised, "We will apply creative and diverse ideas to Gyeonggi fire policies to bring about a new wave of change."

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