National Fire Agency (South Korea)
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| 소방청 | |
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| Formed | 2017/07/26 |
| Jurisdiction | Ministry of the Interior and Safety |
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The National Fire Agency (NFA; Korean: 소방청) is the central administrative agency of the Republic of Korea that administers firefighting affairs. The NFA was created on June 27, 2017 by an Amendment to the Government Organization Act .
The NFA's primary purpose is to comprehensively respond to any accidents or disasters n the country. It has tightened the national disaster response system by supplementing the existing firefighting workforce and equipment and strengthening the teams working primarily on site.[1]
The current Fire Commissioner is Jeong Moon-Ho. Jeong Moon-Ho served from 2018 to 2020.[2]
Organization[edit]
- Fire Commissioner
- Spokesperson
- Vice-Commissioner
- General Affairs Division
- Planning & Coordination Bureau
- Planning & Budget Division
- Administrative, Legal Affairs & Audit Division
- Info & Statistics Division
- Fire Policy Bureau
- Fire Policy Division
- Fire Prevention Division
- Fire Response & Investigation Division
- Fire Industry Division
- 119 Rescue & EMS Bureau
- 119 Rescue Division
- 119 EMS Division
- 119 Daily Life Safety Division
- Fire Equipment & Aviation Division
References[edit]
- ^ "Greetings | Fire Commissioner | About the NFA< 소방청 영문". Nfa.go.kr. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Kim, Seong Ho (2018-12-14). "文 대통령, 차관급 인사 16명 단행…기재부 1·2차관등 포함" [President Moon carried out 16 vice-ministerial personnel...Including the first and second pipes of the Ministry of Economy and Finance]. METROSEOUL. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
External links[edit]
Media related to National Fire Agency (South Korea) at Wikimedia Commons- National Fire Agency
- National Fire Agency (in Korean)
- National Fire Agency's channel on YouTube
- National Fire Agency on Facebook
