Mental health and quality of life in firefighters working on the scene in South Korea: Focused on the capital area and the ground pro‐motion area

INTRODUCTION: Today, firefighters' work areas are expanding into various fields. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of mental health on quality of life between firefighters in the capital area and in the growth promotion area. METHOD: A survey was conducted with 206 firefighters including 110 firefighters in the capital area and 96 firefighters in the growth promotion area through a questionnaire. RESULT: The differences in mental health based on working areas between firefighter groups have been identified. In addition, among the factors affecting the quality of life among firefighter, the factor most closely associated with quality of life was “sociopsychological health stress,” followed by “occupational stress,” “depression,” and “working area.” CONCLUSION: There is a need for research into mental health interventions appropriate for regional characteristics of each region regarding the implementation of mental health management by working area.