Calls for improved treatment of firefighters increase after fatalities in the line of duty...Firefighting allowance remains at 80,000 won for 24 years = South Korea

The recent accident in Mungyeong City, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, in which two firefighters were killed in the line of duty, has led to increasing calls for improved treatment of firefighters. Every year people die in the line of duty
As has been repeatedly said, it has been pointed out that this is only a ``temporary concern'' and has not led to any substantive measures.
Firefighter unions and other organizations are hoping that the government will take action against firefighters in the wake of the fatal accident in Mungyeong City.
They are calling for steps to be taken to improve the poor working environment and treatment. Lee Chang-seok, secretary-general of the Korean Federation of Public Employees' Labor Unions, said, ``Firefighters talk every time.''
There are words to say. ``Our benefits and treatment were determined by the deaths of our seniors in the line of duty,'' he said, adding, ``It's unfortunate, but before firefighters die in the line of duty, no voices are raised about improving the treatment of firefighters.''
However, the fire suppression allowance was raised from 40,000 won to 80,000 won during the 2001 Hongje-dong accident, and has remained the same for 24 years." He continued, ``We believe that fire suppression measures are
"My position is that it should be at the same level as nursing care allowances for civil servants," he added. In fact, after the dangerous work allowance for firefighters was raised to 60,000 won per month in 2016, it has been going on for eight years.
The fire suppression allowance was raised to 80,000 won a month in 2001, and has remained the same for 24 years. The government promoted a plan to raise the fire suppression allowance to 180,000 won in 2019.
However, local governments, which bear the burden of personnel costs, are unable to properly pay overtime allowances, and in the end, the plan to raise the allowance was stalled as local governments expressed reluctance. Currently caring for correctional civil servants
His work allowance is 170,000 won a month, and the legal department plans to raise it to 220,000 won a month by the end of this year. Firefighters have been warned by the government that they are suffering from psychological problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
They are also requesting that they take an active role in managing their health. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency and the Public Medical Corporation of Bundang Seoul University Hospital conducted the ``2023
According to the results of the 2017 Mental Health Survey of Civil Service Firefighters, more than 4 out of 10 firefighters complained of PTSD, sleep disorders, or depression. 4.9% were in the high-risk group for suicide.
The survey found that 8.5% of firefighters said they had considered suicide at least once in the past year.