2009

• 2009.02.05 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,
  113 area teams, 1 aviation team, 1 fire brigade

2007

• 2007.06.28 Organizational restructuring
  Current: 1 headquarters, 10 fire departments,
  49 safety centers, 12 rescue teams,
  122 area teams, 1 aviation team, 1 fire brigade

2006

• 2006.08.20 Establishment of a new position in the All-Source Situation Room

2005

• 2005.10.04 Transfer from the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters in Nongseong-dong,
  Gwangju to the Jeonnam Provincial Government building
  in Namak-ri, Muan-gun
• 2005.08.11 Establishment of Yeonggwang Fire Station
• 2005.01.03 Promotion to Sora Fire Substation - Closing of Sora Fire Substation
  Establishment of Nakpo Fire Substation of Pyeongyeo Police Substation
  - Nakpo Fire Substation closed
  Closing of Cheonbyeon Fire Substation of Damyang Police Substation

2004

• 2004.01.01 Current: 1 headquarters, 9 fire stations, 50 police substations ,
  11 rescue teams, 123 substations, 1 aviation team, 1 fire brigade

2003

• 2003.12.30 Promotion to fire substation (Samgye, Ogwa, Gwansan)
  and establishment of substation (Hwasunbuk-myeon)
• 2003.04.15 Construction of fire brigade replacement
  (50 tons of Jonggosan ⇒ 150 tons of Jeonnam 705)

2002

• 2002.12.31 Establishment fire investigation managers at each fire station and
  occupational safety manager at Yeosu Fire Station
• 2002.10.26 New construction and relocation of Naju Fire Station
  (Kyunghyeon-dong 283-1 Naju)

2001

• 2001.12.31 Establishment of Seomyeon Police Substation at Suncheon Fire Station
  Positions in charge of information communication and
  fire investigation were newly established
  at the fire department headquarters.
• 2001.09.22 Relocation and new construction of Suncheon Fire Station
  (241 Seonpyeong-ri, Seomyeon, Suncheon-si)

1999

• 1999.01.15 Establishment of Fire Fighting Aviation Team

1998

• 1998.05.22 Establishment of fire stations in Damyang, Boseong, and Yeongam
  (opened on June 20, 1998) and closing of Yeocheon Fire Station

1997

• 1997.01      Relocation of the building from
  Jeonnam Provincial Office Building in Gwangsan-dong,
  Gwangju to the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters in Nongseong-dong, Gwangju

1996

• 1996.12.30 Establishment of Haenam Fire Station (1997.1.3)
• 1996.07.29 102 technical positions in the fire department
  were changed to firefighting officers.

1994

• 1994.06.28 Completion of Mokpo Fire Station New Building (974-1 Okam-dong)

1992

• 1992.04.02 Launch of firefighting headquarters
• 1992.01.20 Firefighting officers changed their status to province members.
• 1992.01.01 The fire fighting service was reorganized into
  a wide-area fire fighting system.

1990

• 1990.02.12 Establishment of Donggwangyang Fire Station
  (1990.3.24 open ⇒ present, Gwangyang Fire Station)