Gyeonggi Province Public Officials Donate 114.73 Million Won to Wildfire Victims

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Governor Kim Dong-yeon of Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi Province Government Office staff, three unions at the provincial government, and firefighters from the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters have donated 114.73 million won in relief funds to support recovery efforts and aid disaster victims in the Yeongnam region wildfire.

The relief funds will be transferred to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association to be used for recovery projects in disaster-affected areas, emergency supply support, and relief for disaster victims.

Previously, Gyeonggi Province Government Office staff donated 10.5 million won during the 2019 Gangwon Province wildfire and 61.2 million won during the 2022 Gangwon and Gyeongbuk wildfires. Notably, Gyeonggi Province firefighters who supported wildfire suppression in the Yeongnam region actively participated in this donation drive.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon said while delivering the funds, "Gyeonggi Province mobilized the largest amount of firefighting equipment and firefighters nationwide and did its utmost to suppress the wildfire and protect disaster victims. We have already decided to allocate 3.5 billion won in disaster relief funds, and we are providing various relief supplies through the goodwill of residents, and plan to continue doing so."

Meanwhile, the province deployed its largest-scale firefighting capacity to the site starting on March 22 and actively worked on wildfire suppression and victim assistance in the Yeongnam region by providing emergency relief kits, daily necessities, and 3.5 billion won in disaster relief funds in two separate rounds.

In particular, on the 29th and 30th of last month, the province visited three villages in Andong, Gyeongbuk (Sinhung-ri, Wonrim 2-ri, and Doro-ri) and urgently provided 152 sets of daily necessities (valued at 17.4 million won) that local residents requested, which were purchased through the Gyeonggi Province Small Business Association.