Play a good ＂first move＂ in disaster prevention and lay a solid foundation for safe development —— The 13th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 12th Title: Play the "first move" in disaster prevention and lay a solid foundation for safe development —— Record the 13th National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day.
Xinhua news agency reporter
May 12th is the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day.
On this day 13 years ago, a sudden earthquake shocked the hearts of Chinese people and reminded us to constantly build a people’s defense line for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief. May 12th this year is the 13th National Day for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and May 8th to 14th is the Publicity Week for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, with the theme of "Preventing and Mitigating Disaster Risks, Building the Foundation for Safe Development".
China is one of the countries with the most serious natural disasters in the world, with many kinds of disasters, wide geographical distribution, high frequency and heavy losses. It is a necessary measure to make use of key time nodes such as National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day to popularize disaster prevention and mitigation knowledge and disaster prevention and response skills to the public.
On the morning of the 12th, in Jinlun Square, Lanzhou City, a live publicity activity organized by Gansu Provincial Disaster Reduction Committee was going on-rows of "rescue oranges" lined up neatly, pieces of rescue equipment were placed in front of them, and the citizens who visited and inquired were in an endless stream … The on-site staff distributed disaster prevention manuals and leaflets to the citizens, and the rescue team also gave live demonstrations of actual combat skills.
"Children, do you know what number to call in case of fire?" On May 11th, the fire rescue brigade of Yangyuan County, Hebei Province entered the kindergarten in its jurisdiction to carry out fire safety knowledge training. Under the concise and vivid explanation of "Flame Blue", teachers and students also learned the basic use of fire extinguishers.
During this year’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Publicity Week, Sichuan organized a series of "I do practical things for the masses" public service activities with the help of new forms such as open classes and live broadcasts on the Internet and various content carriers such as videos and popular science caravan exhibits, and passed on the knowledge of disaster prevention and mitigation and the basic skills of self-help and mutual rescue to the masses.
"The knowledge of disaster prevention and mitigation needs to be started from dolls. Students receive safety education on disaster prevention and mitigation, and then tell these to their parents and elders, so as to play the role of educating a student, driving a family and influencing the whole society." Liu Yongjian, deputy director of the Emergency Management Bureau of Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, said that on May 12, the city opened an open class on disaster prevention and mitigation network for primary school students in the city. From May 8 to 14, the city-wide on-site publicity activities on knowledge and skills of disaster prevention and mitigation were carried out "into enterprises, rural areas, communities, schools and families" to promote full coverage of safety production, emergency management and disaster prevention and mitigation publicity.
Civil helicopters deliver materials, medical rescue helicopters transport the wounded, and firefighting helicopters take water nearby to put out the fire … On the eve of the National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Day, an emergency drill for aviation rescue forces was launched in Qingdao, Shandong. The simulated scene of this drill is a sudden forest fire in a mountainous area of Laixi City, Qingdao. It tests the emergency command ability of Qingdao municipal government and the joint coordination and coordination of aviation emergency rescue links such as municipal departments, districts, cities, towns and streets, navigation companies and flight crews.
Carrying out disaster emergency drills is an important measure to play a "first move" in disaster prevention. The Office of the National Disaster Reduction Committee and the Emergency Management Department recently issued a notice requesting all localities to revise and improve emergency plans for disaster prevention and relief, and conduct extensive emergency drills.
On the afternoon of the 12th, a comprehensive water rescue exercise was launched in the waters of Liangjiang, the main city of Chongqing. This exercise was jointly organized by many departments in Chongqing, and a number of ships were dispatched. In addition, Chongqing recently held a desktop observation meeting on geological disasters in the whole city, which tested the timeliness and effectiveness of emergency plans from "prevention" to "rescue" around disaster early warning, disaster occurrence and emergency response, emergency rescue and other links. (Reporter Liu Xiacun, Zhang Hailei, Chen Hao, Zhou Wentao, Li Jiwei, Fan Peijun)