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The government and the ruling Democratic Party agreed on Nov. 8 to review providing about 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in fiscal support for essential firefighting investments, aiming to ease local governments' financial burden, Yonhap and other outlets report. The decision came out of the 12th high-level ruling party-government meeting, where the party requested expanded state support so essential fire service investments are not scaled back, according to the Maeil Business Newspaper and Dong-A Ilbo. Prime Minister Han Seong-sook also vowed Sunday to review support measures for firefighters, Yonhap reports. The Korea Times frames the move as part of discussions to ease funding concerns, though details on the review timeline remain unspecified in the reports.