Yongin City Receives Presidential Organization Award for National Disaster Management Excellence

Yongin City Proves Itself as Korea's Safest City
Comprehensive Disaster Response at GTX-A Guseong Station
Recognized for Outstanding Performance in "READY Korea Training"

Yongin Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Sangil) has been recognized for its top-level disaster response capabilities nationwide, receiving the Presidential Organization Award, the highest honor in the field of national disaster management.

May 21, 2025 - Scene from the "2025 Ready Korea 2nd Training" conducted at Guseong Station. Provided by Yongin City

On June 8, Yongin Special City announced that it had received the Presidential Organization Award, the highest honor in the "2025 National Disaster Management Meritorious Service (Safe Korea Training Category)" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

With this award, Yongin Special City has once again solidified its status as a leading safe city in Korea, following its selection as an outstanding organization in the "2023 Safe Korea Training" and the subsequent Minister of the Interior and Safety Commendation.

The Presidential Organization Award was granted in recognition of the city’s outstanding execution of the "2nd READY Korea Training," which was held at Guseong Station GTX-A on May 21 of last year.

The READY Korea Training, hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, is a large-scale drill in which all relevant agencies, led by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, mobilize to inspect the national disaster response system in a real-world setting.

At the time, the training simulated complex disaster scenarios such as underground station flooding, structural collapse, and fires. More than 550 people from 36 organizations—including Yongin Special City, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Gyeonggi Province, KORAIL, GTX-A Operation Co., Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency, and Yongin Western Fire Station—participated in a response drill that closely resembled an actual disaster situation.

The participating organizations established a fully operational system, virtually indistinguishable from real-life conditions, based on close and organic cooperation. Through this, they achieved significant results in intensively examining their on-site response capabilities in emergency situations.

A Yongin City official stated, "This Presidential Organization Award is a meaningful achievement that was made possible not only by the city’s efforts, but also by the close collaboration of all relevant agencies, including the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, who participated in the training. We will continue to thoroughly prepare for various unpredictable disaster situations, further strengthen our disaster response capabilities, and do our utmost to create a safe Korea where citizens can live with peace of mind."

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