"4.1" forest fire in Jiulong County, Sichuan: all the smoke from the open flames of the fire site was extinguished and cleared

China News Network, Chengdu, April 6th (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the "4.1" Forest Fire Emergency Fighting Headquarters in Jiulong County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province on the evening of the 6th. With the unremitting efforts of the day, the open fire, afterfire and smoke points of the "4.1" forest fire in Jiulong County were all extinguished and cleared, which prevented the fire from spreading to the original forest. The forest fire fighting work achieved a decisive victory.

Around 19:48 on April 1, a forest fire caused by lightning strikes occurred in Yunjiao Village, Shangtuan Township, Jiulong County. The fire scene was mainly composed of Alpine oak and Yunnan pine. There were no residential areas, villages, schools and important facilities in the fire and surrounding areas. . The fire area is estimated to be about 190 hectares, and the fire caused no casualties.

After the forest fire, Sichuan Province, Ganzi Prefecture and Jiulong County attached great importance, and the State and Provincial Forest and Grass Bureau sent working groups to the frontline to guide the rescue work.

On April 2, Xiao Youcai, the governor of the People ’s Government of Ganzi Prefecture, arrived at the front line of the fire site and promptly established the “4.1” Forest Fire Emergency Fighting Headquarters in Jiulong County with the chief person in charge of the state government. Unified organization and implementation.

On April 3rd and 4th, on site analysis and judgment, the fire site was located on the left bank of the Yalong River in a north-south direction. The north-south direction was about 4.3 kilometers. The vertical height difference was 600 to 700 meters. The ignition points were 20 to 30. , Large fire and high risk factor. The wind direction of the fire site is variable, the mountain is steep, the gully is vertical and horizontal, and the inaccessibility is inaccessible. In addition, there is no silhouette operation system, and there is no manual operation condition.

On April 5, the Ganzi Prefecture Emergency Fighting Headquarters conducted on-the-spot investigations and scientific judgments. The climatic conditions have improved significantly, the fire site has a relatively low wind force, and it has the conditions for manual operation. In accordance with the principle of "safety first, life supreme" "Air cooperation, multi-line combat" strategy. On the same day, a helicopter from China Southern Aviation Forest Guard Station supported the fire field operation. The ground forces continued to fight for 11 hours. The fire on the fire site was basically extinguished. The fire on the east line of the fire site was effectively controlled, which further prevented the fire from spreading to the original forest.

On April 6, the Ganzi Prefecture Emergency Fighting Headquarters seized the favorable opportunity and promptly dispatched 4 combat teams to the 4 combat mission areas. They cooperated with the 6 helicopters dispatched by the Southern Aviation Forest Guard Station and cooperated in two shadow operations. With the cooperation, launch a general attack on the fire. It lasted 13 hours of uninterrupted operation, and the fire, open flames, afterfires, smoke points, all were extinguished and cleared, and the fire was fully controlled.

It is reported that because of the deep humus under the fire, there is still the possibility of dark fire. The Ganzi Prefecture Command decided that each rescue team should continue to cooperate with the helicopter on the 7th and 8th to carry out carpet and net-type investigations on the fire and clean up the dark fire. And local smoke points. After 9 days, the firefighting teams in Jiulong and Yajiang will be closely monitored for more than one week in order to prevent the resurgence. (Finish)