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Canadian Prime Minister Thanks South Korean Firefighters

Great job by these ROK firefighters who undoubtedly gained some valuable forest fire experience to bring back with them to Korea:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in front of Korean firefighters on their way back to Korea from Ottawa, Wednesday. Screenshot from X
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in front of Korean firefighters on their way back to Korea from Ottawa, Wednesday. Screenshot from X

anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday tweeted a video clip of himself expressing gratitude to a Korean emergency firefighting team who helped his country deal with raging wildfires.

“This morning in Ottawa, I got to send off an incredible group of people. They came from Korea and spent the last few weeks battling wildfires in Quebec,” Trudeau said in the video message posted on social media. “On behalf of all Canadians ― I thanked them for their heroic work.”

The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT), comprised of 151 personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Korea Forest Service, the National Fire Agency and the medical sector, arrived in Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec, on July 2. Two days later, they began a month-long mission fighting the natural disaster that prompted the Quebec provincial government to declare a state of emergency. 

Korea Times

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Picture of the Day: Buff Korean Firefighter

Firefighters at bodybuilding contest

Kim Jung-hun, a firefighter from the southwestern city of Jeongeup, flexes his muscles while holding an electric saw in a bodybuilding contest of the World Firefighters Games Chungju 2018 in the city some 150 kilometers southeast of Seoul on Sept. 11, 2018. The games, regarded as the Olympics of firefighters, will continue to Sept. 17, with some 6,000 people in the profession from more than 50 countries participating. (Yonhap)