Gyeongsangbuk-do Fire Headquarters said that Class 7 of Grade 5 at Pohang Jecheol Jigok Elementary School placed second nationwide in the 26th National Children's Fire Safety Contest and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the awards ceremony held on October 23 at the Art Center in Seoul Children's Grand Park.


The National Children's Fire Safety Contest is a nationwide safety education event hosted by the National Fire Agency and the Korea Fire Protection Association. It is designed to help fourth- and fifth-grade elementary school students learn about fire prevention, disaster and everyday safety, and put safety rules into practice. After studying safety materials, students are evaluated, and outstanding classes are selected based on their average class scores.

Students from Class 7 of the fifth grade at Pohang Jecheol Jigok Elementary School won second place nationwide at the National Children's Fire Safety Contest, receiving the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

Students from Class 7 of the fifth grade at Pohang Jecheol Jigok Elementary School won second place nationwide at the National Children's Fire Safety Contest, receiving the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

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Nineteen classes that passed regional preliminary rounds took part in the 26th contest. Representing Gyeongsangbuk-do, Class 7 of Grade 5 at Pohang Jecheol Jigok Elementary School prepared for the contest by studying the "Fire Safety Guide" materials with instructor Kang Jiwon.



Seong Hoseon, head of Gyeongsangbuk-do Fire Headquarters, urged the children to "put the safety rules they learned in this contest into practice in their daily lives and share them widely with those around them."


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