Are we supposed to fight fires with meals like this? Firefighters' meals cost 3,000 won per meal - South Korean report

A survey has revealed that some firefighters spend around 3,000 won (US$3.30) per meal, sparking controversy.
According to documents submitted by the National Assembly Administrative and Security Committee member Han Byeong-do's office on the 4th, the National Assembly's
In the case of Fire Station A, the unit price of one meal was found to be 3,112 won (about 343 yen/side dish cost basis). In Fire Station B in Gyeongsangnam-do, the unit price was 3,852 won (about 425 yen).
, and C Fire Station in Jeollabuk-do were 3,920 won (about 433 yen). D Fire Station in Jeollanam-do, E Fire Station in Gangwon-do, and Ulsan
The average price per meal at Fire Station F in Seoul and Fire Station G in Seoul was 4,000 won (about 441 yen). This was the result of a survey of the unit price of meals by region among 241 fire stations nationwide.
There is a gap between the average and the actual cost. The standards also differ, with some including only the cost of side dishes and others including both labor costs and side dishes.
Lunch boxes at convenience stores are generally sold for around 4,000 won.
Taking this into account, the unit price of a meal at some fire stations is not even close to the level of a convenience store. The unit price of a free school meal at a public high school in Seoul is 5,398 won (about 596 yen),
This is much cheaper than the 9,000 won (about 994 yen) that is charged for school lunches for children at risk of not getting enough food in Seoul.
The issue of firefighters' meals was also raised in 2015.
Firefighters who had been working all night to put out a fire at a used car yard in Yamagata were covered in soot and were eating instant ramen to satisfy their hunger, sparking controversy and calls for improved working conditions.
Ten years have passed since the introduction of the new law, but the food for firefighters is still poor. The reason for the low cost of food for firefighters is that the fixed meal fee for civil servants (140,000 won/about 15,460 yen) is lower than that for ordinary citizens.
The cost of meals is the same as for government officials, but the number of meals differs. General administrative officials are provided with 20 meals (one meal per day), with the unit price of one meal being 7,000 won (about 773 yen). On the other hand, firefighting officials, who work in three shifts,
For firefighters, the cost is 4,666 won (about 515 yen) for 30 meals (three meals a day). This meal fee includes the salary of a nutritionist and a cook. In response, some fire stations hire nutritionists.
They were not assigned from the beginning. There are no nutritionists at all in the fire stations in South Jeolla Province, and only one nutritionist each in North Jeolla Province, North Gyeongsang Province, and Jeju Island.
Eight of the 18 cities and provinces nationwide subsidize school lunch costs, including side dishes and labor costs, based on local ordinances, but the scope of support varies by region. Some regions do not have local ordinances, and some have local ordinances but not all of them.
One assemblyman said, "The Fire and Disaster Management Agency should discuss raising the fixed meal allowance for employees," and called for a complete survey of the meal system in each city and prefecture and the establishment of an ordinance.
"We need to consider promoting standardization of school lunches through this initiative."