Firefighter Seong-cheol killed in Seogwipo warehouse fire amid manpower shortages

A 29-year-old paramedic named Seong-cheol died after a concrete eave collapsed during a tangerine warehouse fire in Seogwipo on December 1, 2023. Despite nationwide regulations implemented since 2023 requiring Rapid Intervention Team deployment, chronic manpower shortages often prevent these rescue measures from being observed.

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[Straight] Firefighters in the flames... where is the rescue team?

In the early morning of December 1, 2023, a fire broke out at a tangerine warehouse in Seogwipo. Seong-cheol, the first firefighter to arrive on the scene, evacuated an elderly couple in their 80s and rushed into the fire suppression efforts. However, a concrete eave of the warehouse collapsed, trapping and killing Seong-cheol. He was only 29 years old. Although he was a paramedic, he had stepped in to fight the fire due to a shortage of personnel, leading to his death.

News of firefighters dying in the line of duty continues to surface, such as the death of firefighter Kim Jin-seok in a factory fire in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, this past month on the 17th. Immediately following such tragedies, there is a series of promises to change the environments that threaten firefighter safety and to prepare countermeasures regarding manpower and equipment, but these promises are often short-lived.

Since 2023, the deployment of RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) has been implemented nationwide. This regulation requires the deployment of personnel to rescue fellow firefighters isolated at fire scenes, serving as a final line of defense to protect the lives of crew members. However, in the reality of chronic manpower shortages, there are many cases where this is not observed.

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