Oh Young-hwan

Born in Busan in 1988, he was the first of 1 son and 1 daughter under his father who was a lieutenant in the reserve army officer. His father's failure to do his personal business after being discharged before entering elementary school made his family in a difficult situation financially. In high school, he watched firefighters bravely run to the fire site and thought that it was a 'hero'. He joined the Korea Disaster Prevention Engineering Co., Ltd., a fire-fighting facility construction company, installing and repairing fire-fighting facilities such as induction lamps and detectors. While doing his military service, He worked for Haeundae Beach 119 Marine Rescue Team and Haeundae Fire Station, Busan Fire Headquarters. In December 2015, he wrote an essay called 'A Firefighter's Prayer' which tells the story of the painful experiences of his years of firefighter and hope for the better future.[4]

with Kim Hoon, 2013

Since high school, he has read Kim's works and loved his sentences and his love for fire. Kim, who first met Oh Young-hwan in a lecture in 2013, was pleased to meet Oh and asked for his contact details. At the address of Kim Hoon, he sent an appreciation letter and an essay, 'A Dream of an Auxiliary Firefighter' which tells the story of his childhood and military service as a firefighter. Kim later calls Oh Young-hwan and expresses appreciation that <Dream of an Auxiliary Firefighter> became the motif of the short story 'Hands', published in the winter edition of Munhakdongne.

• Rescue team, Haeundae Fire Station, Busan Metropolitan City
• Rescuer, Gwangjin Fire Station, Seoul
• Dobongsan Mountain Rescue Team, 119 Special Rescue Team, Seoul
• Paramedics in Seongbuk Fire Station, Seoul
• Fire Department Rescue Team

He is married to Kim Ja-in, a professional rock climber.[5]