14 years ago, he was rescued from the rubble of the Wenchuan earthquake. 14 years later, he and his comrades died on the way to fight the fire

  Fire hero Cai Maoqiang once fought a mountain fire in Chongqing this year

  On October 17, a forest fire broke out in Xintian County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province.

The 861 officers and fighters of the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade were ordered to travel thousands of miles to help Hunan, and after arriving at the mission area, they quickly went into fire fighting.

  On October 26, the reporter learned from the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade that at around 9:42 on October 21, the fire scene burst into flames. Due to the ineffective rescue of serious injuries, he died heroically at the age of 23.

According to reports, Xiao Jianqiang, a member of the Huaihua rescue team in Hunan, also died in the fire.

  At present, the fire scene of the forest fire in Xintian County has been basically extinguished and transferred to local guards.

The Ministry of Emergency Management and the People's Government of Hunan Province have approved Cai Maoqiang as a martyr, and the Forest Fire Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management has written down a personal first-class merit for Cai Maoqiang.

On October 26, the ashes of Mr. Cai Maoqiang returned to his hometown of Wenchuan, Sichuan. A memorial service was held for Mr. Cai Maoqiang in Wenchuan County. People from all walks of life bid farewell to Cai Maoqiang in tears.

  Character profile Cai Maoqiang, male, Qiang nationality, from Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, was born in December 1999 and started working in December 2019.

Before his death, he was a firefighter of the Wenchuan County Squadron of the Wenchuan County Brigade of the Aba Prefecture Detachment of the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade, and the fourth-level firefighter fire rescue title.

Since joining the national comprehensive fire rescue team, he has participated in 14 forest and grassland firefighting missions and 6 comprehensive rescue missions, and has won one award.

  last moments of life

  On October 17, a forest fire broke out in Banziqiao Village, Yaozu Township, Menlouxia, Xintian County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province.

Affected by extreme weather, the fire spread rapidly, seriously threatening the safety of people's lives and property.

  On October 19, according to the order of the Ministry of Emergency Management, the 861 commanders and fighters of the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade were divided into two echelons.

  On October 21, according to the joint deployment, 150 commanders and fighters from the Aba Detachment of the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade and 16 local professional firefighters from Huaihua City, Hunan Province were responsible for the firefighting mission on the west line of the fire field.

At about 9:42, the observers of the Aba Detachment found that the smoke point below the fire-fighting site turned into an open flame. At this time, Cai Maoqiang, his teammates and the local fire-fighting team were carrying out fire-fighting operations along the hillside, and the re-ignition in the fire track was rapid upwards. Burning, the on-site commander quickly ordered all personnel to evacuate.

  Cai Maoqiang's teammates said that at this critical juncture, Cai Maoqiang gave the hope of life to others and left the danger of death to himself. After receiving the evacuation order, he immediately organized and covered the local firefighters with his teammates to evacuate first. Help most people out of danger.

What everyone did not expect was that after some of the on-site personnel were evacuated, the fire burst into flames more than ten seconds later, causing 21 forest firefighters and 2 local firefighters to be burned. Cai Maoqiang, who stayed at the back, was the most seriously injured.

After Cai Maoqiang was rescued from the fire, he died heroically after all the rescue efforts failed.

  Heroes from the Wenchuan Earthquake

  Cai Maoqiang once said, "I am a child of the western Sichuan plateau. I love the mountains and forests here. As a forest firefighter, I am the sentinel of the forest and grassland in this homeland."

  Cai Maoqiang was born in Wenchuan, Sichuan in December 1999.

When the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Cai Maoqiang was 9 years old and just entered the third grade of elementary school. His house collapsed and his parents were injured in Yueli Village, Weizhou Town, Wenchuan County, where he lived. Armed police soldiers who arrived in time rescued Cai Maoqiang's family from the rubble.

Cai Maoqiang's family said that since then, the belief of "feeling the party's gratitude and repaying the party's kindness" has been deeply rooted in Cai Maoqiang's heart.

  Cai Maoqiang joined the team after the forest fire brigade was restructured, but he kept the chest badge and collar flower of the armed police forest period in his storage box. His comrades revealed that Cai Maoqiang discovered it when he was cleaning the warehouse, so he treasured it. In the collection bag, there are also the famous brand of his new training, the participation certificate when he participated in the basketball game in the county, etc. Each collection of his collection records his strong feelings for the forest fire team.

  The teammates recalled that Cai Maoqiang often said: "It is my responsibility to go retrograde. I was rescued during the earthquake. I want to save more people and pass on this great love."

  After graduating from secondary school, Cai Maoqiang joined the national comprehensive fire rescue team.

Since joining the team, Cai Maoqiang has secretly made up his mind to be a high-quality fire rescue personnel.

Due to his lack of physical fitness, Cai Maoqiang often used his rest time to "snack" when he left the team. He practiced single parallel bars and push-ups when his upper body strength was insufficient. When his comrades ran 5 kilometers, he ran 10 kilometers.

After unremitting efforts, Cai Maoqiang's training performance improved by leaps and bounds, and he became the first water pump operator among the same batch of new firefighters.

  In the article "Heart-warming Home Visits Build a "Linking Heart Bridge" between Teams and Families" published by the official account of the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade on January 26, 2022, Cai Maoqiang's father said: "We especially support him in this job, and also He is proud of being a forest firefighter. Since Doll joined the forest firefighting, he found that he has grown up and is sensible. Every time he comes back from a vacation, he will help the house with some housework. He was not like this before. Now the good habits he has developed on the team are slowly taking home, and we are happy for his change."

  Dazu put out fire in August

  Outstanding performance was awarded

  Since the beginning of this year, affected by extreme weather, forest fires have occurred successively in Mianning County, Guang'an Qianfeng District of Sichuan Province, and Dazu District of Chongqing City. Forest fire fighting.

  In August 2022, Cai Maoqiang was awarded once for his outstanding performance in the forest fire fighting mission in Dazu District, Chongqing.

In the fire fighting mission in Dazu District, in the face of high temperature and heat, Cai Maoqiang and his comrades fought continuously for 7 days and nights. During the whole mission, he always stood at the front, holding the head of the water pump, and never took a step back in extinguishing the open fire and clearing the residual fire. .

  Cai Maoqiang's personal We-media account has a video clip of sitting on a hillside covered in mud, eating ice cream, lying on the ground in his clothes and lying on the ground during a break when he and his teammates were on a forest firefighting mission in Dazu, Chongqing. Xia, it's just a group of young people wearing armor."

  In the past few days, the Chongqing mountain fire volunteer "Long Mazi" learned the news of Cai Maoqiang's sacrifice, and also left a message on his social account to remember him.

  After Cai Maoqiang sacrificed, the teammates opened Cai Maoqiang's bedside table and found that most of the uniforms contained in it were daily changing and washing. On top of all the clothes, there was a card with four big characters "Safety" written with a pen and pen. joy".

Cai Maoqiang recorded some life clips on his social account. In the picture, there are sweating rain during training, a sweet photo with his girlfriend, and a tired but energetic face during a short break from the fire.

  According to reports, Cai Maoqiang and his partner have been in love for many years. Not long ago, he went to see the new house. He once paid a deposit, but he finally retired due to various reasons.

He plans to take his parents to see the house at the end of the year.

  Chongqing Morning News · Upstream News Reporter Hu Lei

  (Chongqing Morning News)