Korea Expands Smoke Detector Program to All Households

Interior and Safety Minister Yoon Ho-jung, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation Chairman Kang Ho-dong and Korean Fire Protection Association Vice Chairman Lee Seung-woo pose with attendees after signing an agreement for the "Nationwide Fire Safety Project" at a conference room of the federation's headquarters in Seoul's Seodaemun district on the 13th. Under the agreement, the distribution of smoke detectors will be expanded from households vulnerable to fire to all households, and the devices will be sold at Hanaro Mart stores nationwide for easier purchase. Photo by Sung Hyung-joo | Oct. 13, 2026