“autumn forest fire-prevention periods are not yet in place, but the pre-emptive cord is important.” since the summer, the fire department of the shenyang city of liaoning province, which is based on the concept of “winter and summer management, autumn and summer preparedness”, has pre-positioned and took the initiative to raise forest fire awareness among a population of 28,000 forest dwellers in 7 street offices and 86 forested communities, with a firm approach to establishing a safe line for the coming autumn forest fire。
The multi-dimensional campaign is fully covered and the idea of a “protection net” is firmly established. In order to reach out to people on forest fire awareness, innovative forms of advocacy in the southern region have been developed to develop a “stereotype” advocacy matrix:
Art performances at the grass-roots level: organization of the forest fire prevention festival, integration of fire prevention knowledge into popularly popular programmes such as songs, small items, speedboards, etc., went to 12 communities and 8 forest enterprises to convey the concept of “forest fire prevention” in the form of art。
(b) market outreach: 15 information booths have been set up, using the characteristics of the rural market and the rural market, to inform crowds about fire prevention points in street shopping, through the distribution of fire manuals, on-site questioning and display of typical fire case displays。
Home visits were carried out: home-to-house visits were organized by forest firefighters and cybermen to deliver the forest fire alert, a forest fire commitment paper was signed, a “one-on-one” interview was produced simultaneously, a detailed account of the population's knowledge of forest fire prevention was recorded and a “one household is missing and one is numerous”。
Precisely applied to be effective, with a chain of responsibility structured for prevention and control. On the basis of extensive publicity, the region focuses on “advocacy + screen + exercise” in a multipronged approach:
In conjunction with home outreach, hazard screening was carried out, and accounts were set up for 23 areas with potential risks, with a view to improving deadlines。
Allied forest enterprises, communities and households conduct a three-step forest emergency response exercise to simulate the initial forest fire disposal process, train relevant personnel in the use of fire-fighting equipment and enhance autonomous control capabilities. For groups such as the elderly and children left behind in forest areas, “twinning school” is conducted, with regular visits by volunteers on forest fire prevention to ensure that specific groups “know fire safety and avoid risk”。
“now that the village's loud horns are on fire every day, the performance is clear, the promise books are signed firmly, the people know it, and the fire is more careful in the autumn.” mr. Wang, who lives in li sang street, speaks of how people feel in the forest。
At present, the first round of advocacy coverage for all forested communities has been completed, over 28,000 statements of commitment have been signed and 43 popular recommendations have been collected。
As a next step, the zone will continue to deepen its “autumn fire summer” efforts, improve emergency material reserves and enhance the combat training of the fire squads, in order to “preparate” the “autumn peace” and protect the ecological security of forest areas。
