Four Jeju Firefighters Receive Special Promotions for Meritorious Work in Firefighting, Rescue, EMS and Administration

【Financial News, Jeju = Jeong Yong-bok, Staff Writer】 Four firefighters in Jeju who contributed to firefighting, lifesaving rescues, resuscitation of emergency patients and safety education have each received a special promotion by one rank.
According to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Fire and Safety Headquarters on the 15th, those selected for special promotion are Fire Lieutenant Ko Yeong-cheol of the Western Fire Station, Fire Sergeant Lee Sang-su of the 119 Special Response Unit under the Fire and Safety Headquarters, Fire Lieutenant Kim Gyeong-deok of the Jeju Fire Station, and Fire Sergeant Song Yeong-eun of the Western Fire Station.
Fire Lieutenants Ko Yeong-cheol and Kim Gyeong-deok were promoted from fire sergeant, while Fire Sergeants Lee Sang-su and Song Yeong-eun were promoted from senior firefighter. The promotions followed individual assessments of their performance in four areas: fire response, rescue, emergency medical services and fire service administration.
In fire response, Fire Lieutenant Ko Yeong-cheol carried out suppression operations at various fire scenes and served as an instructor in training newly hired firefighters and conducting live-fire exercises. Ko was recognized for placing among the top performers at the National Firefighting Skills Competition and participating in specialized training in firefighting.
Fire Sergeant Lee Sang-su, selected as an outstanding rescue worker, took part in search-and-rescue operations using advanced equipment such as drones. Lee contributed to enhancing rescue workers’ expertise through work in the rescue field, as a specialist instructor in firefighter survival and rescue (RIT), as a member of the 119 Field Advisory Group, and as an evaluator at firefighting skills competitions.
In the life-saving emergency medical services category, Fire Lieutenant Kim Gyeong-deok served as the leader of a special ambulance team, providing advanced emergency care and on-scene response for critically ill patients. Kim also worked as an emergency medical services instructor and evaluator, and was recognized for placing first in disaster response assessments for mass-casualty incidents in both 2024 and 2025.
Fire Sergeant Song Yeong-eun, a recipient of the SAFE Award in fire service administration, planned safety education involving residents and ran an in-house video production team. Song also took part in community fire-prevention efforts, including distributing home fire-safety equipment to remote villages and fire-vulnerable groups.
The special promotions recognize performance across a range of disaster-response duties, including not only firefighting, lifesaving rescues and emergency patient care, but also training for field personnel and safety education for residents.
Park Jin-su, head of the Jeju Fire and Safety Headquarters, said, “I am grateful for the hard work of the personnel who have protected residents’ safety by fulfilling their roles in various fields, including on-scene response, rescue and emergency medical services, and administration,” adding, “We will work to create a safe Jeju where residents can feel at ease.”


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