China News Service, Garze, March 18 (Reporter Wang Penglu, Yang Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting Headquarters of Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province late at night on the 17th that as of 18:00 on the 17th, a total of 2,326 efforts had been invested in fighting forest fires in Yajiang County. A total of 1,360 households with 5,908 people were relocated.

　　It is reported that as of 18:00 on the 17th, the No. 1 fire site of this forest fire is located on the southwest side of Yajiang County. There is a continuous fire line of about 3 kilometers on the west line of the fire site, developing in the northwest direction; the No. 2 fire site is located on the northeast side of Yajiang County, spreading eastward to At the location of Tongda Village, there are about 20 kilometers of visible intermittent fire lines, developing in the northeast and northwest directions respectively, with the northeast direction being close to the snow line. Fire site No. 3 is located on the northwest side of Yajiang County. There is no open fire on the east line, and there is an intermittent fire line on the other lines. The fire line is about 4 to 5 kilometers and spreads westward, which is the key direction of fire development.

On March 17, Sichuan Forest Firefighters launched a firefighting operation at the Yajiang forest fire scene.

Photo courtesy of Sichuan Forest Fire Corps

　　Among them, 360 people from Fire Site No. 1 (southwest of Yajiang County) took water from the Yalong River, set up water pumps and laid pipes. At 10:15 on the 17th, they opened a breakthrough on the east line of the fire site and adopted front-line advancement tactics to attack the northern section of the east line of the fire site. Cleanup; 366 people from Fire Site No. 2 (northeast side of Yajiang County) entered from Tongda Village on the east side of Fire Site No. 2, one group fought westward along the north line, and the other group marched on foot to the south line of the fire site; Fire Site No. 3 (Yajiang County) Northwest side) 112 people were on guard on the north side of Sila Town, and 51 people from the Daocheng fire-fighting team were on standby in Yajiang County as a reserve team.

　　Currently, 251 people and 58 vehicles of the Sichuan Fire Rescue Corps are carrying out humidification operations along the highway in three ring mission areas (Yajiang to Litang, Yajiang to Kangding, and the urban ring line), monitoring fire conditions in real time, and making preparations to fight sporadic fires in the surrounding areas; key points Protect the Gexi ditch points, clear fire spots along the way, and prevent wildfires from crossing the ditch; carry out water supply protection to ensure uninterrupted water use.

In addition, 205 people and 42 vehicles have assembled in Kangding to provide reinforcements at any time according to frontline needs.

　　In addition, there are 240 people from the Garze detachment of the Armed Police responsible for evacuating people around the fire scene, transporting materials, and providing security.

So far, a total of 1,360 households with 5,908 people have been relocated, including 435 households with 1,873 people in Hekou Town, 183 households with 1,380 people in Bajiaolou Township, and 742 households with 2,655 people in Xiala Town.

　　In terms of firefighting efforts, a total of 2,326 people have been deployed to fight the forest fire.

There are 24 rescue teams with 2,002 rescuers in place, 8 rescue teams with 324 people at the township (town) level, 5 teams with 900 people on the way, and 3 teams with 258 people on standby in Kangding.

Carry out 3 bucket operations and 4 aerial patrols.

　　In terms of communication power security, the local government coordinates provincial and state communication units to support the front line and dispatches 16 communication satellite vehicles, 8 of which have arrived at the county and 8 of which are on the way.

The telecommunications and mobile optical cables in the Xia La area were connected on the 17th, and the base stations have been restored.

Two power generation vehicles and five generators were dispatched to ensure normal power supply in important areas such as the headquarters, county government, and temporary stationing points of the rescue team. Personnel were organized to conduct inspections on the 35KV beam floss, striving to quickly restore power supply to more than 4,000 households. Personnel power issues.

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