Ministry of Public Safety and Security (South Korea)

The Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS; ) was an organization of the national government of South Korea with the responsibility of public safety and security. It was established on November 19, 2014, with a merger of the National Emergency Management Agency, Korea Coast Guard, a branch of Safety of Ministry of Security and Public Administration to prevent and efficiently respond to national disasters. It has its headquarters in the Seoul Government Complex.



History

 * 1948. 11. 14 : Established the Fire Bureau in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 * 1953. 12. 14 : Established the Korean Maritime Police Force in the Security Division of the Public Safety Bureau in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 * 1955. 02. 07 : Reorganized into the Marine Guards in the Maritime Business Agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
 * 1962. 05. 05 : Reorganized into the Korean Maritime Police Force in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 * 1975. 08. 26 : Established the Headquarters of Civil Defense and the Fire Bureau in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 * 1991. 04. 23 : Established the Civil Defense Headquarters and the Fire Bureau within the Ministry of Home Affairs.
 * 1991. 08. 01 : Inaugurated the Korea Coast Guard in the National Police Agency.
 * 1996. 08. 08 : Reorganized the Korea Coast Guard under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
 * 1998. 07. 22 : Reorganized into the Headquarters of Civil Defense and Disaster Management in the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs.
 * 2004. 06. 01 : Established the National Emergency Management Agency under the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs.
 * 2008. 02. 29 : Reorganized the Korea Coast Guard under the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs.
 * 2013. 03. 23 : Expanded and reorganized into the Safety Management Headquarters in the Ministry of Security and Public Administration.
 * 2014. 11. 07 : The revised bill for the National Government Organization Act (concerning the establishment of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security) passed by the National Assembly.
 * 2014. 11. 19 : Established the Ministry of Public Safety and Security.

Important Roles

 * Innovating safety
 * 1) Safety Industry, Technology
 * 2) Civil Defense, Elevator Safety
 * 3) Fire Suppression · Rescue and Emergency Medical Services
 * 4) Maritime Search and Rescue Operations
 * 5) Special Disaster Response
 * 6) Maritime Security
 * 7) Marine Pollution Response
 * 8) Control Natural Disasters and Societal Disasters
 * 9) Disaster reduction, Climate change, Earthquake prevention
 * 10) National Disaster and Safety Control Center