여주시가 고향인 민 씨는 서울서 36년 간의 직장 생활을 마친 평범한 샐러리맨 출신으로 칠순이 되던 2015년 방송을 통해 접한 소방공무원들의 노고와 헌신에 깊은 감명을 받아 후원을 결심한 것으로 알려졌다.
Mr. Min, a former salaried worker who ended his 36-year career in Seoul, who was born in Yeoju City, is known to have decided to sponsor the project because he was deeply impressed by the hard work and dedication of fire-fighters he encountered through the broadcast in 2015, when he turned 70 years old.