It was as if it were yesterday. At 17:00 on March 30, a forest fire broke out in Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the afternoon of March 31, during the firefighting operation, due to the sudden change of wind direction, the forest fire suddenly burst into flames, and 30 firefighters disappeared, including 27 forest firefighters and 3 local cadres and masses. On the evening of April 1, all 30 missing firefighters were found and all 30 were killed.
Of the 27 forest firefighters who died, 5 were from Linyi and Binzhou, Shandong. They are: Xu Penglong, born in March 2000 in Linyi, Shandong Province; Zhang Chengpeng, born in Binzhou, Shandong Province, born in February 1999; Zhao Yongyi, born in Linyi, Shandong Province, born in December 1999; Zhang Shuai, born in Linyi, Shandong Province, in June 1999; and Kang Rongzhen, born in Linyi, Shandong Province, in March 1999.
The reporter learned that the relatives of the 4 heroic firefighters from Linyi have all arrived in Xichang. Linyi went to Liangshan to work with a total of 18 people, in addition to the heads of the veterans' affairs bureau and the double support office of the city and four counties, there were also responsible persons of the townships, streets and villages where the fire-fighting heroes were located. Liu Jun, deputy director of the Linyi Veterans Affairs Bureau, said that the four fire-fighting heroes are all practitioners of the Yimeng spirit, and they use their youth feats to make the Yimeng spirit shine a new light in the new era.
On the afternoon of April 2, the parents of Binzhou hero firefighter Zhang Chengpeng and other relatives arrived in Xichang. At noon on April 3, the relevant departments of Zouping City and the relevant personnel of Sun Town of Zouping City arrived in Xichang to assist the heroes' relatives in handling related matters.
On the 4th, Xichang City will hold a memorial ceremony to mourn the 30 firefighting heroes who died in the fire.
The reporter of this newspaper contacted the relatives and friends of 5 Shandong firefighting heroes and recalled their lives together.
Xu Penglong, the hero has just turned 19 years old
Of the five Shandong firefighters killed in the Liangshan forest fire, Xu Penglong, born in 2000, is the youngest, just celebrating his 19th birthday in March.
Xu Penglong's family of 4, the father is 53 years old, the mother is 52 years old, and there is an older sister. Like many families in the village, Xu Penglong's family has planted a greenhouse of four or five acres of land, and it is now the season for melons and watermelons to grow. After the briefing call on the evening of April 1, Xu Penglong's family seemed to have fallen into an endless abyss. On the morning of April 2, the three hurried to the airport.
"Penglong has a good personality, very honest and kind, he has never been out of the far door before, going to Liangshan, Sichuan as a firefighter is the first time to go out, and he has not returned home since 2017." His grandfather died in January this year, and Xu Penglong was not able to return to his hometown to see him for the last time. Xu Penglong's uncle Xu Xingcun had a hoarse voice.
Due to the long distance, his parents were farmers who had never been far away, and they had never made a special trip to visit, and Xu Penglong could only rely on telephone or video phone to contact him. "Last Saturday night, when I arrived at his house, he made a video call, although it was a little dark but very energetic, he said that he had been on a mission for 3 consecutive days, a little tired, and very homesick. I couldn't believe that this was a farewell. Xu Xingcun could not hide his grief.
Xu Penglong's family has always had a tradition of supporting the army, and six or seven of his relatively close relatives have served as soldiers in the army. "When the boy talked about being a soldier, his eyes lit up. When I called his grandmother before, I also cried because I missed home and thought of my relatives, but he told his grandmother that 'although the training is very hard, it is his greatest happiness to dedicate his youth to the country'. Xu Xingcun said that when the original unit was transferred as a whole, he had the opportunity to choose to retire, but he was already familiar with firefighting work, and he chose to stay and continue to work, hoping to rely on his own hard work to make people have more harvests and excitement in life.
Zhang Chengpeng hoped to join the party as soon as possible before he died
Sensible, filial piety, enthusiasm, self-confidence. In Dachen Village, Sun Town, Zouping City, Zhang Chengpeng's hometown, the villagers used these words from time to time to talk about Zhang Chengpeng.
Yu Shouguang, director of the village committee, told reporters with some choking that Zhang Chengpeng is 20 years old this year, 1 meter 8 tall, is the only son in the family, his parents are farmers, and he joined the fire brigade in September 2017. "I remember when I talked to him before joining the fire brigade, he was very adamant that he would do a good job and contribute to the country."
Zhang Chengpeng has not returned home since September 2017, and usually can only contact his parents by phone or video to tell his worries. On the evening of March 30, after Zhang Chengpeng finished his mission, he made a video call with his parents, and unexpectedly, the picture in the video became the last side of him and his parents.
At about one o'clock in the morning on April 2, a phone call woke up Zhang Chengpeng's father, Zhang Xilin. After learning the bad news, the family was extremely sad, Zhang Chengpeng's parents and other relatives simply packed their bags and rushed to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport at 4 a.m.
Tian Xue'e, a mother, once asked Zhang Chengpeng on the phone whether he was tired, and Zhang Chengpeng said that no matter how tired he was, he would persist, hoping that his work would progress and strive to join the party at an early date.
On the morning of the 2nd, Zhang Chengpeng's good friend Liu Hengcai saw the news that the firefighters in Muli County had lost contact and died, and they were very worried about Zhang Chengpeng, so they sent him a QQ phone, but the phone was not connected and was hung up immediately. "Shortly after I sent Chengpeng a QQ call, my dad called me and said that Zhang Chengpeng couldn't come back." Liu Hengcai later thought that the QQ phone at that time may have been hung up by Zhang Chengpeng's comrade-in-arms or staff.
Liu Hengcai also told reporters, "After I went to hubei police college to study, he always asked me if I was tired of training, but he was bitter and tired in training, and he never told us." ”
Zhao Yongyi vowed not to embarrass the Yimeng people
"After receiving the news, I couldn't believe that I had sent him to the army." Xue Chunguang, member of the party branch of the Rudder Community in Gaodu Street, Luozhuang District, and commander of the militia company, told this reporter that Zhao Yongyi has longed for the life of the army since he was a child, and every time he sees the video of the soldiers participating in training and standing guard on duty, he is envious, and the dream of joining the army always haunts his heart. In the summer of 2017, Zhao Yongyi became a firefighter in the Xichang Forest Fire Brigade. "When we went to send him, he told me, 'We will definitely do a good job, never embarrass the Yimeng people, and not disappoint the troops.'" From the summer of 2017 until his death, he did not go home to see his loved ones. Some time ago, I also heard his family say that they planned to come back this year for the New Year..." Xue Chunguang still has the scene of Zhao Yongyi leaving home in his mind, "but no one thought that it was the last time we met." ”
Before leaving, Zhao Yongyi built an 8-person WeChat group, which was full of friends he had grown up with, and Zhao Yongyi's WeChat cover read: Youth has many looks, and I am glad that my youth has the appearance of wearing a military uniform.
After becoming a forest firefighter, Zhao Yongyi will send a message to "send small" Yang Mingming through WeChat before going out on a mission, send a message after the end of the task to report safety, and sometimes record a small video of the end of the rescue mission.
In February this year, Yang Mingming made a special trip to the place where Zhao Yongyi worked. "Zhao Yongyi asked the leader for a 3-hour leave, and during the dinner and chat, he repeatedly mentioned that he wanted to join the party and become a communist party member." Yang Mingming said, "I also told him that you are so capable, it is only a matter of time before you join the party." ”
At 1:15 a.m. on March 31, Zhao Yongyi sent Yang Mingming a WeChat message as usual: "It's a mission again." These 5 words are the last WeChat message that Zhao Yongyi sent to Yang Mingming.
"I look forward to your safe return, and I hope that you will come out of the sea of fire on March 31 safely..." On April 2, Yang Mingming sent Zhao Yongyi's WeChat, but Zhao Yongyi could no longer see it.
Zhang Shuai, leave a message before the mission "It's really good"
Linyi City is west-to-south, wuping mountain, black stone mountain and several other small hills are stretched out, and the east side of the Luoxi street Jiangouya village is Zhang Shuai's hometown.
The tile houses built by several parents when they got married are slightly dated against the backdrop of the cement buildings on the left and right. In the picture frame of the TV cabinet in the hall house, there are family photos of Zhang Shuai, his parents and sister, and a group photo of the local government bidding off the recruits. The sunny and handsome young man in the photo is straight and has a determined look.
"Kai Kai will never come back!" After learning the bad news, Zhang Shuai's parents flew to Liangshan, Sichuan Province, in the early morning of the 2nd, leaving his sixth uncle Zhang Qihua to take care of him.
In Zhang Qihua's eyes, Zhang Shuai has always longed to become a soldier. Zhang Shuai studied auto repair for two years after graduating from junior high school, and he has not taken any leave after joining the fire brigade, and the enlistment notice at home does not have any creases, and it is as new as ever.
"The enlistment notice was always on his father's bedside, and every day before going to bed, his father had to look at it twice." Zhang Shuai's aunt Zhang Qimei cried silently, "On the day he left, he said that he should do a good job in the team, make some contributions and come back!"
Before this battle of the Fire Devil, Zhang Shuai had a video call with his cousin Zhang Rongzhen. At that time, Zhang Shuai had just returned to the station with the team on a mission and received orders to dispatch. "Zhang Shuai grabbed food that looked like bread in his hand and boarded the helicopter with his equipment." Zhang Rongzhen said that the last "talk" in Zhang Shuai's QQ space is the word "really good", the emoji of "goodbye", a photo of fire rescue and a photo of military food. "'It's good' should be said to carry out the task, and the goodbye emoji should say that he is going to carry out the task, and he will not say 'talk' for the time being." Zhang Rongzhen said.
Nowadays, under this "talk", there are a series of "all the way good" and "brother, goodbye".
Kang Rongzhen wanted to continue to work for three years
On the afternoon of the 3rd, standing at Xichang Airport, Kang Rongzhen's sister Kang Hui was heartbroken. Just 3 days ago, Kang Rongzhen also had a 14-minute video call with his mother, asking his parents to pay attention to their bodies and saying that everything was fine.
Kang Hui said that his younger brother had been obedient and sensible since he was a child, and in the past, whenever the farmers were busy, he must have finished his work in the field before returning home. After joining the fire brigade, in order to be afraid of his family's worries, every time he participated in a firefighting mission, Kang Rongzhen never told them. Only after the end of the fire fighting, will send some dynamics in the circle of friends or QQ space. "I hope my brother will send another photo, even if it's a word."
"My brother usually doesn't like to express himself, and he can't even find a group photo of the whole family at home." I thought that the days would be long in the future, and when my brother got married, we would shoot it again. Kang Hui said that when the bad news came, the family only found a photo of him during the enlistment medical examination.
In Kang Rongzhen's home, the "Glorious Home" award issued by the Pingyi County Party Committee and the county government during the Spring Festival in 2018 was hung spotlessly on the wall. "This kid has wanted to be a soldier since he was a kid. After graduating from junior high school, due to his young age, he did not become a soldier, so he went to a technical school to learn electric welding. After graduation, I got a job and finally joined the fire brigade in 2017. Looking at the award certificate on the wall, Kang Rongzhen's aunt Jia Yongqin cried silently. After leaving home, Kang Rongzhen repeatedly mentioned that the team was very athletic when he spoke to his family, which made him grow a lot, and he wanted to continue to work for 3 years.
Chen Fei, head of the armed forces department of Zhongcun Town, Pingyi County, Linyi City, was deeply impressed by kang Rongzhen, a farmer with a dark face, "Before leaving home, they conducted a week of pre-service training, and he worked hard and complained, and he was always able to actively complete the training subjects. ”
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