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The government and the ruling Democratic Party agreed on Nov. 8 to review providing about 2 trillion won in fiscal support for essential firefighting investments, Yonhap reports. The move aims to ease local governments' financial burden for firefighting. Democratic Party chief spokesperson Park Sung-joon said at a briefing that the party requested expanded state support so essential investments directly tied to public safety are not reduced. The Korea Times also reports the government agreed to consider funding about 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) for firefighting-related investments.