Firefighters to gain national public official status next year
(WorldNews South Korea)

A firefighter rests on the curb after putting out a fire at a shopping complex in Seocho-gu, southern Seoul, Friday. Starting April 2020, firefighters` status will be upgraded to national public servants to improve their working conditions. / Yonhap By Kim Hyun-bin All firefighters will become national public servants directly hired by the central government starting next April in a bid to improve their working conditions and wages, following...