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0 National Fire Agency-T’way’s ‘Dazzling Outing 2’, 15 parents of firefighters killed in the line of duty go on a journey to heal their hearts
The National Fire Agency is promoting a heart-healing trip for the parents of firefighters who died in the line of duty again this year.
- Reporter nameNam Nan-woo, Mobile Reporter Reporter
- Entered 2024.04.17 23:50
“If we want to travel together again, let’s all stay healthy.”
[Mobile Reporter Nam Nan-woo] Parents who participated in last year’s ‘Mind Healing Trip for Parents of Firefighters Killed in the Line of Duty: A Dazzling Outing’ are said to have taken care of each other’s health and asked about each other’s well-being.
Continuing from last year, the National Fire Agency (Commissioner Nam Hwa-young) will go on a heart healing trip with 15 parents (10 families) of those who died in the line of duty for 3 days and 2 nights from the 18th to the 20th.
‘Healing Trip for Parents of Firefighters: A Dazzling Outing’, which was first launched in 2023 with the support of T’way and the bereaved family’s non-profit organization, Firefighting Family Hope Sharing, helps parents of fallen firefighters who have suffered the same pain build bonds with each other and heal their emotional wounds. It was designed to convey sincere consolation.
The heart healing trip that took place in Jeju Island last year was also produced as a video, conveying great emotion to not only the bereaved families who suffered the same pain, but also firefighters and many citizens.
▶ Dazzling Outing Part 1 ‘Stories we should have shared and heard’ (YouTube ‘Fire Administration TV)
▶ Dazzling Outing Part 2 ‘The most beautiful promise in the world’ (YouTube ‘Fire Administration TV)
We received a good response from the parents who participated, so we decided to expand the number of participants starting this year and continue to promote it in the future.
A total of 10 families and 15 parents will participate in this trip, including Kim Gyeong-soo, the father of the late firefighter Kim Ki-beom, who died after being swept away by a torrent while searching the area after receiving a report that three middle school girls were missing in the Geumho River in Daegu on October 1, 1998. .
The late firefighter Gook-hwan Kim, who died while working as a rescue worker at the site of a rapid-water accident in Piagol Valley, Jeollanam-do on July 31, 2020, the late Myeong-rae Noh, who died while fighting a commercial fire in Ulsan on June 30, 2021, and the fire at Seokranjeong in Gangneung on September 17, 2017. The parents of the late firefighter Lee Ho-hyun, who died in the line of duty, the late firefighter Ahn Byeong-guk, who died in a helicopter accident on July 17, 2014, and the late firefighter Park Jin-ho, who died while transporting an emergency patient on December 30, 2011, and who battled angiosarcoma cancer on June 23, 2014. The late firefighter Kim Beom-seok, who died on the line of duty, and the late firefighter Kim In-cheol, who died on July 20, 2012 while rescuing a drowning man who fell into a water tank in a glass factory. The late firefighter Kim In-cheol, who died on October 13, 2005, while extinguishing a fire and rescuing a person at a bar in Chilgok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The parents of the late firefighter Kim Seong-hoon and the late firefighter Kim Kyeong-oh, who died on November 15, 1997 while rescuing four workers who collapsed while working in a food factory storage tank, are 15 minutes in total.
On the first and last day of the itinerary, the fire headquarters and fire stations of each city and province will help the bereaved family to travel safely to the airport, and the Firefighting Family Hope Sharing Company provides volunteer support during the travel itinerary to ensure that parents do not face any inconveniences. Look closely.
Kim Kyung-soo, the father of the late firefighter Kim Ki-beom, who donated 500 million won to the ‘Firefighting Hero Kim Ki-beom Scholarship Fund’ in his son’s name on the 12th of last month to support the education of the children of those who died in the line of duty, said, “As I get older, I don’t have any children to go with me, so I don’t even think about traveling abroad. “I wasn’t able to pay, but I was reassured and very grateful to hear that they would take care of me, who is old and physically challenged, and go on a trip with me,” he said, expressing his anticipation.
In addition, Lee Kwang-soo, the father of the late firefighter Ho-hyeon Lee, who went on a trip last year, said, “After last year’s trip, I always exchanged greetings with other families, saying, ‘Let’s all be healthy so we can go on a trip together again.’ “It gives me a new feeling to think that I can share this,” he said.
This trip will be produced as ‘Dazzling Outing 2’ and will be released through the National Fire Agency’s official YouTube channel (Fire Agency TV) during Family Month in May. Detailed stories about firefighters who died in the line of duty can be found at the online memorial (https://www.nfa). You can check it through go.kr/cherish/).
Fire Commissioner Nam Hwa-young said, “The sadness of losing a colleague cannot be compared to the sadness of losing a family member, but I hope you understand that I want to remember and respect the colleagues I was with in this way,” adding, “We are connected under the name of ‘firefighting family.’” “Please always remember this, and we will actively support the families left behind to help them return to their daily lives.”
