Gyeonggi Province Appoints Choi Jong-yong as 2nd Chairman of Volunteer Fire Brigade Northern Alliance

Choi Jong-yong, former captain of the Goyang Men's Volunteer Fire Brigade, has been officially appointed as the 2nd chairman of the Gyeonggi Province Volunteer Fire Brigade Northern Alliance.

The Gyeonggi Province Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters held an appointment certificate presentation ceremony at the headquarters on December 29, 2016, and announced on the 1st that it had presented the "Northern Alliance Chairman Appointment Certificate" to newly appointed Alliance Chairman Choi Jong-yong.

Newly appointed Alliance Chairman Choi Jong-yong has been a 15-year veteran after joining the volunteer fire brigade in 2002, having served as head of the prevention and publicity division, vice-captain of the Goyang Men's Volunteer Fire Brigade, and captain of the Goyang Men's Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Based on his dedicated leadership, he has earned the strong trust of his members and has been recognized for making significant contributions to the development of local fire service operations. In particular, as his appointment was based on the confidence of approximately 4,000 volunteer firefighters in the northern region, it is expected to contribute to more organized and stable fire service activities at various disaster sites.

In addition, during the ceremony, appointment certificates for key executives of the Northern Alliance, including vice chairman, auditor, and office director, were also presented simultaneously, establishing new personnel composition and operational foundation for the "Gyeonggi Province Volunteer Fire Brigade Northern Alliance," which officially launched on November 22.

Kim Il-soo, director of the Gyeonggi Province Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, urged the newly appointed Chairman Choi to "strengthen the professionalism of the northern volunteer fire brigade and, through close cooperation with fire service officials, fulfill the role of a guardian protecting the lives and property of provincial residents in the event of a disaster."

Meanwhile, the volunteer fire brigades in the northern Gyeonggi region carried out various activities over the past year, including responses to 1,115 fire incidents, 574 daily safety responses, 1,813 prevention patrol activities, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for approximately 32,000 provincial residents.