Chinanews.com, Chengdu, April 24 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) On the 24th, the forest fire fighting work in Ma'an Village, Shilong Town, Mianning County, Sichuan Province was still underway. Due to the high and steep slopes of the fire site, the complex forest and the high temperature, In the afternoon, strong winds are prone to emerge and the wind direction is extremely unstable, and the forest fire is still spreading.
Thick smoke from the forest fire scene in Mianning.
Photo by Ji Di
At 16:30 on April 20, 2021, a forest fire broke out in Group 9 of Ma'an Village, Shilong Town, Mianning County, Liangshan Prefecture.
Huochang Mountain has high slopes and steep slopes. The forest is mainly mixed shrubs, with a few Yunnan pine.
There are no important facilities around and no casualties.
The scene of the 9th group forest fire in Ma'an Village, Shilong Town, Mianning County.
Photo by Ji Di
After the fire broke out, Sichuan Province, prefectures and counties adhered to the principle of “life first, safety first” and organized the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade, Liangshan Prefecture Fire Rescue Detachment, Armed Police Liangshan Prefecture Detachment, local professional fire fighting teams, and militias in a timely manner. Various forces rushed to the fire scene to fight the fire scientifically at the first time.
Rescue forces are laying a hose on the hillside after the fire.
Photo by Ji Di
On the afternoon of the 23rd, the highest temperature on the ground in the fire site area reached 35°C, the wind direction was unstable, and the instantaneous maximum wind force reached 8 or more.
The fighting force overcomes difficulties such as poor fire fighting conditions and high difficulty in fighting fires. According to the tactics of "professional team fighting, local team cooperation", "encirclement before fighting, air and ground cooperation, and coordinated operations", the fire fighting force is organized to divide the northeast line with nearly 1,000 people. On the southern route, use water to extinguish the fire by dividing the line.
At the same time, use excavators to widen or set up an isolation belt of 7 kilometers.
5 helicopters were mobilized to carry out bucket fire fighting operations.
Rescue forces are using water to put out the fire.
Photo by Ji Di
It is understood that the northeast and north lines of the fire site have been stably controlled, and the northwest and southwest lines have developed rapidly. With the assistance of remote water supply, rescue forces have adopted the tactics of "using water to extinguish fires and clear them" to intercept the fires and prevent the forest fires from expanding further.
The forest fire burned from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.
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At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the people's lives, the headquarters organized in advance farmers near the fire site to implement risk-avoidance measures.
Currently, the cause of the forest fire is under investigation locally.
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