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DECREE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF FIREFIGHTING OFFICIALS

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Scope of application) #

Except as otherwise provided in other statutes or regulations, the appointment of firefighting officials shall be governed by this Decree. <Amended on Mar. 10, 2020>

Article 2(Definition) #

The terms used in this Decree are defined as follows: <Amended on Dec. 31, 1991; Aug. 25, 1994; Dec. 29, 1995; May 10, 1999; Jan. 20, 2003; May 24, 2004; Mar. 31, 2009; Jan. 28, 2011; Sep. 17, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Apr. 5, 2016; Jul. 26, 2017; Nov. 5, 2019; Oct. 14, 2021>

1. "Appointment" means the new recruitment, promotion, transfer, secondment, demotion, leave of absence, release from position, suspension from office, reduction in rank, reinstatement, separation from service, removal from office, and dismissal from office;

2. "Reinstatement" means returning to his or her position a firefighting official who is on a leave of absence, released from position, or under suspension from office (including suspension from office following a reduction in rank);

3. "Fire agency" means the National Fire Agency, a Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Self-Governing City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do"), the National Fire Service Academy, the National 119 Rescue Headquarters, the National Fire Research Institute, a local fire service academy, the Seoul Emergency Operations Center, a fire station, a 119 special response unit, or a fire safety experience center;

4. "Mandatory period of service in a position" means the minimum period during which a firefighting official shall serve in his or her current position before being transferred to another position.

Article 3(Delegation of authority to appoint) #

(1) Under Article 6(3) of the Firefighting Officials Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), the President shall delegate to the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency the authority to appoint fire chiefs and deputy fire chiefs of the National Fire Agency and its affiliated institutions and the authority to appoint the head of a local fire service academy who is a fire chief, and shall delegate to a Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or a Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor") the authority to appoint firefighting officials of the rank of deputy fire chief or higher belonging to a City/Do (excluding the head of a fire headquarters and the head of a local fire service academy). <Amended on Mar. 10, 2020>

Article 15(Requirements for career-based competitive recruitment, etc.) #

(1) A person who has been subject to disciplinary action of a salary reduction or heavier punishment by his or her previous employing agency shall not be recruited through career-based competitive recruitment, etc.; provided, this shall not apply to a person whose records of dispositions such as disciplinary actions have been erased under Article 9(1) of the Regulations on Personnel Records, Statistics, and Handling of Personnel Affairs of Public Officials and other personnel-related statutes or regulations (including a person who falls under grounds for erasure of records of dispositions such as disciplinary actions under the relevant statutes or regulations). <Amended on Dec. 9, 2014; Apr. 5, 2016>

(2) Career-based competitive recruitment, etc. under Article 7(2)1 of the Act shall be limited to cases where the grounds for retirement are verified by inquiring into the previous service history with all former employing agencies. <Amended on Dec. 9, 2014; Mar. 10, 2020>

(3) A person eligible for career-based competitive recruitment, etc. under Article 7(2)2 of the Act shall be a person who holds a certificate for each field scheduled for appointment and meets the requirements for career experience, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Dec. 9, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020; May 9, 2023>

(4) Career-based competitive recruitment, etc. of persons with work or research performance under Article 7(2)3 of the Act shall be limited to persons falling under any of the following subparagraphs: <Amended on Jan. 20, 2003; Dec. 9, 2014; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 10, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021>

1. A person who has at least 3 years of work or research experience in a field of duties related to the position scheduled for appointment at a State agency, local government, public institution, or any other institution equivalent thereto (2 years, if a public official other than a firefighting official falling under any of the following items is recruited as a firefighting official in the relevant division or field through career-based competitive recruitment, etc.), and who has at least 1 year of work or research experience corresponding to the rank scheduled for appointment:

a. A person who has work experience in a special technical division under Appendix 1 at a fire agency;

b. A person who has work experience in a field of duties related to rescue services at a State agency;

2. A retired firefighting official who has at least 1 year of work experience corresponding to the rank scheduled for appointment;

3. A person who has been appointed as an obligatory firefighter and has completed the prescribed service.

(5) Career-based competitive recruitment, etc. of persons who have completed specialized technical education relating to firefighting under Article 7(2)3 of the Act shall be limited to persons who have completed curricula by field scheduled for appointment, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, at a high school, junior college, or university (including a graduate school) established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act or the Higher Education Act, or to persons recognized under statutes or regulations as having an academic background equivalent or higher thereto. <Amended on May 10, 1999; Mar. 31, 2005; Dec. 31, 2008; Dec. 27, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Dec. 9, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020>

(6) Deleted. <Apr. 5, 2022>

(7) Career-based competitive recruitment, etc. of persons proficient in a foreign language under Article 7(2)6 of the Act shall be limited to recruitment as firefighting officials of the rank of fire lieutenant or lower, and their foreign language proficiency shall be at a level at which a national of a country where the relevant foreign language is used as a native language can write or converse after completing high school education or school education equivalent thereto. <Amended on May 10, 1999; Dec. 27, 2010; Dec. 9, 2014; Mar. 10, 2020>

(8) Career-based competitive recruitment, etc. under Article 7(2)7 of the Act shall be limited to persons who are police officials of the rank of inspector or lower and have at least 2 years of experience in fire scene examination or criminal investigation within the most recent 5 years. <Amended on Dec. 9, 2014; Mar. 10, 2020>

(9) Career-based competitive recruitment, etc. under Article 7(2)8 of the Act shall be limited to cases where a person who has already served continuously as a volunteer firefighter for at least 5 years in any of the following regions is appointed as a firefighting official of that region within 1 year from the date a fire station, 119 local unit, or 119 safety center is first established in that region; in such cases, the number of persons who may be recruited through career-based competitive recruitment, etc. shall not exceed 1/3 of the prescribed number of firefighter positions among the prescribed number of public officials of the fire station, 119 local unit, or 119 safety center first established: <Added on Apr. 26, 1986; Amended on Dec. 29, 1995; Jun. 30, 2006; Dec. 9, 2014; Mar. 10, 2020>

1. A Si/Gun area where a fire station is established for the first time;

2. A Si area or Eup/Myeon area under the jurisdiction of a Si/Gun area where a 119 local unit or 119 safety center is established for the first time and no fire station has been established.

(10) Matters relating to the classification of certificates by rank scheduled for appointment, work or research performance, curricula relating to firefighting, and other standards under paragraphs (3) through (6), (8), and (9) shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; May 10, 1999; Dec. 31, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Dec. 9, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

[Title Amended on Dec. 9, 2014]

Article 19(Methods of recruitment) #

(1) The appointing authority shall make appointments in the order in which candidates are entered in the list of candidates for recruitment; provided, if a candidate has received education and training at an education and training institution for firefighting officials in connection with his or her appointment before being appointed as a firefighting official, the appointing authority shall make appointments in the order of the results of such education and training. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the appointing authority may make appointments regardless of such order in any of the following cases: <Added on May 6, 2015; May 31, 2018>

1. Where a public official, other than a firefighting official, who works in the agency to which he or she is to be appointed is appointed as a firefighting official;

2. Where a person who has at least 6 months of work experience as a firefighting official or who has special qualifications related to the position to which appointment is to be made is appointed;

3. Where a person who wishes to work in a special area, such as an island, remote area, or area adjacent to the Military Demarcation Line, is appointed in order to be assigned to that area;

4. Where a candidate for recruitment is appointed to work in an area where his or her dependent family members reside;

5. Where a person scheduled to be appointed on probation who died during practical training relating to the performance of duties of firefighting officials is appointed retroactively under subparagraph 3 of Article 5.

(3) The appointing authority may appoint a person entered in the list of candidates for recruitment under Article 17(1), who has not been appointed by the time the validity period of the list of candidates for recruitment under Article 18 expires (excluding a person whose appointment or recommendation for appointment has been deferred until that time under Article 20), by deeming that the relevant agency has a separate prescribed number of personnel corresponding to that class. In such cases, the separate prescribed number of personnel deemed to exist shall be deemed to cease to exist when a corresponding vacancy occurs in that class after the relevant candidate for recruitment is appointed. <Added on May 10, 1999; May 6, 2015>

Article 25(Principles of management of assigned positions) #

(1) Except as otherwise prescribed by statutes or regulations or in any of the following cases, the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority shall appoint each firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction to 1 assigned position: <Amended on Mar. 31, 2005; Dec. 27, 2010; May 6, 2015; Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 10, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Apr. 5, 2022>

1. If, at the time of reinstatement of a person on leave of absence for whom a separate prescribed number of personnel is recognized under Article 43 of the State Public Officials Act, return of a seconded person, or return of a person dismissed from office, removed from office, or separated from service, there is no vacancy of the corresponding rank in the relevant agency, and a firefighting official of that rank is required to serve without an assigned position until a vacancy first arises in the prescribed number of personnel for that rank; in such cases, the relevant agency means an agency headed by the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority for the relevant firefighting official and any agency under its jurisdiction;

2. If it is deemed particularly necessary for overseas secondment for at least 1 year under Article 30(1)6, and a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction is required to serve without an assigned position for a period not exceeding 2 weeks;

3. If it is deemed particularly necessary, among seconded persons for whom the filling of vacancies has been approved under Article 31, for preparation for secondment for the following training, and a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction is required to serve without an assigned position for a period not exceeding 2 weeks:

a. Entrusted education and training for at least 6 months under Article 13 of the Act on the Capacity Development of Public Officials;

b. Long-term overseas training for at least 1 year under the Regulations on International Cooperation in Science and Technology;

4. If, at the time of establishment, reorganization, or abolition of an organizational structure, a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction is required to serve without an assigned position for a period not exceeding 2 months for preparation for the establishment of the agency or other related purposes.

(2) When assigning a position to a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction, the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority shall take into consideration the official's field of study, education and training, work experience, aptitude, etc., so as to ensure that his or her abilities are properly developed. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(3) A person of a lower rank may be assigned to a position of a higher rank only if there is a vacancy of the higher rank in the relevant agency and there is no candidate for promotion under the Firefighting Officials Promotion Regulations. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(4) A person who holds a special certificate shall be assigned to a position related to that certificate unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(5) When assigning a firefighting official to a position, the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority shall take into consideration the area where the official's spouse or lineal ascendant resides unless there is a compelling reason not to do so. <Added on Jan. 15, 2019; Nov. 5, 2019>

(6) In addition to the standards for management of assigned positions prescribed by this Decree, the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority shall establish and implement detailed standards necessary for the assignment of firefighting officials to positions (including standards for transfer). <Amended on May 6, 2015; Jan. 15, 2019>

Article 28(Mandatory period of service in a position and restriction on transfer) #

(1) The mandatory period of service in a position for a firefighting official (excluding any period of leave of absence, any period of disposition of release from position, and any period during which he or she does not perform duties due to a disposition of reduction in rank or suspension from office; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) shall be 1 year; provided, this shall not apply in any of the following cases: <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; Jan. 20, 2003; Apr. 5, 2016; Jan. 15, 2019; Apr. 5, 2022; Apr. 7, 2023>

1. In cases of transfer within the lowest-level auxiliary organ under the organizational structure;

2. In cases of transfer due to reorganization, or a change in the organizational structure or prescribed number of personnel;

3. In cases of transfer between agencies under different appointing authorities;

4. In cases of promotion or demotion of the relevant firefighting official;

4-2. In cases of transfer of a firefighting official to a specialist position;

5. In cases of assignment to the relevant position of a person who has at least 2 months of special training experience related to the position to which appointment is scheduled, or at least 6 months of work experience or research performance corresponding to that position;

6. In cases where a disciplinary action has been taken against the relevant firefighting official;

7. In cases where the relevant firefighting official is being investigated by an investigative agency in connection with a criminal case;

8. In cases where the relevant firefighting official has passed an open competitive recruitment examination and is serving under probationary appointment;

9. In cases where a firefighting official at or below the rank of deputy fire chief is transferred to a fire agency in the City/Do area where his or her spouse or lineal ascendant resides;

10. In cases where it is necessary for maternity protection, child care, etc. of a pregnant firefighting official or a firefighting official for whom 1 year has not passed since childbirth;

11. Other cases where the head of a fire agency recognizes a special need to transfer a firefighting official for the management of assigned positions.

(2) The mandatory period of service in a position for teaching personnel of the National Fire Service Academy and local fire service academies shall be 2 years; provided, this shall not apply if there is reorganization of the structure, a change in the organizational structure or prescribed number of personnel, or a reorganization or abolition of an educational course, or if a teaching staff member is deemed unsuitable to serve as a teaching staff member. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995; Apr. 5, 2016; Jan. 5, 2021; Mar. 28, 2023>

(3) A firefighting official employed through a career-based competitive recruitment examination, etc. under Article 7(2)1 through 4, 6, or 7 of the Act may be transferred to another position or to an agency under a different appointing authority only after the mandatory period of service in a position classified as follows from the date he or she is first appointed to that position; provided, this shall not apply in cases falling under paragraph (1)1, 2, 4 (limited to cases where a firefighting official who has been promoted or demoted is transferred to a position corresponding to his or her class), 6, or 7: <Amended on Apr. 7, 2023>

1. Article 7(2)1 and 4 of the Act: 2 years;

2. Article 7(2)2, 3, 6, and 7 of the Act: 5 years.

(4) A firefighting official recruited through a career-based competitive recruitment examination, etc. under Article 7(2)8 of the Act may be transferred to an agency other than the agency to which he or she was first appointed only after the mandatory period of service in a position of 5 years has elapsed from the date he or she is first appointed to that position; provided, this shall not apply if he or she is transferred because the position is abolished or the prescribed number of personnel is exceeded due to reorganization of the structure or a change in the organizational structure or prescribed number of personnel. <Added on Apr. 26, 1986; Amended on Dec. 9, 2014; Mar. 10, 2020; Jan. 5, 2021; Apr. 7, 2023>

(5) The appointing authority shall not transfer a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction for whom a request for a promotion examination is pending to an agency with a different unit for preparing a promotion eligibility list. <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986>

(6) Any of the following dates of appointment shall not be deemed the date of appointment to the relevant position when calculating the mandatory period of service in a position under paragraph (1): <Added on Apr. 26, 1986; Amended on Jan. 20, 2003; Oct. 30, 2013; Apr. 5, 2016>

1. The date of transfer within the lowest-level auxiliary organ under the organizational structure;

1-2. The date of appointment by promotion, reduction in rank, or demotion;

2. The date of appointment of a probationary public official as a regular public official;

3. The date of appointment in cases where a person is reassigned only due to a change in the name of his or her affiliation, position, or class as a result of a reorganization of the structure or a change in the organizational structure or prescribed number of personnel; provided, this shall apply only if his or her duties remain unchanged.

[Title Amended on Apr. 5, 2016]

Article 29(Personnel exchange of firefighting officials) #

(1) The Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency may formulate and implement a personnel exchange plan for firefighting officials among Cities/Dos under Article 9(1) of the Act in the following cases: <Amended on Mar. 31, 2005; Mar. 10, 2020>

1. If firefighting officials at or above the rank of deputy fire chief belonging to Cities/Dos are exchanged to ensure the balanced allocation of personnel among Cities/Dos and the balanced development of fire service administration;

2. If firefighting officials are exchanged between Cities/Dos to promote a cooperative system among Cities/Dos and develop the capabilities of firefighting officials;

3. If necessary to assign firefighting officials at or below the rank of fire captain belonging to a City/Do to areas where they have personal ties.

(2) The number of personnel subject to personnel exchange under paragraph (1) (excluding personnel exchanged under subparagraph 3 of that paragraph) shall be kept to the minimum necessary; provided, when determining the number of personnel to be exchanged between Cities/Dos, the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall first hear the opinions of the relevant Mayor/Do Governor. <Amended on May 10, 1999; Dec. 31, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020>

(3) When formulating a personnel exchange plan, if the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency receives a recommendation from a Mayor/Do Governor regarding persons subject to exchange or a request for transfer into the relevant City/Do, he or she shall reflect such recommendation or request to the fullest extent possible, and shall not predetermine the positions of persons subject to personnel exchange without the consent of the relevant Mayor/Do Governor. <Amended on May 10, 1999; Dec. 31, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020>

(4) The Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency may formulate and implement a personnel exchange plan for firefighting officials between the National Fire Agency and Cities/Dos under Article 9(1) of the Act to ensure the balanced allocation and efficient utilization of personnel, provide firefighting officials with opportunities to develop comprehensive capabilities, and enhance the connectivity of fire service affairs. <Added on Mar. 10, 2020>

(5) If personnel exchange is conducted between the National Fire Agency and Cities/Dos or among Cities/Dos, the consent or application of the person subject to personnel exchange shall be required; provided, consent need not be obtained from a firefighting official belonging to the National Fire Agency or an agency under its jurisdiction if the rank to which he or she is scheduled to be appointed as a firefighting official belonging to a City/Do is higher than his or her rank at the time of personnel exchange. <Added on Mar. 10, 2020>

(6) If necessary for the management of firefighting personnel, the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency may restrict personnel exchange between the National Fire Agency and Cities/Dos or among Cities/Dos. <Added on Mar. 10, 2020>

(7) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (6), matters necessary for personnel exchange shall be determined by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency. <Added on Mar. 10, 2020>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 29, 1995]

[Title Amended on Mar. 10, 2020]

Article 30(Secondment) #

(1) The appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority may second a firefighting official under Article 32-4 of the State Public Officials Act in any of the following cases: <Amended on Dec. 31, 1991; Apr. 20, 1995; Mar. 31, 2005; Dec. 27, 2010; May 6, 2015; Feb. 3, 2016; Mar. 10, 2020>

1. If it is particularly necessary for another State agency, local government, or other institution or organization to perform a national project;

2. If administrative support is needed due to an excessive workload at another agency;

3. If necessary to jointly perform special duties requiring close cooperation among relevant agencies;

4. If necessary for education and training under the Act on the Capacity Development of Public Officials or Article 20(3) of the Act (limited to firefighting officials for whom the Mayor/Do Governor exercises authority to appoint under Article 3(1) and paragraph (5)1 and 3 of that Article of this Decree);

5. If necessary because a firefighting official is selected as a teaching staff member of a public officials education and training institution under the Act on the Capacity Development of Public Officials or for the performance of other affairs relating to education and training;

6. If necessary for the performance of duties and capability development at an international organization, a foreign government, or a foreign research institute;

7. If necessary for the performance of duties, capability development, or collection of data related to the formulation of national policies at a domestic research institute, private institution, or organization.

(2) The period of secondment under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: <Amended on May 6, 2015; Oct. 10, 2023>

1. The period of secondment under paragraph (1)1 through 3 and 7 shall not exceed 2 years; provided, if necessary, the period of secondment may be extended so long as the total period of secondment does not exceed 5 years;

2. The period of secondment under paragraph (1)5 shall exceed 1 year; provided, if necessary, the period of secondment may be extended so long as the total period of secondment does not exceed 2 years;

3. The period of secondment under paragraph (1)4 and 6 shall be the period necessary for such education and training, performance of duties, and capability development.

(3) In order to second a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction under paragraph (1)1 through 3 and 5, the head of the agency to which the official is to be seconded shall make a prior request to the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(4) If the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority seconds a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction (excluding a firefighting official for whom the Mayor/Do Governor exercises authority to appoint under Article 3(1) and paragraph (5)1 and 3 of that Article) under paragraph (1) and any of the following applies, the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority shall consult with the Minister of Personnel Management; provided, consultation with the Minister of Personnel Management may be omitted if the period of secondment of a firefighting official at or below the rank of fire captain is extended, or if another firefighting official at or below the rank of fire captain is assigned to replace that official after the period of secondment expires, within the period of secondment for which the Minister of Personnel Management has consulted with the Minister of the Interior and Safety regarding the classes, scale, etc. of separate prescribed personnel under Article 24-2 of the Common Rules of the Organization and the Prescribed Number of Personnel of Administrative Agencies: <Added on May 6, 2015; Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020>

1. If a firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction is seconded under paragraph (1)1 through 3, 6, or 7;

2. If the period of secondment under subparagraph 1 is extended;

3. If a seconded person is returned before the period of secondment under subparagraph 1 expires and such case falls under a reason determined by the Minister of Personnel Management.

(5) Notwithstanding the main clause of paragraph (4), if the period of secondment is less than 1 year, a firefighting official may be seconded with the approval of the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency without consultation with the Minister of Personnel Management. <Added on May 6, 2015; Amended on Jul. 26, 2017>

Article 30-4(Firefighting officials acting on behalf of persons on leave of absence) #

(1) If a firefighting official falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority may order another firefighting official under his or her jurisdiction to perform the duties of that official on his or her behalf; provided, this shall not apply where a vacancy is filled due to the leave of absence of the relevant firefighting official under Article 43(1) and (2) of the State Public Officials Act or where a part-time fixed-term public official is recruited due to part-time service under Article 30-3(3): <Amended on Oct. 10, 2023; Aug. 13, 2024; Jul. 22, 2025>

1. Where he or she takes a leave of absence under Article 71(1) and (2) of the State Public Officials Act;

2. Where he or she takes sick leave under Article 18(1) or (2) of the State Public Officials Service Regulations, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 10 of the Firefighting Officials Service Regulations;

3. Where he or she takes maternity leave under Article 20(2) of the State Public Officials Service Regulations or miscarriage or stillbirth leave under paragraph (10) of that Article, as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 10 of the Firefighting Officials Service Regulations (including where a firefighting official affiliated with a City/Do takes maternity leave or miscarriage or stillbirth leave as prescribed by ordinance of the relevant City/Do in accordance with Article 11(1) of the Firefighting Officials Service Regulations);

4. Where he or she is designated as a firefighting official converted to part-time service; in such cases, this shall be limited to duties outside the working hours of the firefighting official converted to part-time service;

5. Where he or she goes on a business trip or is seconded to respond to a disaster under Article 3(1) of the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety or a disaster defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act.

(2) The appointing authority or the appointment-recommending authority may pay allowances, within the budget, to a firefighting official who performs duties on behalf of another under paragraph (1), as prescribed by the Regulations on Allowances for Public Officials. <Amended on Jan. 31, 2025>

[This Article Added on Dec. 27, 2010]

[Title Amended on Jan. 31, 2025]

Article 31(Scope of separate prescribed number of personnel) #

(1) Cases where a separate prescribed number of personnel is deemed to exist under Article 43(3) of the State Public Officials Act shall be as follows: <Amended on Feb. 28, 1991; Jul. 30, 1991; Apr. 20, 1995; May 10, 1999; Dec. 28, 1999; Mar. 31, 2005; Dec. 27, 2010; Mar. 10, 2020; Oct. 10, 2023>

1. Secondment for at least 1 year under Article 30(1) (excluding subparagraph 4);

2. Secondment for at least 6 months under Article 30(1)4, of firefighting officials belonging to the National Fire Agency and agencies under its jurisdiction, the head of a fire headquarters, and the head of a local fire service academy;

3. Deleted; <Dec. 27, 2010>

4. Training to develop social adjustment capabilities after retirement for persons whose remaining period until mandatory retirement age is within 1 year (limited to persons subject to retirement age by rank, upon their own application).

(2) If vacancies are filled in cases falling under paragraph (1)1 and 2, the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency shall have a prior consultation with the Minister of the Interior and Safety, and a Mayor/Do Governor shall obtain approval from the Minister of the Interior and Safety; provided, if a Mayor/Do Governor fills vacancies for firefighting officials at or below the rank of deputy fire chief for whom he or she exercises authority to appoint under Article 3(1) and (5)1 and 3, such vacancies may be filled without approval. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020>

(3) If domestic or overseas entrusted education is conducted under Article 20(3) of the Act for firefighting officials for whom a Mayor/Do Governor exercises authority to appoint under Article 3(1) and (5)1 and 3, and if any of the following applies, a separate prescribed number of personnel equivalent to such number of persons shall be deemed to exist in the relevant agency during the training period: <Added on Mar. 10, 2020; Apr. 27, 2021; Mar. 28, 2023>

1. Where vacancies need to be filled because a Mayor/Do Governor formulates and implements a plan for overseas entrusted education and training with a training period of at least 6 months under Article 37 of the Regulations on the Education and Training of Firefighting Officials;

2. Where the class and number of persons subject to education and training are determined for each agency under an education and training plan with a training period of at least 6 months, formulated by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency under Article 37 of the Regulations on the Education and Training of Firefighting Officials;

3. Where vacancies need to be filled because a Mayor/Do Governor formulates and implements a plan for domestic entrusted education and training with a training period of at least 6 months for firefighting officials at or below the rank of fire captain under his or her jurisdiction under Article 37 of the Regulations on the Education and Training of Firefighting Officials;

(4) In any of the following cases, a separate prescribed number of personnel may be deemed to exist and vacancies may be filled under Article 43(2) of the State Public Officials Act: <Amended on Oct. 10, 2023; Aug. 13, 2024; Jan. 31, 2025>

1. If leave of absence due to illness under subparagraph 1 of Article 71(1) of the State Public Officials Act is ordered consecutively following sick leave, and the aggregate period of sick leave after such leave of absence due to illness is ordered and such leave of absence due to illness is at least 6 months;

2. If child care leave is ordered consecutively following maternity leave, and the aggregate period of maternity leave after such child care leave is ordered and such child care leave is at least 6 months;

3. If maternity leave is approved consecutively following child care leave, and the aggregate period of child care leave after such maternity leave is approved (including the period of child care leave ordered consecutively with such maternity leave at the time of approval) and such maternity leave is at least 6 months.

Article 34-2(Joint examination management committee) #

(1) The Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency may, if necessary for the efficient and fair operation and management of new recruitment examinations for firefighting officials, establish and operate a joint examination management committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Joint Committee") to deliberate on and coordinate the following matters:

1. Matters relating to the formulation of new recruitment plans for firefighting officials of the National Fire Agency and Cities/Dos (referring to plans relating to prospective appointment ranks, fields, number of personnel, etc.);

2. Matters relating to the operation, management, etc. of new recruitment examinations for firefighting officials;

3. Other matters requiring consultation between the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency and Mayors/Do Governors in relation to the new recruitment of firefighting officials.

(2) The Joint Committee shall be composed of up to 30 members, including 1 chairperson.

(3) The Director General for Planning and Coordination of the National Fire Agency shall serve as the chairperson of the Joint Committee, and the following persons shall serve as members; provided, if deemed necessary by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency in relation to the new recruitment of firefighting officials, he or she may commission private experts with extensive knowledge of, and experience in, the relevant recruitment fields as members:

1. Persons designated by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency from among public officials belonging to the National Fire Agency;

2. Persons designated by Mayors/Do Governors from among public officials belonging to Cities/Dos.

(4) The term of office of members under the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (3) shall be 1 year; provided, if the Joint Committee is dissolved under paragraph (6), their term of office shall expire at the time of such dissolution.

(5) A majority of the incumbent members of the Joint Committee shall constitute a quorum, and any resolution thereof shall require the concurring vote of a majority of those present.

(6) The Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency may dissolve the Joint Committee if he or she deems that the purpose of establishing the Joint Committee has been achieved.

(7) Except as those provided in paragraphs (1) through (6), matters necessary for the composition and operation of the Joint Committee shall be determined by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency.

[This Article Added on Aug. 13, 2024]

Article 36(Methods of examinations) #

(1) Recruitment examinations for firefighting officials shall be conducted by the following methods: <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; Jan. 20, 2003; Mar. 31, 2005; Dec. 27, 2010; Apr. 5, 2022; May 9, 2023; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Written examination:

This shall be divided into a general education section and a specialized section; the general education section shall test the level of general education, and the specialized section shall test knowledge necessary for performing duties and the ability to apply such knowledge;

2. Physical fitness test:

This shall test physical fitness necessary for performing duties, such as agility, muscular strength, and endurance;

3. Deleted; <Dec. 30, 2025>

4. Comprehensive aptitude test:

This shall comprehensively test aptitude and qualifications necessary for performing duties;

5. Interview:

This shall test abilities, potential for development, and suitability for performing duties;

6. Practical examination:

This shall test knowledge and skills necessary for performing duties through practical demonstrations or other similar methods;

7. Documentary screening:

This shall examine in writing qualifications, experience, etc. relating to the performance of duties;

8. Public service aptitude assessment:

This shall be an assessment to test competencies necessary for performing public duties. In such cases, the public service aptitude assessment shall be replaced by the public service aptitude assessment under Article 5-2 of the Decree on Public Officials Appointment Examinations.

(2) New recruitment as fire lieutenants of candidates for fire executive positions who have completed education and training under Article 7(1) of the Act shall be conducted by testing subjects completed in the relevant education and training course. <Amended on Mar. 10, 2020>

(3) Matters necessary for the methods of testing under paragraph (2), determination of successful candidates, etc. shall be determined by the President of the National Fire Service Academy with the approval of the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995; May 10, 1999; May 24, 2004; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 10, 2020>

Article 37(Classification of examinations) #

(1) Open competitive recruitment examinations for firefighting officials shall be administered sequentially at the following stages; provided, the authority administering the examination may, if deemed necessary due to the particular nature of duties or other reasons, change the order of such stages, and the second-stage examination shall not be administered for firefighters: <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; Feb. 28, 1991; Dec. 27, 2010; Mar. 10, 2020; May 9, 2023; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. First-stage examination: Multiple-choice written examination; provided, short-answer questions may be included;

2. Second-stage examination: Essay-type written examination; provided, short-answer questions may be included for each subject;

3. Third-stage examination: Physical fitness test;

4. Fourth-stage examination: Interview; provided, a practical examination or comprehensive aptitude test may be concurrently administered;

5. Deleted; <Dec. 30, 2025>

6. Deleted. <Dec. 30, 2025>

(2) If deemed necessary by the authority administering the examination, the first-stage examination and the second-stage examination may be administered simultaneously. <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; Dec. 27, 2010>

(3) A person who takes an examination under paragraph (1) shall not take the next-stage examination unless he or she passes the preceding-stage examination; provided, if deemed necessary by the authority administering the examination, the next-stage examination may be administered before successful candidates for the preceding-stage examination are determined, and the next-stage examination of a person who has not passed the preceding-stage examination shall be invalidated. <Amended on Jan. 15, 2019>

(4) If an interview and a comprehensive aptitude test are concurrently administered under paragraph (1)4, the comprehensive aptitude test shall be administered before the interview and the results thereof shall be utilized for the interview. In such cases, a person who does not take the comprehensive aptitude test shall not take the interview. <Added on Dec. 30, 2025>

(5) If the first-stage examination and the second-stage examination are administered simultaneously under paragraph (2), and the score in the first-stage examination falls short of the passing score under Article 46, the second-stage examination shall be invalidated. <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; Dec. 27, 2010; Dec. 30, 2025>

Article 39(Career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc.) #

(1) Career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc. under Article 7(2) of the Act shall be conducted by the following methods according to classification; provided, if a firefighting official at the rank of chief superintendent or higher is to be recruited through career-based competitive recruitment, etc., the recruitment shall be conducted by documentary screening; and if a firefighting official at the rank of fire chief or lower is to be recruited through career-based competitive recruitment, etc. by the method under subparagraph 2, the physical fitness test need not be administered if deemed necessary by the authority administering the examination in consideration of the particular nature of duties, etc.: <Amended on Apr. 26, 1986; Feb. 28, 1989; Dec. 29, 1995; Mar. 31, 2005; Dec. 21, 2006; Dec. 27, 2010; Dec. 9, 2014; May 6, 2015; Mar. 10, 2020; Apr. 7, 2023; May 9, 2023; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. In cases of career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc. under Article 7(2)1 and 4 of the Act: Documentary screening and interview; provided, physical fitness tests and comprehensive aptitude tests may be concurrently administered if deemed necessary by the authority administering the examination;

2. In cases of career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc. under Article 7(2)2, 3, and 6 through 8 of the Act: Documentary screening, physical fitness test, interview, and written examination or practical examination; provided, written examination, practical examination, and comprehensive aptitude test may all be concurrently administered if deemed necessary in consideration of the particular nature of duties, etc.;

3. Deleted. <Apr. 7, 2023>

(2) Deleted. <Dec. 30, 2025>

(3) Written examinations under paragraph (1)2 shall be multiple-choice examinations; provided, short-answer or essay-type questions may be added. <Amended on Feb. 28, 1989; May 6, 2015>

(4) If a comprehensive aptitude test is concurrently administered with an interview under paragraph (1)1 and 2, the comprehensive aptitude test shall be administered before the interview and the results thereof shall be utilized for the interview. In such cases, a person who does not take the comprehensive aptitude test shall not take the interview. <Added on Dec. 30, 2025>

[Title Amended on Dec. 9, 2014]

Article 42-2(Preferential treatment for persons who died or were injured for public good) #

(1) If a person who falls under any of the following subparagraphs takes a recruitment examination for firefighting officials at or below the rank of fire captain, points shall be added to the score earned by the applicant in each subject (excluding any subject replaced by an examination under the subparagraphs of Article 44) according to the classification set forth in the following subparagraphs, in accordance with Article 36-2(1)2 or 3 of the State Public Officials Act; provided, no points shall be added if the applicant has earned less than 40 points of the full score in any subject or if the examination cannot be converted into scores:

1. Persons eligible for the addition of 5 percent of the full score for each subject:

a. A person falling under Article 36-2(1)2 of the State Public Officials Act;

b. Among persons falling under Article 36-2(1)3 of the State Public Officials Act, a wounded noble person eligible for employment protection under Article 13 of the Act on Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons Who Died or Were Injured for Public Good;

2. A person eligible for the addition of 3 percent of the full score for each subject: The spouse or child of a person falling under subparagraph 1b.

(2) If a person eligible for additional points under paragraph (1) is eligible for employment support under any of the following subparagraphs, only 1 type of additional points selected by the applicant shall be granted:

1. Article 29 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State;

2. Article 16(2) of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence;

3. Article 33 of the Act on Support for Persons Eligible for Veterans' Compensation;

4. Article 7-9 of the Act on Assistance to Patients Suffering from Actual or Potential Aftereffects of Defoliants and Establishment of Related Organizations;

5. Article 20 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to the May 18 Democratization Movement and Establishment of Related Organizations;

6. Article 19 of the Act on Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service during Special Military Missions and Establishment of Related Organizations;

7. Article 8(1) of the Special Act on Remedy for Damage Caused by the Sinking of the ROKS Cheonan and Assistance Therefor.

(3) The number of persons who pass a recruitment examination by receiving additional points under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 10 percent of the number of persons expected to be selected in the recruitment examination (when calculating the number of persons to be selected based on additional points, any fraction shall be disregarded); provided, this shall not apply if the number of applicants is equal to or less than the number of persons expected to be selected.

(4) If points are added under paragraph (1), the method of determining successful candidates and other matters necessary for administering the examination shall be determined by the authority administering the examination.

[This Article Added on Dec. 30, 2025]

Article 43(Age requirement for application) #

(1) A person who intends to apply for a recruitment examination for firefighting officials shall meet the age requirement for application specified in Appendix 2 in the year in which the scheduled date of the final examination falls. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2025>

(2) A person who intends to apply for a selection examination for candidates for fire executive positions shall be at least 18 years of age and not more than 40 years of age in the year in which the scheduled date of the final examination falls. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2025>

(3) Evaluation standards and methods for physical fitness tests among recruitment examinations for firefighting officials and selection examinations for candidates for fire executive positions shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on May 10, 1999; Dec. 31, 2008; Dec. 27, 2010; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 30, 2025>

(4) A person who intends to apply for a selection examination for candidates for fire executive positions or an open competitive recruitment examination for firefighters shall hold a driver's license for large motor vehicles or a driver's license for ordinary motor vehicles among Class 1 driver's licenses under Article 80(2)1 of the Road Traffic Act. <Added on Jan. 20, 2003; Mar. 31, 2005; May 30, 2006; Mar. 10, 2020>

(5) The appointing authority may require a person who intends to apply for a career-based competitive recruitment examination, etc. for firefighting officials at the rank of fire sergeant or lower to meet the qualification requirements for application under paragraph (4). <Added on Jan. 20, 2003; Dec. 9, 2014; Mar. 10, 2020>

(6) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where a public official who is not a firefighting official and has experience in performing firefighting duties at a fire agency is appointed as a firefighting official under Article 15(4). <Amended on Dec. 31, 1991; Jan. 20, 2003; Mar. 10, 2020>

[Title Amended on Dec. 30, 2025]

[Article 43(1) and Appendix 2, and paragraph (2) of that Article, which were decided as nonconforming to the Constitution on May 31, 2012, were amended by Presidential Decree No. 24125 on Sep. 28, 2012]

Article 46(Determination of successful candidates in examinations) #

(1) Successful candidates in open competitive recruitment examinations for firefighting officials shall be determined by the following methods: <Amended on Apr. 5, 2022; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Written examination: Successful candidates shall be determined in descending order of scores, within 3 times the number of persons expected to be selected, from among persons who have obtained at least the standard score and standard grade, respectively, in the English proficiency test in Appendix 6 and the Korean history proficiency test in Appendix 9, and who have earned at least 40 percent of the full score in each subject other than the English and Korean history subjects and at least 60 percent of the total score in all subjects;

2. Physical fitness test: Persons who have earned at least 50 percent of the total score in all items;

3. Deleted; <Dec. 30, 2025>

(2) Successful candidates in selection examinations for candidates for fire executive positions shall be determined by the following methods: <Added on Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Public service aptitude assessment: Successful candidates shall be determined in descending order of scores, within 10 times the number of persons expected to be selected, from among persons who have earned at least 40 percent of the full score in each subject;

2. Written examination: Successful candidates shall be determined in descending order of scores, within 3 times the number of persons expected to be selected, from among persons who have obtained at least the standard score and standard grade, respectively, in the English proficiency test in Appendix 6 and the Korean history proficiency test in Appendix 9, and who have earned at least 40 percent of the full score in each subject other than the English and Korean history subjects and at least 60 percent of the total score in all subjects;

3. Physical fitness test: Persons who have earned at least 50 percent of the total score in all items.

(3) Successful candidates in career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc. shall be determined by the following methods: <Amended on Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Documentary screening: Successful candidates shall be determined by examining whether applicants satisfy the requirements under Article 15;

2. Written examination or practical examination: Successful candidates shall be determined in descending order of scores, within 3 times the number of persons expected to be selected, from among persons who have earned at least 40 percent of the full score in each subject and at least 60 percent of the total score in all subjects; in such cases, Article 1(2)2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the determination of successful candidates in physical fitness tests.

(4) Successful candidates in interviews shall be persons who have earned at least 50 percent of the total score calculated by adding up the scores given by examiners for the following rating factors; provided, a person shall fail if a majority of the examiners give less than 40 percent of the score for any 1 rating factor: <Amended on May 9, 2023>

1. Problem-solving ability;

2. Communication ability;

3. Public service values as a firefighting official;

4. Collaboration ability;

5. Composure and sense of responsibility.

(5) Final successful candidates shall be determined from among persons who have passed the interview, in the order of ranking based on scores calculated by the following methods: <Amended on Dec. 9, 2014; May 6, 2015; Jan. 15, 2019; Apr. 5, 2022; May 9, 2023; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Open competitive recruitment examination under Article 37(1): A score obtained by aggregating the scores for each examination stage listed in the following items by applying the percentage specified in the relevant item, and reflecting additional points under Article 42:

a. Score in the written examination: 50 percent;

b. Score in the physical fitness test: 25 percent;

c. Score in the interview (referring to the score including the practical examination if concurrently administered): 25 percent;

2. Selection examination for candidates for fire executive positions under Article 38: A score obtained by aggregating the scores for each examination stage listed in the following items by applying the percentage specified in the relevant item, and reflecting additional points under Article 42:

a. Score in the written examination (referring to the score in the second-stage examination): 50 percent;

b. Score in the physical fitness test: 25 percent;

c. Score in the interview: 25 percent;

3. Career-based competitive recruitment examination, etc. under Article 39: A score calculated according to the following classifications:

a. If only an interview is administered: 100 percent of the score in the interview;

b. If a written examination and an interview are administered: A score obtained by aggregating 75 percent of the score in the written examination and 25 percent of the score in the interview;

c. If a physical fitness test and an interview are administered: A score obtained by aggregating 25 percent of the score in the physical fitness test and 75 percent of the score in the interview;

d. If a practical examination and an interview are administered: A score obtained by aggregating 75 percent of the score in the practical examination and 25 percent of the score in the interview;

e. If a written examination, a physical fitness test, and an interview are administered: A score obtained by aggregating 50 percent of the score in the written examination, 25 percent of the score in the physical fitness test, and 25 percent of the score in the interview;

f. If a physical fitness test, a practical examination, and an interview are administered: A score obtained by aggregating 25 percent of the score in the physical fitness test, 50 percent of the score in the practical examination, and 25 percent of the score in the interview;

g. If a written examination, a physical fitness test, a practical examination, and an interview are administered: A score obtained by aggregating 30 percent of the score in the written examination, 15 percent of the score in the physical fitness test, 30 percent of the score in the practical examination, and 25 percent of the score in the interview.

(6) In cases of open competitive recruitment examinations, career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc., and selection examinations for candidates for fire executive positions, if a vacancy needs to be filled because a final successful candidate waives appointment or due to other circumstances, the appointing authority may determine additional successful candidates under paragraph (5) within 6 months from the date the final successful candidates are announced. <Amended on Dec. 9, 2014; Jan. 15, 2019; Apr. 5, 2022; May 9, 2023>

(7) Notwithstanding paragraph (6), if the appointing authority deems it necessary to fill a vacancy because a final successful candidate in an open competitive recruitment examination, a career-based competitive recruitment examination, etc., or a selection examination for candidates for fire executive positions has his or her status as a final successful candidate revoked due to fraudulent conduct under Article 51, the appointing authority may determine the next highest-ranking person as an additional successful candidate within 3 years from the date the final successful candidates are announced, if the next highest-ranking person can be identified. <Added on Jan. 15, 2019; May 9, 2023>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 27, 2010]

Article 49(Examination fees) #

(1) Applicants for recruitment examinations for firefighting officials and selection examinations for candidates for fire executive positions shall pay examination fees classified as follows: <Amended on Aug. 25, 1994; Mar. 10, 2020>

1. Recruitment examinations for firefighting officials at or above the rank of deputy fire chief: Examination fees for recruitment examinations for State public officials of Grade V or higher in general service;

2. Recruitment examinations for fire captains, fire lieutenants, and fire sergeants: Examination fees for recruitment examinations for State public officials of Grades VI and VII in general service;

3. Recruitment examinations for firefighting officials at or below the rank of senior firefighter: Examination fees for recruitment examinations for State public officials of Grades VIII and IX in general service;

4. Selection examinations for candidates for fire executive positions: Examination fees for recruitment examinations for State public officials of Grades VI and VII in general service.

(2) Examination fees under paragraph (1) shall be paid by the following methods; provided, where an application for examination is submitted via the internet, such fees shall be paid by electronic money, electronic payment, or other means using an information and communications network: <Amended on Oct. 30, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Apr. 5, 2022>

1. Where a person applies for an examination administered by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency: Revenue stamp;

2. Where a person applies for an examination administered by a Mayor/Do Governor: Revenue certificate of the relevant local government.

(3) Examination fees under paragraph (1) shall be refunded in any of the following cases: <Amended on Oct. 30, 2013; May 31, 2018; May 9, 2023>

1. If an examination fee is paid by mistake or in excess: The amount paid by mistake or in excess;

2. If an applicant is unable to take an examination due to a reason attributable to the authority administering the examination: The full amount of the examination fee paid;

3. If an applicant withdraws his or her intention to take an examination no later than 3 days before the examination date: The full amount of the examination fee paid.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the authority administering the examination may exempt a person falling under any of the following subparagraphs at the time he or she submits an application for examination from examination fees, as prescribed by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency: <Added on Oct. 30, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; May 9, 2023; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. A recipient or a person in the second lowest income bracket under the National Basic Living Security Act;

2. A person eligible for support under the Single-Parent Family Support Act;

3. A person who has 2 or more minor children.

(5) If the authority administering the examination intends to exempt examination fees under paragraph (4), it shall verify whether the relevant applicant is eligible for exemption through administrative data matching under Article 36(1) of the Electronic Government Act (hereinafter referred to as "administrative data matching"); provided, if the applicant does not consent to such verification or the relevant documents cannot be verified through administrative data matching, the authority administering the examination shall require the applicant to submit materials proving that he or she is eligible for exemption from examination fees within the period determined by the authority administering the examination. <Added on May 9, 2023>

Article 51(Measures against persons who engage in cheating) #

(1) With respect to any person who commits any of the following acts in a recruitment examination for firefighting officials or a selection examination for candidates for fire executive positions, the relevant examination shall be suspended or invalidated, or his or her status as a successful candidate shall be revoked, and his or her eligibility to take examinations under this Decree shall be suspended for 5 years from the date such disposition is taken: <Amended on May 6, 2015>

1. Looking at another examinee's answer sheet or showing his or her answer sheet to another examinee;

2. Requesting another person to take an examination on his or her behalf or taking an examination on behalf of another person;

3. Communicating with another person regarding the contents of the relevant examination by using communication devices or other signals;

4. Possessing or using unauthorized materials;

5. Making false statements in evidentiary documents relating to the examination, such as matters relating to military service, additional points, or scores on English proficiency tests, or forging or altering such documents to improperly affect the examination results;

6. Taking prohibited drugs or using prohibited methods determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Personnel Management, with the intention of affecting the physical fitness test;

7. Affecting his or her own or another person's examination results by other improper means.

(2) The relevant examination shall be suspended or invalidated for any person who commits any of the following acts in a recruitment examination for firefighting officials or a selection examination for candidates for fire executive positions: <Added on May 6, 2015>

1. Viewing examination questions before the examination begins;

2. Writing answers before the examination begins or after it ends;

3. Possessing unauthorized communication devices or electronic computing devices;

4. Other acts that affect the fair administration of the examination and are determined and publicly announced by the authority administering the examination as grounds for suspension or invalidation of the examination.

(3) A person whose eligibility to take an appointment examination for State public officials or local public officials under other statutes or regulations is suspended due to cheating in such examination shall not be eligible to take any examination under this Decree during the period of such suspension. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(4) When the authority administering the examination takes a disposition under paragraph (1), it shall notify the person subject to the disposition of the grounds therefor and publish the list of such persons in the Official Gazette. <Amended on Apr. 5, 2022>

(5) If an applicant who has engaged in cheating is a public official, the authority administering the examination shall request a disciplinary resolution from the competent disciplinary committee or request the head of the agency to which such public official belongs to request such resolution. <Amended on May 6, 2015>

(6) The authority administering the examination may verify whether a person falls under paragraph (1)6, as determined by the Minister of Personnel Management. <Added on May 6, 2015>

Article 51-3(Establishment of deliberative committee on misconduct in recruitment) #

(1) A deliberative committee on misconduct in recruitment (hereafter in this Article referred to as the "deliberative committee") shall be established under the jurisdiction of the authority administering the examination or the appointing authority to deliberate on whether to revoke a person's successful candidate status or appointment under the former part of Article 45-3(1) of the State Public Officials Act.

(2) The deliberative committee shall be comprised of at least 5 but not more than 8 members, including 1 chairperson, with due consideration given to gender.

(3) The chairperson of the deliberative committee shall be the authority administering the examination or the appointing authority, or a public official belonging thereto designated by the authority administering the examination or the appointing authority.

(4) The members of the deliberative committee shall be the following persons:

1. A person designated by the authority administering the examination or the appointing authority from among firefighting officials of a rank higher than the appointment rank or prospective appointment rank of the party subject to revocation of successful candidate status or appointment (including public officials of an equivalent higher rank and members of the Senior Executive Service);

2. A person commissioned by the authority administering the examination or the appointing authority from among persons with extensive knowledge of, and experience in, personnel management, law, or labor.

(5) Any resolution of the deliberative committee shall require the concurring vote of a majority of its incumbent members.

(6) If necessary for deliberation, the deliberative committee may require relevant persons to appear before it, present opinions, or submit evidentiary materials.

(7) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (6), matters necessary for the composition, operation, etc. of the deliberative committee shall be determined by the Fire Commissioner of the National Fire Agency.

[This Article Added on Aug. 13, 2024]

Article 60(Special consolation grants) #

(1) Special consolation grants under Article 19 of the Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "consolation grants") shall be paid to firefighting officials who suffer from a disease or sustain an injury due to any of the following activities or education and training and are determined to be persons eligible for medical care benefits under Article 9 of the Public Officials' Accident Compensation Act: <Amended on Sept. 18, 2018; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 10, 2020>

1. Firefighting activities under Article 16(1) of the Framework Act on Firefighting Services;

2. Firefighting assistance activities under Article 16-2 of the Framework Act on Firefighting Services;

3. Life safety activities under Article 16-3 of the Framework Act on Firefighting Services;

4. Firefighting education and training under Article 17(1) of the Framework Act on Firefighting Services.

(2) Consolation grants shall be paid for the period during which a firefighting official receives medical care in the line of duty under paragraph (1) and does not report to work, for a period not exceeding 36 months.

(3) Consolation grants shall be calculated based on the standard salary step under Article 15(3) of the Regulations on Allowances for Public Officials, and the detailed method of calculation shall be as specified in Appendix 8. <Amended on Mar. 10, 2020>

(4) A firefighting official intending to receive consolation grants or his or her bereaved family members shall file an application with the head of a fire agency within 6 months from any of the following dates, by submitting an application for payment of special consolation grants prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, such as a copy of a decision approving medical care in the line of duty: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Jan. 15, 2019>

1. The date on which the relevant firefighting official returns to duty;

2. If the relevant firefighting official dies or retires while receiving medical care, the date of death or retirement, respectively;

3. If an objection procedure against a decision on medical care benefits under the Public Officials' Accident Compensation Act becomes final and conclusive through a decision accepting the objection, the date on which such decision becomes final and conclusive.

[This Article Added on Dec. 9, 2014]

DECREE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF FIREFIGHTING OFFICIALS

Article 1(Scope of application) #

Article 2(Definition) #

Article 3(Delegation of authority to appoint) #

Article 3-2(Certificate of appointment) #

Article 4(Timing of appointment) #

Article 5(Special cases concerning timing of appointment) #

Article 5-2(Prior disclosure of personnel management principles) #

Article 6(Timely filling of vacancies) #

Article 7(Statistical reports) #

Article 7-2(Personnel consultative council for firefighting officials) #

Article 8(Composition of personnel committees for firefighting officials) #

Article 9(Duties of chairperson) #

Article 10(Meetings) #

Article 11(Executive secretaries) #

Article 12(Reporting on matters deliberated) #

Article 13(Detailed rules of operation) #

Article 13-2(Physical examination) #

Article 14(Restriction on positions for appointment through career-based competitive recruitment, etc.) #

Article 15(Requirements for career-based competitive recruitment, etc.) #

Article 16(Registration of candidates for recruitment) #

Article 17(Preparation of list of candidates for recruitment) #

Article 18(Validity period of list of candidates for recruitment) #

Article 19(Methods of recruitment) #

Article 20(Deferral of appointment) #

Article 21(Loss of qualification of candidates for recruitment) #

Article 22(Firefighting officials appointed on probation) #

Article 22-2(Appointment Review Committee) #

Article 23(Exemption from probationary appointment and reduction of probationary period) #

Article 24(Education and training for firefighting officials appointed on probation and persons scheduled to be appointed on probation) #

Article 25(Principles of management of assigned positions) #

Article 26(Assignment of newly appointed firefighting officials to positions) #

Article 27(Assignment of persons who have completed entrusted education and training to positions) #

Article 27-2(Operation of specialist positions) #

Article 28(Mandatory period of service in a position and restriction on transfer) #

Article 29(Personnel exchange of firefighting officials) #

Article 30(Secondment) #

Article 30-2(Child care leave) #

Article 30-3(Part-time service) #

Article 30-4(Firefighting officials acting on behalf of persons on leave of absence) #

Article 30-5(Secondment based on organization and prescribed number of personnel) #

Article 31(Scope of separate prescribed number of personnel) #

Article 32 #

Article 33(Principles for administering recruitment examinations) #

Article 34(Authority to administer examinations) #

Article 34-2(Joint examination management committee) #

Article 35(Public announcement of open competitive recruitment examinations) #

Article 36(Methods of examinations) #

Article 37(Classification of examinations) #

Article 38(Selection examinations for candidates for fire executive positions) #

Article 39(Career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc.) #

Article 40(Request for career-based competitive recruitment examinations, etc.) #

Article 41 #

Article 42(Additional points for recruitment examinations) #

Article 42-2(Preferential treatment for persons who died or were injured for public good) #

Article 42-3(Disqualifications for application) #

Article 43(Age requirement for application) #

Article 44(Examination subjects) #

Article 45(Level of questions) #

Article 46(Determination of successful candidates in examinations) #

Article 46-2 #

Article 47(Determination of successful candidates in cases of tie scores) #

Article 48(Sending of lists of successful candidates) #

Article 49(Examination fees) #

Article 50(Appointment of examiners) #

Article 50-2(Payment of allowances to examiners) #

Article 51(Measures against persons who engage in cheating) #

Article 51-2(Revocation of successful candidate status for recruitment-related misconduct) #

Article 51-3(Establishment of deliberative committee on misconduct in recruitment) #

Article 52(Reporting of examination administration results) #

Article 53(Issuance of certificates of passing an examination) #

Article 54(Scope of demotion) #

Article 55(Method of preferential promotion of demoted persons) #

Article 56 #

Article 57 #

Article 58 #

Article 59(Veterans affairs) #

Article 60(Special consolation grants) #

Article 61(Extension of leave period of firefighting officials wounded in the line of duty) #

Article 62(Processing of sensitive information and personally identifiable information) #