In the staff lounge on the first floor of No. 2 Building of Changyang Campus, a fire burst out “unexpectedly” due to an electrical failure… Firefighters used drones to deliver gas masks to people trapped by the fire, evacuated the trapped people by putting up a 15 meter long extension ladder, setting up fire slides, and creating evacuation exits with descent control devices. When the internal rescue began, rescue workers located the trapped people with thermal imagers and evacuated them quickly, and transferred mobility impaired people with evacuation chairs; after all the trapped people were evacuated, firefighters began to shoot water (supplied by an aerial ladder truck) at the burning building with water pumps and water cannons; drones lifted off into the air and sprayed extinguishants at the fire; a firefighting tank and firefighting robots also joined in…

Recently, the opening ceremony for the “119” fire control education was held at Changyang Campus, providing Yangpu residents an opportunity to know more about fire control and fire-fighting.

Apart from the above-mentioned fire-fighting exercise, there were also areas on the site set up for the display of fire-fighting vehicles and equipment and a smart recharging system for electronic bicycles, and in another area, people could acquire knowledge about fire-fighting and have VR fire-fighting experiences. A theme exhibition was also held to showcase the achievements after carrying out President Xi’s instructions given to the National Comprehensive Fire-fighting and Rescue Team a year ago. Moreover, the district fire brigade had cooperated with Bilibili and produced an animation called Yanyan Fire Brigade, which proved very effective in fire control education.

After observing the well-organized fire-fighting exercise and seeing the latest fire-fighting tools, Ms. Chen, a Shanghai citizen, said approvingly, “With such a well-equipped and well-trained fire brigade guarding our city, we feel very secured.” Ms. Chen also said that she had learnt something very useful, such as ways of escaping from a fire, basic knowledge about reporting a fire, the usage of fire extinguishers, etc.