Guarding the mountains and the "Fire Fighting Heroes" are dispatched during the fire season, sighing that a cigarette butt can destroy all your hard work

Stepping into the peak season of wildfires, the Fisheries and Conservation Department's fire-fighting team will be dispatched again!

Wearing fireproof clothing, carrying a fire pump, 16 liters of water and other equipment, climb the mountains and ridges to rescue the trees, aiming to reduce the scorched earth.

These firefighting heroes are actually the forestry staff of the Fisheries and Conservation Department who are at the forefront of wildfires.

The Agriculture and Forestry Assistant Wang Longying (Along) of the Fisheries and Conservation Department is one of the leaders of the fire fighting team.

Faced with a flame higher than a human, and being smoked so hard to breathe, I have tasted the hardships of this job for the first time, but the charm of nature has been pulling Aaron to stay, and one time he was more pleasantly surprised after he was sent out. The citizen's thank you card convinced him that it is worth the effort to protect this mountain.

▼Step into the daily life of the firefighting team of the Fisheries and Conservation Department in the wildfire season▼

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The autumn wind started to step into the fire fighting team of the Fisheries and Conservation Department to start a 24-hour surveillance and fire-fighting season.

Aaron, who is an agricultural and forestry assistant, joined the team in 2014 and was sent to deal with the Baxianling fire on the second day. He boarded a helicopter for the first time and reached the apron near the location of the fire. Citizens on an outing.

When the helicopter dropped to 3 or 4 feet above the ground, he jumped off and went straight to the fire with his equipment.

The mountains of Pat Sin Leng were rugged, and seeing the "Fire Dragon" under the cliff but was unable to walk, the fire fighting team could only defend behind and try not to expand its range. When the fire became weaker, it went forward to extinguish it.

Before entering the Fisheries and Conservation Department, Aaron had only seen mountain fires from a distance. At that time, he felt that "there is a fire dragon so beautiful." He never thought that one day he would be so close to a mountain fire, so close, "It's true. Bury it to start a fire ("fire fighting" term), the heat is first felt, the smoke attack and the burying system is too breathy, a strong inhalation seems to be insufficient, and the burying eye is the same. The fire is windy, and the fire burns higher than that. People, when the time comes, they have to retreat, and the breeze will return to bury and spray water, (in a group of three), take two shots with one mercury, and try to extinguish the canal as much as possible."

It was also because of walking so close that Aaron realized that even a small fire, blown by the wind, a large area of ​​grass could be destroyed in less than 10 seconds.

This is the longest wildfire that he has faced since he entered the industry, and it burned for nearly two days.

The fire racket is made of long strips of old fire hose scissors by the staff of the AFCD.

When the fire weakened, the fire extinguishing team first sprayed water to drive away the air, then patted the fire with fire. After extinguishing the fire, the fire was "smashed a few times" on the ground. Then another person patted the fire with the fire, continuously circulating to prevent resurgence.

(Photo by He Jiada)

Silently guarding the countryside citizens thank you card for bringing motivation to persist

At first, he entered the fire fighting team with a passion for the countryside. He frankly said that "working day and rain are especially hard in summer." The extreme heat can only remind himself to drink more water and take good sun protection.

I still remember one time when he was on duty, the team leader suddenly called him, "Yeah, don't feel depressed." He was surprised that he was not uncomfortable. After taking a photo on the phone, he found his face flushed. It turned out to be a sign of heat stroke.

In the past, hiking was easy for a day, but when the hilltop jungle became a working place, it was already 24 hours after the shift, and it turned out not to be used to it. He couldn't help but advise, "It's a hard work, you have to endure it!"

From following his predecessors on the expedition to later becoming the captain and leading the team, Aaron also had another experience.

Once on the morning of the Ching Ming Festival, the first time I led a team to Ma'anshan to catch fire until dark, I met villagers on the road.

A few days later, I received a thank-you card from the public, stating that I never knew that the AFCD would help to fight the fire and thank them for protecting the trees. At the moment, I feel that the efforts they have made are known to someone and a motivation to persevere.

Aaron is an agricultural and forestry assistant. He takes off his fireproof jacket and is still responsible for muddy water, welding, tree planting, bridge repair and road repair.

(Photo by He Jiada)

The fire extinguishing team does not practice daily like firefighters. Aaron said that the fire extinguishing team is composed of agricultural and forestry assistants and technicians from the Fisheries and Conservation Department. They are responsible for muddying, welding, tree planting, bridge repairs and road repairs. Extinguishing wildfires is only one category. .

Taking off his fireproof jacket, he still shuttled in the forest, accompany the mountain.

Every time a mountain fire passed, Aaron always sighed, "The sun goes through the green oil, and the firewood is burned." A cigarette butt or litter is burned, and then the plants are burned, and in severe cases, the entire mountain is burned.

Li Yingming admitted that it was difficult to hire people because it was harder to work in country parks than in the urban area. Some people even had to leave after being employed for several months. Fortunately, colleagues still have interest and affection for nature and stayed behind.

(Photo by He Jiada)

Country Park Director Li Yingming: It’s not like filming

The fire-fighting team of the Fisheries and Conservation Department consists of 16 teams, each with 6 members led by the team leader.

The Director of Country Parks (Conservation Section) of the Fisheries and Conservation Department, Li Yingming, said that from the staff of the AFCD, colleagues with good physical strength, experience and cooperation will be selected to join the fire fighting team. Put yourself in a dangerous position, identify the nearest water source to the fire, etc., "It’s not like filming, but the fire is so violent to bury it. We have to chase the tail of the fire. The fire burns all the way, and walks to the place where it’s burned. It’s relatively safe. Don’t continue to bury it in densely grassed areas.” Safety is the most important thing.

On days without mountain fires, senior colleagues bring new people to hike the mountain to familiarize themselves with the terrain. Night walking is also one of the drills. "Even if you like to hike the mountain, you may not have much experience at night. Fires are prone to occur near the grave area. If there is a fire alarm, you will know that there are many burial areas that have burrows. You must be mentally prepared when you don’t see it at night. There were a lot of floating sand and gravel when you traveled to Da Lam. When something happens, you won’t be nervous.” For Li Yingming, It's just a talk of experience.

After the wildfire turned into a piece of scorched earth, Aaron was also sighed, "After the sun goes through a lot of greenery, a stick of firewood will be burned out." He hoped that the citizens would take away their own rubbish, and do not leave the fire behind.

(Photo by He Jiada)

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