Sanming, Fujian, May 5, 12 (Jiang Xiaoyu) May 2023, 5 is China's 12th disaster prevention and mitigation day, this year's theme is "preventing disaster risks, escorting high-quality development", in order to continuously improve the team's ability to carry out tasks, fully prepare for natural disasters, recently, the Sanming Brigade of the Sanming Detachment of the Fujian Forest Fire Brigade took the May 15 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day as an opportunity to carry out disaster prevention and mitigation publicity activities, and organized flood control, earthquake, emergency support drills in a planned manner.

Forest firefighting carries out disaster prevention and mitigation publicity activities. Photo by Wu Hao

This disaster prevention and mitigation publicity focuses on large-scale commercial complexes and people-intensive places, and is mainly carried out by distributing disaster prevention and mitigation leaflets, hanging disaster prevention and mitigation banners, and displaying various rescue equipment, so as to continuously improve the awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation among the residents and build a strong safety firewall.

Forest firefighting carried out water rescue and pull drills. Photo by Wu Hao

In view of the current flood situation and rain situation in the station, the brigade has fully entered a state of imminent combat, strengthened combat readiness, improved the plan, prepared sufficient equipment and equipment, and made every effort to make preparations for the current flood control and flood control. On May 5, the brigade organized a practical training exercise for flood prevention and rescue in the Shaxi River Basin of Sanming City. The drill took the flood disaster in the station as the background, adhered to the principle of putting people and life first, proceeded from actual combat, simulated real disaster scenarios, and conducted drills one by one for possible situations.

Forest firefighting conducts boat rescue training. Photo by Wu Hao

After receiving the task, he made an emergency dispatch and maneuvered quickly, showing a good style of "not fearing hardships and dangers, not afraid of hardships, not counting gains and losses, and not failing in the mission", and tightened the string of "preventing major floods, resisting major floods, rushing to major dangers, and rescuing major disasters" to ensure that situations can be quickly put in place and handled efficiently.

Forest firefighters conduct shore rescue training. Photo by Wu Hao

Forest firefighters teach people about disaster prevention. Photo by Wu Hao

The brigade has also carried out earthquake rescue drills and emergency support drills to improve the team's ability to carry out tasks in all aspects. All commanders and fighters can strictly meet the requirements of "all-disaster species" and "major emergency", cooperate and fight tenaciously, successfully complete the task of pulling exercises, and timely improve the problems and deficiencies in emergency response, rapid touch, equipment allocation, personnel cooperation, and practical operation of rescue subjects. (End)