By Kim Ji-eun

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the Eulji District of the Jungbu Police Station and the Jungbu Fire Station to encourage employees who are working tirelessly during the Chuseok holidays on the afternoon of Sept. 30.

The President first visited Eulji District Station and held a meeting with officers in the field. The meeting was attended by about 10 employees of various ages, ranging from Eulji District Captain Ko Kwang-beom, who is set to retire at the end of the year, to Constable Park Moo-sung, who was appointed to the police force in December last year, and had a relaxed conversation with the President.

The President encouraged the members of the district to continue their policing activities during the Chuseok holiday, promised to improve the working conditions of police officers in the field, and expressed his intention to make the attendees proud to be Korean police officers.

After the meeting, the President visited the simulation shooting range on the 7th floor of Eulji District Headquarters and watched a shooting training demonstration. The simulated firing range was installed as part of strengthening on-the-spot response capabilities to actively combat suspicious and heinous crimes, and is equipped to allow police officers to train with model firearms that are the same size and weight as the ones they use in the field.

Before leaving the district, the President expressed his encouragement and gratitude to the officers of the Jungbu Police Station through the police radio network and asked them to strive for the people every moment.

The President then visited the Jungbu Fire Station to receive a report on the status of special vigilance duty during the Chuseok holiday, and went to the garage to encourage 30 frontline workers, including new firefighters, rescue captains, and command team leaders, who were waiting to be dispatched.

The President expressed his gratitude for the hard work of firefighters who continue to fulfill their duties without being able to go home for the Chuseok holiday and listened to the difficulties of frontline workers, and the firefighters expressed their gratitude for the President's visit.