S-Oil donates $405,000 for firefighters and their families

S-Oil has donated 560 million won ($405,000) to injured firefighters and the families of those who died on duty as part of its "Hero Firefighter Campaign."

S-Oil CEO Anwar Al-Hejazi, right, Nam Hwa-young, center, head of National Fire Agency, and Korea National Council on Social Welfare Chairman Kim Sung-i take a photo after the oil refiner's donation of 560 milion won at the company's headquarters in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Friday. [S-OIL]

S-Oil has donated 560 million won ($405,000) to injured firefighters and the families of those who died on duty.

The Korean oil refiner on Friday delivered the donation as part of the "Hero Firefighter Campaign," together with the National Fire Agency (NFA) and the Korea National Council on Social Welfare.

The donation will be used to cover treatment for injured firefighters, scholarships for the children of firefighters who have died in the line of duty and monetary awards for heroic firefighters.

Since S-Oil signed the Hero Firefighter Campaign agreement with the NFA in 2006, it has delivered some 10 billion won to about 3,000 firefighters and their families.

In recognition of conducting various support programs for firefighters and their families, S-Oil CEO Anwar Al-Hejazi was appointed as an Honorary Firefighter.

“S-Oil will always remember firefighters’ sacrifice and courage for society and feel proud of them,” Al-Hejazi said. “We’ll keep supporting and rooting for fighters who rescue citizens in peril despite tough working conditions and invest actively in securing the safety of firefighting and hazardous substance facilities."

BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]