Ministry of Emergency Management of China: A total of more than 14,000 people have been invested in rescue efforts to fight forest fires in Chongqing
China News Service, Beijing, August 25 (Reporter Guo Chaokai and Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Emergency Management of China on the 25th that as of now, more than 14,000 rescue forces at all levels and various types have been invested, and more than 3,100 sets of forest fire fighting equipment ( sets), 10 helicopters participated in the rescue of forest fires in Chongqing, and timely transferred more than 1,800 people from more than 680 households.
Recently, there have been rare extreme high temperature weather in China, and forest fires have occurred one after another in the south, especially in Beibei, Banan, Dazu, Changshou and other places in Chongqing.
At present, two fires are still being put out, and no reports of casualties and damage to important facilities have been reported.
Since the fire broke out, Wang Xiangxi, deputy commander-in-chief of the National Forest Defense Index and secretary of the Party Committee of the Emergency Management Department, made arrangements in a timely manner, requesting to continue to track and judge the development of the fire, and take resolute and powerful rescue measures.
The National Forest Defense Office and the Emergency Management Department immediately started the emergency response, continued to conduct rolling consultations and scheduling, and sent a joint working group and the front finger led by the Ministry of Forestry Bureau to Chongqing to guide fire fighting, and urgently allocated fire-fighting materials and equipment. Dispatch helicopters and national comprehensive fire rescue teams across regions to support Chongqing.
On the 25th, Wang Xiangxi made a video connection with the Chongqing Forest Defense Index, the Emergency Management Bureau, the Fire Rescue Corps and the fire fighting site headquarters at the command center of the Emergency Management Department to further dispatch and deploy forest fire fighting work.
He emphasized the need to scientifically organize the firefighting, the main leaders should be in the front of the command, the leaders should be responsible for the divisional firefighting, and the important and sensitive fires should be intervened in advance, escalated to respond, and commanded at a higher level, so as to minimize the risk of fighting and disaster losses; fully; Give full play to the role of professional command, coordinate the rescue forces of all parties, strengthen the composition of ground personnel and air forces, improve the efficiency of fire fighting, and strictly prevent the re-emergence; strictly approve the use of agricultural fire and production fire, and strictly prohibit the source of fire from entering the mountains and forests; it is necessary to identify as soon as possible. The cause of the fire shall be verified, the area of the damaged forest shall be verified, the perpetrators of the fire shall be severely punished in accordance with laws and regulations, and the relevant personnel shall be held accountable.
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