"Let's see if they're doing well.""…Controversy over 'gapjil' of provincial councilors who purposely blew rice paddies

a rice paddy / fire-fighting union that was started by incumbent provincial councilors

It is controversial that members of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council deliberately set fire to the rice paddies and reported them to the fire department, saying they would check the firefighting posture.

The fire officials' labor union strongly protested, calling it an act of 'gapjil'.

According to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council and the Fire Officials' Union, a report of a fire in Hwasan-dong, Sangju City, was received at around 3:40 p.m. on the 18th by the 119 situation room.

The man who reported the fire was found to be an employee of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Construction Fire Committee.

Fire authorities dispatched two large pump cars to the scene, one of which arrived in eight minutes. At the site, straws and other weeds were burning in a relatively narrow area.

It was a fire pile the size of a large bonfire built by provincial councilors, and it took about 10 to 20 seconds to extinguish it.

The provincial councilors praised the firefighters for "quick dispatch and good containment," and then got back into the vehicle and left the scene, saying, "Tell the chief."The labor union strongly protested to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council over the ridiculous behavior of provincial lawmakers during the prevention of forest fires in the fall of



Kim Joo-chul, chairman of the fire officials' union Gyeongbuk, criticized, "It is a power abuse and abuse of authority by provincial lawmakers," adding, "There are separate regular training and emergency dispatch training, so what are you doing?"

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Construction Fire Committee said, "We planned this inspection while moving to Gumi Fire Station after completing an administrative audit at Sangju Fire Station on the same day. We checked the site to promote the safety of residents and protect their lives during the administrative audit."

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team