KB Insurance’s 10-Year Firefighter Support Project ‘Healing Miracle’ Reaches 100th Milestone

A Decade of Social Contribution for Firefighter Mental Stability Rooms
100th Facility Opens at Gimpo Airport Fire Aviation Corps

KB Insurance announced on the 21st that it held the opening ceremony for the 100th Firefighter Mental Health Room, 'Healing Miracle,' together with the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association at the 119 Special Rescue Team 119 Aviation Unit of Gimpo International Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on the 20th.

On the afternoon of the 20th, participants at the opening ceremony of the Firefighter Mental Stability Room 'Healing Miracle No. 100' held at the 119 Special Rescue Team 119 Aviation Unit of Gimpo International Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, are taking a commemorative photo. Attendees included Koo Bonwook, President of KB Insurance (fourth from the left), Lee Jinho, Planning and Coordination Officer of the National Fire Agency (fifth from the left), Lee Junghui, Head of Safety Support Division at Seoul Fire Disaster Headquarters (sixth from the left), and Shin Hoon, Secretary General of the National Disaster Relief Association (third from the left). KB Insurance Photo by KB Insurance

The event was attended by Koo Bonwook, President of KB Insurance; Lee Jinho, Planning and Coordination Officer of the National Fire Agency; Lee Junghui, Head of Safety Support Division at Seoul Fire Disaster Headquarters; Shin Hoon, Secretary General of the National Disaster Relief Association; and other officials from related organizations.

'Healing Miracle' is KB Insurance's flagship social contribution program, which establishes and supports mental health rooms to help firefighters manage their mental health and recover physically. Since launching the initiative in partnership with the National Fire Agency in 2016, KB Insurance has supported the installation of a total of 100 mental health rooms nationwide through this year, contributing to the improvement of firefighters' welfare.

The 119 Aviation Unit of the Seoul 119 Special Rescue Team, where the latest mental health room was established, is responsible for high-risk disaster sites such as large-scale wildfires and mountain rescues. Due to the nature of their work, members face significant physical and psychological burdens. KB Insurance has created a space within the aviation unit where firefighters can rest and stabilize mentally, providing an environment for recovery after emergency dispatches.

Koo Bonwook stated, "I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the firefighters who dedicate themselves to protecting the lives and safety of the public," adding, "We will continue to be a company that puts hope into action through ongoing sharing management."

Meanwhile, according to last year's mental health survey by the National Fire Agency, firefighters were exposed to an average of 5.8 traumatic incidents over the past year. KB Insurance is supporting the remodeling of 119 safety centers nationwide, as well as providing massage chairs, spinal massagers, sofas, and air purifiers.

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