International reach of Korea’s 119 Rescue service
By Alan Biggs
Contributing writer
Most of us are familiar with the great work of Korea's 119 Fire Service, but what do you know about the National 119 Rescue Services and its international remit? A visit to its Namyangju Headquarters of in Gyeonggi Province, what we might think of as the SAS of 119, was impressive and inspirational. The evolution of this unit goes hand-in-hand with that of Korea's other advances in the last score of years.
The National 119 Rescue Service is a representative emergency rescue organization in Korea. 119 Rescue Service, a central governmental agency, has been providing assistance in large-scale domestic and overseas disasters, protecting lives and properties over the last 15 years.
Those who have had the opportunity to visit the base of an elite military unit such as the Royal Marines, USMC, KMC or the Parachute Regiment will have immediately noticed the sky-high morale of the unit, most commonly expressed by people walking around sporting huge grins and obviously pleased to be where they are. No compensatory swagger, no rowdy behavior, just a
May 7, 2010
