2019

  • 2019.12.02 Establishment of Sindae 119 Safety Center at Suncheon Fire Station
  • 2019.07.15 Organizational restructuring (Fire Department Audit Officer,
    Fire Education Division, 119 All-Source Situation Room 1 Team)
    Establishment of fire station field command groups
    (Suncheon, Naju, Haenam, Muan)
    ※ Current: 1 headquarters (4 departments, 1 division, 1 bureau, 22 teams)
    16 fire departments (60 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 22 rescue teams,
    103 area units, 1 aviation unit)
  • 2019.04.15 Establishment of Jangseong Fire Station
    Organizational restructuring
    Establishment of fire department field command teams (Mokpo, Yeosu, Gwangyang)
    ※ Current: 1 headquarters (3 departments, 1 bureau, 17 teams)
    15 fire departments (60 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 22 rescue teams,
    103 area units, 1 aviation unit)
  • 2019.01.01 Organizational restructuring
    Establishment of fire department field command teams (Mokpo, Yeosu, Gwangyang)
    ※ Current: 1 headquarters (3 departments, 1 bureau, 17 teams)
    15 fire departments (60 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 22 rescue teams,
    103 area units, 1 aviation unit)

2018

  • 2018.12.13 Establishment of Hampyeong Fire Station

2017

  • 2017.12.30 Establishment of fire department Safety and Health Team
    Establishment of 119 safety centers (Goheung Gwhayuk, Hwasun Dongbok),
    rescue team (Jangseong)
    Current: 1 headquarters (3 departments, 1 bureau, 17 teams),
    14 fire departments (3 departments, 6 teams)
    ※ Yeosu: 7 teams
    60 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 22 rescue teams, 101 area units, 1 aviation unit
  • 2017.05.25 Establishment of Goheung Fire Station

2016

  • 2016.07.07 Establishment of 119 special rescue teams directly under the fire department headquarters
    Establishment of 13 Fire Department Civil Affairs Teams
    Establishment of 119 safety centers (Muan Namak), rescue teams (Gokseong, Jangheung)
    Current: 1 headquarters (3 departments, 1 bureau, 16 teams),
    13 fire departments (2 departments, 5 teams) ※ Yeosu: 6 teams
    14 field response teams, 45 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 21 rescue teams,
    102 area teams, 1 aviation team
  • 2016.06.24 Establishment of Muan Fire Station

2015

  • 2015.07.15 Organizational restructuring (Fire Protection and Rescue Division of the Fire Department
    changed to the Protection and Prevention Division and the Rescue
    and Emergency Management Division,
    119 Safety All-Source Situation Room changed to 119 All-Source Situation Room,
    Fire site investigation and firefighting training team established,
    emergency situation management team established)
    Current: 1 headquarters (3 departments, 1 bureau, 15 teams),
    12 fire departments (2 departments 5 divisions),※ Yeosu: 6 divisions,
    13 field response teams, 44 safety centers, 1 fire brigade,
    16 rescue teams, 103 area teams, 1 aviation team

2014

  • 2014.08.01 Organizational restructuring (the fire department headquarters
    ‘ All-Source Situation Room was changed to the 119 Safety All-Source Situation Room,
    Establishment of a Rescue and Emergency Department in the fire departments
    (Naju, Gwangyang, Damyang, Boseong, Haenam, Yeongam, Yeonggwang, Hwasun, Gangjin)
    Established 119 safety centers (Anjwa, Gogeum), rescue teams (Goheung, Jindo)
    Current: 1 headquarters (2 departments, 8 divisions, 1 bureau, 3 teams),
    12 fire departments (2 departments 5 divisions), ※ Yeosu: 6 divisions,
    13 field response teams, 44 safety centers,
    1 fire brigade, 16 rescue teams, 105 area teams, 1 aviation team

2013

  • 2013.07.19 Organizational restructuring
    (The positions in charge of rescue and emergency services in the Protection and
    Rescue Department of the fire department headquarters were changed to the rescue and emergency positions.)
    Current: 1 headquarters (2 departments, 8 divisions, 1 bureau, 3 teams),
    12 fire departments (2 departments, 4 divisions), ※ Yeosu: 6 divisions, Mokpo and Suncheon: 5 divisions),
    13 field response teams, 42 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 14 rescue teams, 105 area teams, 1 aviation team

2012

  • 2012.10.31 Establishment of Gangjin Fire Station
  • 2012.03.07 Establishment of the Neungju 119 Safety Center at Hwasun Fire Station
  • 2012.02.08 Establishment of Hwasun Fire Station

2011

  • 2011.12.31 Organizational restructuring
    Current: 1 headquarters (2 departments, 7 divisions, 1 bureau, 3 teams),
    12 fire departments (2 departments, 4 divisions), ※ Yeosu: 6 divisions, Mokpo and Suncheon: 5 divisions),
    12 field response teams, 41 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 14 rescue teams, 105 area teams, 1 aviation team
  • 2011.10.20 Organizational restructuring
    Current: 1 headquarters (2 departments, 7 divisions, 1 situation room, 1 aviation team),
    11 fire departments (2 departments, 4 divisions), ※ Yeosu: 5 divisions, 11 field response teams
    42 safety centers, 1 fire brigade, 13 rescue teams, 71 area teams
  • 2011.01.01 Organizational restructuring
    Current: 1 headquarters (2 departments, 9 divisions), 10 fire departments (2 departments, 4 divisions),
    ※ Yeosu: 5 divisions), 10 field response teams, 39 safety centers, 12 rescue teams,
    108 area teams, 1 aviation team, 1 fire brigade