The Importance of Personal Protection in Firefighters' Fire-fighting and Rescue Operations

According to the cases of wounded and dead in fire fighting and rescue in various provinces in recent years, some issues worthy of our in-depth study can be found. That is to say, when combatants are trying to save people in the fire, they should not blindly take off their own air respirator to rescue the trapped ones without guaranteeing their own safety.

One of the stories of trapped people in a case is worthy of deep thinking from our front-line combat officers and soldiers. There is a scene in which the firefighter is described: When the firefighters who arrived at the window on the seventh floor to comfort and protect the trapped, they gave their masks to the trapped lady nearest to them. Trapped lady said: "No, you have to wear a mask. You wear a mask, your life is guaranteed, our life is guaranteed." This is a very ordinary conversation that seems very ordinary but in many fires.

Our firefighting forces encountered similar situations when dealing with the trapped people. Most of the firefighters took measures to rescue the trapped people by taking off their personal safety protection equipment to the trapped. Because this kind of behavior caused firefighters and trapped people to be in trouble at the same time, there were cases, Hunan Yongzhou Lingling fire squadron had rescued a mine accident, the squadron's combatants when the rescue of the trapped people in the well, because they saw the trapped The staff shuddered and felt that the other party was dangerous and took their own air respirators to take them to the trapped person to take a few mouthfuls. Then they took a few more mouthpieces. However, in the process of repeated rotations, the trapped people had strong desires for survival. Holding the mask in place, he also flew the hat of his firefighter, Ou Chongming. As a result, the combatants were in a coma hole, and trapped persons at this time were also unable to move due to prolonged lack of oxygen, resulting in the appearance of static scenes at the rescue scene. If it is not a player outside the hole who responds in a timely manner, we are bound to lose another comrade.

There were also many similar cases of casualties. On September 26, 2007, a construction site in Kunming, Yunnan Province, a number of underground pipeline workers were trapped inside the pipeline. The special secret service squadron of the incoming police went to the rescue. During the rescue process, after a long period of on-site rescue, when the last two trapped people remained, an accident occurred. A number of Commando members of the special squadron experienced an anoxic coma in the pipeline. . Why did this happen? In a subsequent interview with the reporter, a SWAT commando spoke of: “At that time, my comrades took off the air respirator, placed it on the mouth and was trapped and breathing. When his teammates lingered for a moment, he saw his teammates motionless. I pushed him a few times, and did not respond. At that time, my mentality suddenly felt tense, and my comrades fainted inside, so I took my own air. The respirator took it and put it on my comrade-in-arms. When we didn't know anything, we fainted."

Through the above three cases, we should learn lessons. As a professional firefighter, only on the basis of personal protection, to ensure their own safety, can the implementation of the rescue, even the firemen they can not protect how to protect others. How to carry out our full-time tasks. Moreover, in the rescue of fire fighting, the more prominent problem is that some of the combatants interspersed their emotions with rescue missions, resulting in personal emotions that defeated reason and caused misjudgments. So that the destruction of the entire combat mission was severely disrupted. How to minimize and avoid the personal injury and death of firefighters and trappers, and strengthen the safety of firefighters and rescuers.

(1) Strengthen education and study, and constantly improve the professional qualities of combat. Due to the limited knowledge possessed by the fire officers and soldiers, when they meet a complex and chaotic fire scene, they are prone to nowhere. This has brought great impact on fire suppression. Fire officers and soldiers must continue to strengthen the study of scientific knowledge and business theories and master the business. Theoretical knowledge and related modern scientific and technological knowledge improve the ability of firefighters to apply theoretical guidance in firefighting and rescue operations.

(b) Actively carry out adaptive training to continuously improve the ability of firefighters to handle various types of accidents. When high-level, underground, chemical and other special fires occur, high temperatures, smoke, lack of oxygen, and narrow geographical areas may endanger the safety of firefighters. In particular, fires in chemical companies have complicated processes and there are many tubes and towers. The height and span are large, and explosions or explosions may occur at any time. For fire fighting and rescue operations conducted under this special condition, firefighters should carry out targeted simulation training in peacetime to meet the needs of special environments.

(C) Strengthen the protection technology and equipment and continuously improve the protection capabilities of firefighters. Firefighters are extremely vulnerable to injury or fatal accidents in fire, fire, high temperature, smoke, oxygen deficiency, and corrosion. Therefore, strengthening personal protection technology and equipment is an important measure to avoid and reduce firefighters' injuries and deaths. Firefighters should be equipped with good performance fire helmets, fire-retardant hoods, fire fighting suits, fire boots, wearable explosion-proof flashlights, callers, air respirator, safety belts, safety ropes, and safety hooks during the handling of general material fire accidents. , fire lumbar axe, fire gloves. In the process of accidents involving the handling of chemical dangerous goods, personal protective equipment such as insulated clothes, chemical protective clothing, respirator, chemical resistant gloves, insulated boots, etc. shall be provided; when carrying out fire reconnaissance, guide ropes and toxic substances shall also be carried. Gas detectors, combustible gas detectors, infrared thermal imagers, explosion-proof light flashlights, and call for help. Effectively strengthening and improving firefighting technology and equipment and improving the scientific and technological content of firefighting equipment are the most fundamental and effective ways to ensure the safety of firefighters.

(d) Strengthen the training of psychological quality and improve the firefighters' on-the-spot handling capacity. The quality of psychological quality can directly affect the overall quality of firefighters. Therefore, we should attach great importance to the psychological quality training of officers and soldiers, actively carry out simulations, simulations and field training, train the officers and men a good psychological quality and will quality, make it better to adapt to various complex situations in the fire, and successfully complete the various combat tasks.

Nowadays, urban construction progresses by leaps and bounds, high-rise buildings stand everywhere, petrochemical enterprises increase, underground buildings are widely used, and emerging industries emerge in large numbers. As a result, the frequency of fires and various disasters increases rapidly, the degree of danger increases, and the difficulty of disposal increases. Big. Therefore, it is necessary for us to strengthen personal protection. Only when we are doing a good job of personal protection and ensuring our own safety can we implement the rescue.

China Labor Insurance Network