Chinanews.com, Nagqu, December 16th. Title: Participated in more than 130 fire fighting battles, remembering the "Green Guard" Conte, who has persisted in Tibet for 18 years
Author Jiang Feibo
"I remember that the first time I participated in forest fire fighting was in Bomi County in September 2002. I didn't understand anything shortly after I joined the army. The first time I saw a forest fire, I rushed in with equipment on my back, and then we led the team. The deputy captain of the team was dragged out." Contete, the captain of the Nagqu Brigade of the Tibet Autonomous Region Forest Fire Corps, recalled in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that from 2002 to November this year, he has participated in more than 130 fire fighting battles.
The picture shows the officers and men of the Nagqu Brigade of the Tibet Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade at the scene of a forest fire.
Photo by Jiang Feibo
From 2002 when he wore "olive green" and set foot on the plateau, to now dressed in "flame blue" stationed at Nagqu, which is more than 4400 meters above sea level, Contete has been in Tibet for 18 years.
On April 17, 2020, at the "4.14" forest fire in Nyingchi, Tibet, the reporter and officers from the Nagqu brigade entered the northern line of the fire site. The fire had entered an effective control stage that day. The Nagqu brigade was mainly responsible for the remaining open flames and smoke points on the northern line. Clean up.
Contete said at the scene that Tibet forest fires are generally located in dense forests with high slopes and steep slopes. Most of the fire scenes have slopes above 70 degrees, which requires extremely high physical fitness for the officers and fighters.
At about 15 o'clock that day, there was a wind in the valley, and the mountains surrounding the Nagqu brigade were densely covered with smoke. Kontete immediately ordered the team members who were doing stepped water supply to extinguish the fire. "We are surrounded by smoke. It is more dangerous after the wind blows. If it increases, there may be a deflagration phenomenon, and then everyone can only lie in the stream to save their lives." Contete said that in order to protect everyone’s safety, they need to evacuate about 2 kilometers and move to a place that has already been fired for smoke spot cleaning jobs.
Contete recalled that now it is impossible to participate in the fire fighting for the first time.
"You cannot enter the fire scene blindly. It is necessary to survey the wind and wind direction of the scene, understand the composition of vegetation and terrain, etc., scientifically and rationally formulate tactics and arrange fire fighting forces."
The picture shows the forest fire commanders of the Nagqu brigade cleaning up smoke points at the "4.14" forest fire in Nyingchi, Tibet.
Photo by Jiang Feibo
Zhao Enyi, who has been following Contete for 9 years, recalled that in May 2018, in a forest fire in Milin County, Nyingchi, it was the team leader's judgment that allowed everyone to escape in time.
"The fire was on the edge of the cliff and couldn't be slapped in the usual way of chasing the fire. When we went up, the fire was very small, so we detoured to the top of the cliff and watered it down to put out the fire." He said, several commandos had just When it reached the top of the mountain, there was a sudden wind, the fire suddenly increased, and the water gun could not suppress it.
"The captain was with us at that time, and immediately ordered us to unload the pipelines, pumps and other heavy equipment, and follow him to quickly bypass the line of fire." Zhao Enyi said that the smoke from the strong wind was already very heavy at that time. Hesitation is very dangerous.
Contete participated in the fire fighting.
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He added that as a front-line commander, Captain Kong has extremely rich experience in dealing with forest fires on the spot, and these experiences always play a key role in times of danger.
"Follow the captain in the fire fighting, and feel safe."
Ciren Qudan of the Nagqu Forest Fire Brigade said that the Seni District has an altitude of more than 4,400 meters. According to the relevant requirements and practices of the higher authorities, the physical training of the team members can be appropriately reduced, but Captain Kong still requires everyone to strengthen their physical fitness and professional rescue training.
"If you have participated in forest fire fighting in Tibet, you know that these seemingly rigorous physical training will definitely come in handy at a critical time, and you can even get yourself out of danger." Tsering Qudan said to participate in this year's "4.14" Nyingchi Forest Take the fire extinguishing process as an example. The team members have to climb the mountain for two or three hours or even longer with equipment such as pumps and pipe straps on their backs. This requires extremely high physical fitness. If they do not strengthen training, they will not be able to do the job.
It is reported that Nyingchi City has concentrated 80% of Tibet’s forest resources. Before June 2019, Conte served in the Nyingchi Squadron of the Forest Fire Detachment of Nyingchi City. During this period, he entered the forest with the commanders and fumbled and fumbled for the forests in Southeast Tibet. The new tactics of district fire fighting, explored and summarized relay water delivery, pump truck combined with fire fighting, etc., were promoted and used in the Tibetan forest fire fighting team, effectively improving the team's rapid response and actual fire fighting capabilities.
According to the Tibet Autonomous Region Forest Fire Fighting Corps, Contete has been on the frontline of fire fighting and rescue operations for 18 years. He has gone through fire and water again and again to forge his absolute loyalty to forest fire protection, and he is a well-deserved "green guard" of the plateau.
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