[Reporter Hong Lan, Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] The Korea Forest Service announced that it received the Excellence Award (Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety Award) at the "2025 Proactive Administration Excellent Case Competition" held at the Government Sejong Building on the 27th for the "Development of K-Forest Fire Retardant" case. The "Proactive Administration Excellent Case Competition," jointly organized by the Personnel Innovation Office, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Office of the Prime Minister, is held annually to discover and spread excellent cases that have promoted work based on expertise to resolve public inconvenience. The Korea Forest Service has the honor of winning the Excellence Award for the second consecutive year following last year. The "Forest Fire Retardant" developed by the National Institute of Forest Science of the Korea Forest Service coats the surface of trees to slow the spread of forest fires and reduce heat.