Nyingchi, December 25 (Zhang Jiahan) "I must bring them back safely, and no one will be missing!" This is what Yang Fei, captain of the Nyingchi Forest Fire Brigade, said when recalling the sudden deflagration danger during the "5.31" forest fire fighting this year.
Deflagration danger is the most dangerous forest fire, which often occurs suddenly, and will form a violent burning phenomenon in a short period of time, posing a great threat to the lives of firefighters. At this time, the team members were still scattered at the foot of the mountain, in the mid-mountain area, and at the top of the mountain, and a battle between life and death began.
Life and death are instantaneous
The situation on the fire scene is changeable, and often a split second judgment can determine the lives of the players. When the captain Yang Fei saw a thick smoke rising from the top of the mountain, turning yellow from black smoke, and the wind was particularly strong, he judged that the danger of deflagration might happen soon with many years of experience.
"Hurry up and evacuate!" He quickly used walkie-talkies and whistles to direct the team members to urgently avoid danger and withdraw from the operation area. Although this method of avoiding extreme disasters is often mentioned in ordinary training, fire and rescue personnel do not have much practical experience. Yang Fei followed behind the team, and he was the last to evacuate until all the team members were safely evacuated, and then the fire burned in less than 5 minutes.
Yang Fei at the scene of a forest fire. Photo courtesy of Nyingchi City Forest Fire Detachment
Compete head-on with a variety of disasters and train "hexagonal warriors"
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has a large altitude difference and complex geological structure, and there are many types and numbers of natural disasters. Avalanches, earthquakes, forest fires, mudslides, landslides...... In addition to typhoons, they are almost tested by various disasters.
Avalanche rescue scene Photo courtesy of Nyingchi City Forest Fire Detachment
"5.31" forest fire, "1.17" avalanche rescue, "10.17" Yarlung Zangbo River dammed lake rescue, "8.16" Baiba Town debris flow, "8.21" flood relief ...... A series of numbers recording the disaster situation have witnessed that this team that is retrograde on the line of life and death is being tempered into a "hexagonal warrior" who can undertake various types of tasks such as forest fire fighting, water search and rescue, and air rescue.
Air rescue training Courtesy of Nyingchi City Forest Fire Detachment
Rooted in the plateau, with young shoulders to shoulder the task of "all kinds of disasters, major emergencies".
"No matter how many people are brought out on a mission, they must be brought back safely, and this age group is the meat of their parents' hearts" As the leader of the detachment, Yang Fei has a deep sense of responsibility for this team with an average age of 18 to 26 years old.
The Nyingchi Forest Fire Detachment was established in 2002 and has five squadrons under its jurisdiction, which participate in a variety of disaster rescue situations on the plateau, and the difficulty can be imagined. "Walking on flat land on the plateau is equivalent to carrying 10 to 20 kilograms of weight in the interior, and the mountain is high and steep," said Kontet, the deputy detachment leader.
And they shouldered the responsibility and mission with their young shoulders, carried out comprehensive emergency rescue capability training in accordance with the "all kinds of disasters and major emergencies", and guarded the lights, creatures and plants of thousands of homes in Nyingchi. (ENDS)