LG Uplus said on the 29th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Fire Agency for mutual cooperation to strengthen public safety.
The agreement was arranged to use LG Uplus' information and communications technology (ICT) capabilities to support the National Fire Agency's public safety activities, and to systematically carry out social contribution programs such as welfare, education, and memorial support for firefighters.
LG Uplus will push a plan to grant firefighters priority access to its network even when networks are congested due to disasters or calamities. The system could be introduced as early as the first half of next year.
The two organizations will co-host the "119 Memorial Run," a marathon held as part of the "119 Memorial Day," a memorial cultural event for fallen firefighters, at Sejong Central Park in Sejong on Nov. 2.
Two thousand participants will run wearing bibs printed with their own name along with the name and date of death of one fallen firefighter, and the full participation fee (50,000 won) will be donated to memorial activities for fallen firefighters and support for their bereaved families.
Along with this, LG Uplus will expand the "iDream Challenge," an education gap-narrowing program for firefighters' children, to support firefighters who face difficulties in educating their children due to three-shift work and emergency dispatches.
Starting on the 27th of this month, educational support began for 400 children of firefighters selected through the iDream Challenge. LG Uplus will help with reading activities by using its own digital content such as "Idleinara," and will also operate an online mentoring program.