Ministry of Interior and Safety Grants Special Award of 10 Million Won to Korea Forest Service: "Wildfire Damage Area Down 99%"

Korea Forest Service Receives Ad-hoc Reward for Outstanding Performance

“No Civilian Casualties Reported”

Minister Hojoong Yoon Delivers Coffee Truck and Message of Support

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on June 15 that it has selected the Korea Forest Service as an exemplary agency for its special performance bonus, recognizing its significant reduction in wildfire damage this year, and will grant ad-hoc rewards.

Special firefighting team extinguishing a forest fire in Miryang, Gyeongnam. Provided by Korea Forest Service

The special performance bonus system allows the head of a government agency to award up to 30 million won to public officials who have delivered outstanding results, with the aim of spreading a performance-oriented culture within the public sector.

Alongside its annual "regular reward" program, the Ministry also operates an "ad-hoc reward" system, which immediately recognizes agencies when exemplary cases are identified. The Korea Forest Service, selected for this ad-hoc reward, will receive a 10 million won bonus as an outstanding operating agency.

This year, the Korea Forest Service proactively implemented government-wide wildfire management policies, comprehensively improving every stage of prevention, preparedness, and response. As a result, the area affected by wildfires decreased by 99% compared to the previous year, and there were no civilian casualties.

In particular, the Korea Forest Service set a model example by quickly identifying public officials who contributed to these achievements and providing them with special performance bonuses without delay after the special wildfire response period ended, thus ensuring prompt recognition for outstanding work.

On this day, Minister of the Interior and Safety Hojoong Yoon visited the Korea Forest Service in person, held a field meeting, and listened to the voices of employees. To encourage staff working on the front lines of large-scale wildfire defense, he also sent a coffee truck along with a message of support.

Minister Yoon stated, "For the public sector to deliver tangible results for the people, a culture must be firmly established in which public officials who achieve such results are appropriately recognized and rewarded." He added, "We will support the active identification and rewarding of outstanding public officials so that this exemplary model of operation spreads to all government ministries."

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