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As we go through this wildfire, our voices are calling for replacing mostly local firefighters as public servants. I have agreed with more than 200,000 people in the National Petition, but it is not the situation that the bill will pass easily.

Press reports.

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Currently, 99% of firefighters except local fire department are local government officials belonging to local government.

Depending on the financial self-reliance of local governments, there is a big gap between firefighters and equipment.

In reality, local governments, such as Seoul, which have a high level of financial independence, have manpower close to legal standards, but the labor shortage in Chungbuk, which suffered from forest fire or Jecheon tragedy, exceeds the nationwide average.

[Firefighter: Going to the provinces is worse. There are quite a few cases where personal equipment is not available.]

As the facts became known, a petition for petition to replace the firefighting officer with a national job was posted, and more than 200,000 people agreed in four days.

It is because the treatment of firefighters and equipment can be greatly improved if they are converted into a national position.

Currently, the command system that is divided into the head of the local governor and the fire department is also unified, making it possible to respond more quickly in the event of a major disaster.

[Jae Sung Park / Soongsil cyber fire department student professor: (now) There is no reason to mobilize (firefighters from other municipalities) in Gangwon province. The chief of the fire department talked about it. Thank you for coming to me. Thank you for coming.

However, it is pointed out that the conversion of firefighters into the national office does not fit the trend of decentralization, and that the current police officers are trying to introduce an autonomous police system.

In order to prepare for the disaster, the police who are in charge of the police to turn the firefighting into the nationality are conflicting if they are decentralized.

Currently, the legislation has been pending in the National Assembly for more than two years, and opposition lawmakers have objections to it.

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