National Fire Agency (South Korea)
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Formed | 2017/07/26 |
Jurisdiction | Ministry of the Interior and Safety |
Minister responsible |
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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 Commissioner is Heo, Seok-Gon served from 2024.[2]
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
- ^ "Greetings | 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.