Eight Hero Firefighters Recognized for Sacrificial Spirit at Disaster and Accident Sites
Jeong Sundong, Fire Lieutenant at Ulsan Namulju Fire Station, Selected as 'Hero Firefighter'
S-OIL (CEO Anwar Al Hizazi) held the ‘Firefighter Hero Awards Ceremony’ on the 11th at the banquet hall of the 63 Building in collaboration with the Korea National Council on Social Welfare (Chairman Kim Sung-yi), awarding plaques and a total prize money of 90 million KRW to eight ‘hero firefighters.’
S-OIL CEO Anwar Al Hizazi is taking a commemorative photo with event attendees and hero firefighters at the 'Firefighting Heroes Awards Ceremony' held on the 11th at the banquet hall of the 63 Building. (From left: Nam Hwa-young, Commissioner of the National Fire Agency; Shim Jae-wook, Head of Prevention and Safety Division, Namulju Fire Station; Anwar Al Hizazi, CEO of S-OIL; Jeong Sun-dong, Fire Lieutenant, Namulju Fire Station)
At the ceremony, S-OIL presented a plaque and prize money of 20 million KRW to Fire Lieutenant Kwon Tae-jin (53 years old, Seoul Special Rescue Unit), who was selected as the ‘Top Hero Firefighter’ by a judging panel composed of firefighting experts. Additionally, seven other ‘hero firefighters,’ including Fire Lieutenant Jeong Soon-dong (57 years old, Namul Fire Station), each received a plaque and prize money of 10 million KRW.
Fire Lieutenant Kwon Tae-jin, honored as the ‘Top Hero Firefighter,’ responded to an incident in February 2023 where a woman jumped from the southern end of Hannam Bridge and was floating on the water about 100 meters downstream, rescuing her. In July, he also responded to a situation at the southern end of Hangang Bridge where a middle-aged man was about to jump, safely rescuing him from the water downstream. Throughout 2023, he saved approximately 150 lives, demonstrating a strong sense of duty and outstanding rescue activities.
Seven firefighters were selected as the ‘2023 Hero Firefighters’ for their self-sacrificing spirit in saving lives at fire and various disaster scenes: Fire Lieutenant Do Gi-mok (51 years old, Daegu West Fire Station), Fire Lieutenant Ahn Yong-hyuk (46 years old, Daejeon Yuseong Fire Station), Fire Sergeant Lee Ji-na (39 years old, Chungbuk Goesan Fire Station), Fire Lieutenant Lim In-taek (51 years old, Gyeonggi Northern Pocheon Fire Station), Fire Lieutenant Jeong Soon-dong (57 years old, Ulsan Namul Fire Station), Fire Lieutenant Jeong Hyeong-ho (43 years old, Busan Special Rescue Unit), and Fire Lieutenant Choi Eun-yong (38 years old, Gyeongbuk 119 Special Response Unit).
In particular, Fire Lieutenant Jeong Soon-dong of Namul Fire Station was recognized as a ‘2023 Hero Firefighter’ for discovering a patient in cardiac arrest at a fire scene in Ungchon-myeon and performing CPR to save the life, as well as for quickly suppressing a house fire to prevent it from spreading to a nearby mountain. Over 28 years, he has responded to over 3,000 fire calls and 2,000 rescue calls, protecting the lives and property of Ulsan citizens.
S-OIL CEO Anwar Al Hizazi said, “Watching the firefighters who tirelessly work at various fire and accident scenes, I feel gratitude and concern for their safety,” adding, “I take pride in S-OIL’s Firefighter Hero Guardian activities that repay the firefighters’ dedication, and we will continue to support them going forward.”
Since 2006, S-OIL has continuously supported firefighters through the Firefighter Hero Guardian campaign for 18 years with systematic programs including consolation payments to families of fallen firefighters, scholarships for children of fallen firefighters, medical expenses for injured firefighters, and rest camps for firefighter couples.
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