'Gyeonggi-do's Top Safety Instructor for the Disabled' Seo Young-gwang, Fire Officer at Yongin Seobu Fire Station

Seo Young-gwang, a firefighter from Yongin Seobu Fire Station, was selected as the top instructor for safety for people with disabilities in Gyeonggi-do.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced on the 4th that on the 3rd, the 4th Gyeonggi-do Safety Instructor Competition for People with Disabilities was held at Largo Ville Resort in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, with 10 fire safety instructors from fire stations across the province participating.

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters held the 4th Gyeonggi-do Disabled Safety Top Instructor Final Competition on the 3rd at Largo Villa Resort in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon. Firefighters from the province participating in this competition are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

The grand prize was awarded to Seo Young-gwang, a firefighter from Yongin Seobu Fire Station, who gave an innovative lecture on "How to Report a 119 Emergency for People with Developmental Disabilities." The excellence awards went to Jeong Jeong-ho, a firefighter from Dongducheon Fire Station (fire safety for infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities), and Jeon Young-wook, a firefighter from Gwacheon Fire Station (drug accidents for the visually impaired), respectively.

The top instructor and other awardees will receive the Gyeonggi-do Governor's Award and personal incentive points.

Meanwhile, at the event, Kim Young-seok, an education researcher at the Korea National University of Education's Institute for the Development of Higher Education for People with Disabilities, gave a special lecture on strengthening educational capacity for people with disabilities through disability awareness education.