Beijing firefighter Feng Zhen dies heroically during heavy rainfall rescue and disaster relief – Xinhua English.news.cn
Feng Zhen, male, Han nationality, born in December 1992, from Wenshang County, Jining, Shandong Province, member of the Communist Party of China, college degree, unmarried, participated in fire rescue work in December 2009, and was a member of Special Service 1 of Bei’anhe Fire Rescue Station, Haidian District, Beijing before his death Squad leader, station leader of Xixiaoying small station, first-class firefighter fire rescue title.
At 11:49 on July 31, 2023, the Beijing Haidian District Fire Rescue Detachment Command Center received a report that three people were trapped in the Haidian Driving School Zhonglian Automobile Trading Market due to floods, and immediately dispatched rescue forces to the scene for disposal. At 12:15, when the rescue team of the Xixiaoying Small Station was driving to Bei’an North Road, it suddenly encountered a person trapped in the mountain torrent and beckoned to the team for help. The situation was very critical. Commander Feng Zhen ordered the team to stop immediately to organize rescue, use the fire truck to set up rope safety protection on the spot, put on life jackets, and lead the team to approach the trapped people in the flood torrent. During the rescue process, due to the sudden surge of the flood, a team member was swept down by the rapids. Feng Zhen tried his best to push his comrades to a safe area regardless of personal safety. The trapped people and team members escaped safely. Feng Zhen was physically exhausted due to continuous combat and the impact of the water flow was huge, causing the safety rope to slip and be washed away by the flood. The crew on the same vehicle, together with the local cadres and the masses, quickly carried out a search and rescue. At 12:47, Feng Zhen was found about 1 km downstream. Experts participated in the rescue. After more than 5 hours of all-out treatment, at 18:22, Comrade Feng Zhen died heroically because the rescue was ineffective.
Since joining the work, Comrade Feng Zhen has taken root in the grassroots, worked hard, performed his duties faithfully, and made selfless dedication. At the critical moment when the safety of people’s lives and property was threatened, Comrade Feng Zhen was not afraid of hardships and sacrifices, and always fought on the front line of fire fighting and rescue. Participated in more than 3,500 fire fighting and rescue operations, and rescued more than 150 people in distress. He is an outstanding representative of the fire rescue team learning and practicing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important precepts. Post training advanced individual”. (Reporter Zhang Yu)
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