Gyeonggi Fire Headquarters Holds Legal Support Team Discussion on May 8... Firefighter Rights and Dispute Support Discussed

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters held a meeting to share the operational achievements of its Legal Support Team and to discuss future development strategies.

On May 8, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that it had held the "Gyeonggi-do Fire Legal Support Team Discussion Meeting" in the small conference room on the second floor of its headquarters in Paldal-gu, Suwon.

Since 2018, the Fire and Disaster Headquarters has operated the "Gyeonggi-do Fire Legal Support Team" to protect the rights and interests of firefighters and to systematically respond to various legal disputes.

The Legal Support Team is composed of a total of 12 members, including the head of the Fire Audit Division as the team leader, six internal firefighters qualified as lawyers, and five external advisory attorneys. To date, the team has provided legal consultations and advice in a total of 4,394 cases.

Jaebyung Kim, Director of Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters (4th from the right), is taking a commemorative photo after having a discussion meeting with the Gyeonggi Fire Legal Support Team on the 8th. Provided by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

In addition, the team provides legal support for civil and criminal issues such as assaults against firefighters that occur during field operations.

At the discussion meeting, participants shared the team's operational achievements to date and discussed practical response measures for legal issues arising in the field, the advancement of the legal advisory system using artificial intelligence (AI), and ways to ensure the legality of administrative actions.

Jaebyung Kim, Director of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "The role of legal support will inevitably become more important in reducing confusion at the scene and protecting the rights and interests of firefighters," adding, "We will spare no effort to provide effective support, such as expanding on-site consultations and case-based legal education, in order to enhance the professionalism and credibility of our fire service."