In the fire rescue team, in addition to urban firefighting, there is a forest firefighting team that has been taking on the mission behind the scenes and fulfilling its responsibilities. Different from urban and rural fires, forest fires are difficult to control and extinguish in a short period of time due to their rapid development, rapid diffusion and rapid spread. For forest firefighters, the task is as short as 1~2 days, as long as 10 days and half a month, to stay on the mountain, with the sky as the quilt, the ground as the bed, in the steepest place of the slope to light the fire, in the densest place of the forest to attack the dangerous section, in the steepest place of the mountain to extinguish the smoke.
They are like the Great Wall of Steel in the Green Barrier, always ready to fight the relentless flames and protect the "green waters and green mountains". In this special team, batches of heroic models have emerged. Xie Hai, captain of the Zhangzhou City Brigade of the Longyan City Detachment of the Fujian Provincial Forest Fire Brigade, is one of the representatives.
Xie Hai during the mission (Photo provided by the interviewee)
Joined in December 2007, from 18 to 35 years old, from wearing "olive green" to changing into "flame blue", coming in the wind, going in the rain, breaking through the sea of fire, fighting typhoons, every task, Xie Hai is standing at the forefront, he always sticks to the original intention, regards excellence as a habit, and interprets the spirit of "love to fight to win" with a solid, down-to-earth and pragmatic style.
The front-line leader who stepped on the stone to leave a mark
In September 2015, Xie Hai served as the acting instructor of the No. 5 Squadron of the Zhangzhou Forest Fire Brigade. Because the squadron was criticized by the higher authorities for problems in the early stage, the overall construction plummeted, morale was low, the drill training was listless, the work could not be pushed, the sick number, and the grinding foreign workers...... With a series of thorny problems in front of him, Xie Hai learned the "Ma Zhen spirit", pinpointed the crux of the constraints on the construction and development of the squadron, asked leaders at all levels and teammates around him for experience and methods, and started from the "typical" to lead the squadron to fight a "turnaround battle".
"When we came, we also had a clear understanding of the situation, including the advantages and disadvantages of each backbone and the situation of the fighters. After finding out, do some targeted guidance. Xie Hai said that growth and progress depend on hard work, just like that, from work tasks to team building, from theoretical learning to business skills, the fifth squadron under his leadership and influence to achieve the "headwind turnaround" from backward to advanced and then to the pacesetter, "along the way, there must be pressure and difficulties, but they are also overcome step by step, and slowly the atmosphere of the team is pure." ”
Wan Wei is the assistant captain of the 6th Squadron of the Zhangzhou Forest Fire Brigade, and as a 15-year veteran, he has witnessed Xie Hai's transformation from a new cadre to a brigade commander. In Wan Wei's impression, Xie Hai is not only strong in learning, but he can master the skills that others learn in a year, and he has outstanding results. At the same time, he is highly self-disciplined. He is often seen on the training ground, and Xie Hai is also outstanding in various business fields.
"During his tenure as a squadron leader, he was able to develop a suitable training plan for the actual situation of the squadron, so that the training performance improved quickly. Once, the team organized a weight-bearing cross-country assessment, and the mountain roads were rugged, as an examiner, he didn't have to run, but when we were about to run, we found that he was also standing beside him. I was surprised and asked him why he was still carrying a backpack, and he said, "Only after experiencing everyone's hard work can I develop more scientific training measures or training methods suitable for everyone." In terms of training, he does it himself. Wan Wei said.
In 2020, Xie Hai participated in the detachment competition and won the first place in the commander group (Photo provided by the interviewee)
In July 2018, Xie Hai was transferred to the position of squadron leader. As the oldest "team member", Xie Hai often said to his teammates, "The knife must be sharpened often, the top player must be practiced often, and if you want to maintain the edge of the 'sharp blade', you must often come out to compete!" "Like other young players, it is his original intention to dare to fight for the first place on the training ground. Under his influence, the squadron's comprehensive results were constantly refreshed, and the team's mental outlook was also greatly improved, and then it ranked first in the detachment's assessment of building a team according to the program and the assessment of winter training for five consecutive quarters.
The dedicated guardian of "Egret Island".
As the first "National Forest City" in Fujian Province, Xiamen is evergreen all year round and has a beautiful environment, with a forest coverage rate of 43.62%. In recent years, Xiamen has combined mountains and forests with parks and scenic spots, and vigorously promoted the construction of leisure and entertainment facilities, attracting a large number of citizens and tourists, and the forest fire hazard has increased. In particular, after the completion and opening of the mountain and sea health trail, the pressure of forest fire prevention and extinguishing has increased sharply, coupled with the special climatic conditions, the frequent impact of coastal winds, and the pressure of forest fire prevention and extinguishing work has become prominent, and a professional team of forest fire prevention and extinguishing is urgently needed.
In order to fill the gap that there is no national forest firefighting team stationed in Xiamen, on August 1, 2020, 60 commanders and fighters of the fifth squadron of the Zhangzhou Forest Fire Brigade were stationed in Xiamen, which is also the only unit of the forest firefighting team stationed in the special economic zone.
According to Xie Hai, the period from September 15 to April 30 of the following year is the period of high incidence of forest fires in Xiamen. At this time, the team regularly overhauls the equipment every week to ensure that the rescue vehicles remain in good combat readiness. In normal times, they will also take the initiative to carry out fire prevention duties, especially during statutory holidays and high fire danger weather, they will go to the key scenic spots and forest areas in Xiamen to carry out fire prevention publicity, carry out patrols and fire prevention duties, etc., to enhance the awareness of forest fire prevention among tourists and local people. ”
Since its garrison in 2020, Xie Hai has led the team to cooperate with the local government to carry out the "Green Shield" Xiamen Forest Fire Fighting Emergency Comprehensive Drill for three consecutive years, helping the local government strengthen the forest fire prevention skills of the emergency rescue team. In 2023, Xiamen will launch a forest fire early warning and monitoring system, with the fifth squadron garrison detachment and six local professional teams as the core, supplemented by forest rangers and grassroots emergency response teams, covering cities, districts, towns (streets) and villages (residences), forming a four-level forest firefighting team, which further improves Xiamen's forest fire prevention capabilities.
Prevention is the last word, and good control is the real ability. "Since they moved in, the number of fires in Xiamen has been in the single digits. From January to the present this year, it is also a '0' fire, and before they settled in, there were still a lot of fires here. Yang Baowei, director of the Fire Prevention and Control Management Division of the Xiamen Emergency Management Bureau, said that with the five squadrons stationed in Xiamen, the people of Xiamen have peace of mind.
The pioneer of tackling the transformation
On June 16 this year, Qingyuan Mountain, Taiba Town, Shanghang County, Longyan City, Fujian Province, caused a landslide due to heavy rain, causing 6 people to lose contact. In 6 days and 5 nights, Xie Hai led the personnel to overcome unfavorable factors such as rainfall, high temperature, and dangerous terrain, and worked day and night to search and rescue all the missing people, and jointly searched and rescued all the missing people with the fire and rescue brigade, which was highly recognized by the local government and the masses.
In June this year, Xie Hai led the brigade to participate in the flood rescue mission in Taiba Town, Longyan City (Photo provided by the interviewee)
So far, Xie Hai has grown step by step from a soldier to a captain, and has participated in more than 10 urgent, difficult, dangerous and heavy tasks such as fighting against Typhoon "Meranti", participated in hundreds of forest fire-fighting operations in Foshan, Guangdong, Sanming and Putian, Fujian, and rescued more than 100 trapped people.
From specializing in forest fire prevention and extinguishing to carrying out various comprehensive rescue tasks, Xie Hai took the backbone of the brigade to study professional theories, study and explore teaching methods such as rope rescue and water rescue, based on the existing conditions of the camp, find and open up training venues, and continuously improve the emergency rescue quality of firefighters and the comprehensive rescue ability of the brigade.
September 5, Xiamen Water Sports Center. The firefighters of the Xiamen Garrison Detachment of the Fifth Squadron are skillfully carrying out water rescue content drills such as O-type rescue, live bait rescue, surface rescue robot and dropper operation and use. (Photo provided by the interviewee)
Xie Hai often said that excellent people are working hard, and they can only work harder. Wearing the "flame blue", he adhered to the detachment's training idea of "training in different shifts and specializing in refinement", and led the team members to go deep into remote mountains, waters, jungles and other unfamiliar areas to practice their skills in a complex environment. In each squadron, special classes such as rope squads, water squads, and earthquake squads are set up to "aim at the first practice, stare at the weak points, and chase the target". In terms of talent training, Xie Hai has also explored a new way of "top selection, intensive training, export learning, and integrated development".
Root downwards and grow upwards. This is the law of tree growth in nature, and it is also a true portrayal of the spirit of forest firefighters. Just like Xie Hai and his teammates, they have always guarded this green ocean with sincerity, guarded this "green water and green mountains", and gave firm support and warm shelter to the people living on this land. (China Economic Net reporter Wei Jinjin)