On site rescue of expectant pregnant women and safe transfer of elderly people living alone... Rescue personnel in multiple parts of Hebei are in action | rescuing | elderly people
Starting from the 29th, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other areas have been continuously hit by heavy rainfall. Currently, the impact of heavy rainfall on Hebei is still ongoing, and rescue workers in many parts of Hebei are fighting on the front line.
6 people trapped in waterlogged road sections
Emergency rescue carried out by fire department
At 7:15 am on August 1st, the Zhuozhou Fire Rescue Brigade received an alarm: there were people trapped near Jingbai Road and Tokyo Golf Club in urgent need of rescue, and the fire department immediately rushed to the scene.
After the fire rescue personnel arrived at the site, the survey showed that the road section was low-lying. Affected by the typhoon "Dussuri", the rainstorm caused serious ponding in the road section. The deepest water level was nearly 2 meters, and six people were trapped. According to the on-site situation, firefighting and rescue personnel immediately launched rescue operations, putting on life saving equipment for the trapped people and helping them to board the assault boat one by one and turn away from the water danger area.
In the end, after 14 minutes of intense rescue efforts, 6 people were successfully transferred to a safe area, and then firefighters collected all their equipment and returned to the team.
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Heavy rainfall causing multiple people to be trapped
Firefighters rescue and evacuate more than 2000 people
At 1:03 am on August 1st, the Chaoyang Road Fire Rescue Station in Laishui County, Baoding received a report stating that Xileizi Village, Nanqiaotou Village, Beiguan Village, and Xinzhuangtou Village in Yongyang Town, Laishui County, were flooded due to heavy rainfall, and multiple residents were trapped and urgently needed assistance. The Chaoyang Road Fire Rescue Station in Laishui County immediately dispatched 2 emergency rescue fire trucks and 12 firefighters to the scene to carry out rescue operations.
After the firefighting and rescue personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately took safety measures and piloted rubber boat soldiers to carry out rescue operations in four directions. In the flood deep down to the waist, firefighters used their shoulders as ladders and their backs as bridges to fully assist and evacuate the trapped people. As there were many elderly and children among the trapped people, firefighters comforted their emotions while organizing them to board rubber boats in an orderly manner and put on life saving equipment to ensure safety protection. After that, they led them away from the water danger area. As of 11:10, firefighting and rescue personnel have rescued 72 trapped people, evacuated more than 2000 people, and more than 450 elderly and children.
The first floor of the house is flooded
Zhuozhou Firefighting Transfer Trapped Pregnant Women
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At 18:45 on July 31st, the Zhuozhou Fire Rescue Brigade in Baoding received an alarm: there was severe water accumulation in Yongle Village, Zhuozhou City, and a pregnant woman waiting to give birth in a resident's home urgently needed to be transferred. The Shuangta Road Fire Rescue Station in Zhuozhou City immediately dispatched one fire rescue truck and six fire rescue personnel to the scene to carry out rescue operations.
Firefighters and rescue personnel arrived at the scene. After investigation, it was found that due to prolonged heavy rainfall, the first floor of residents' houses was flooded, with a depth of about 1.5 meters. According to the on-site situation, the firefighting and rescue personnel put on life jackets for the pregnant woman, took safety precautions, and then two firefighting and rescue personnel protected the pregnant woman from the front and back. They helped the pregnant woman slowly move downstairs, and when they reached the deepest point of the accumulated water, the firefighting and rescue personnel picked up the pregnant woman and carefully transferred her to the outdoor assault boat. Then, using the assault boat, the pregnant woman and her family were transferred out of the water danger area.
The elderly are trapped at home
Xushui District Fire Rescue Successfully Implemented Rescue
At 00:32 on July 31st, the Xushui District Fire Rescue Brigade in Baoding received an alarm: Meng Village in Dawangdian Town, Xushui District was severely flooded, and an elderly person was trapped at home and urgently needed help. The Zhongfang Road Fire Rescue Station in Xushui District immediately dispatched one emergency rescue fire truck and six firefighters to the scene to carry out rescue operations.
Firefighters and rescue personnel arrived at the scene at 1:01. After investigation, the village was low-lying and close to the foot of the mountain. Due to heavy rainfall, the village experienced severe waterlogging, and the road water flow was turbulent. The deepest water level had reached about 1 meter, and an elderly person living alone was trapped. According to the on-site situation, the firefighting and rescue personnel tied up the safety rope, wore life jackets, and grabbed the safety rope step by step to approach the trapped elderly person. After reaching the location where the elderly person was trapped, they put on life jackets and provided safety protection for the elderly person. After 10 minutes of tense rescue, the elderly person was successfully transferred to a safe area with the cooperation and assistance of three firefighting and rescue personnel.
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