Heart fire

The temperature difference between morning and evening in the north is large, and the cool sea breeze blows the waves, forming a continuous and long white noise, which overwhelms the occasional one or two mechanical collisions from night work on the pier.

The surface of the sea was as dark as if it had been splashed with thick ink.Several fireboats moored on the shore rose and fell with the waves, and the fiery red color formed a sharp contrast with the background.A service car with the engine turned off was parked on a high place, the windows were rolled down, the eyes of the people in the car were a little deeper than the sea, looking at the moon half covered by dark clouds, capturing a flickering light at the end of the sea level light spot.

That is the light from the lighthouse, which lasts all year round to guide the ships sailing.

Red like blood and flames always heralds crisis and danger, giving people an intuitive warning.Life is originally gray and white, but family, career, friendship, love...all add several colors to it.But for those who do firefighting, red almost occupies the whole of life, bringing only fear and pain. Over time, they will forget that it has another level, such as enthusiasm and joy.

Living by the sea, the old knee injuries are more and more frequent, and it is often difficult to sleep peacefully.The pain makes him occasionally remember the red that once belonged to him, it is a beam of light on the stage, it is a dancing ribbon, it is a blush on his cheek, it is the warm applause, and it is also an incomparable pride and honor.

And the cluster of flames that have long since faded in my heart.

My body and mind seemed to be soaked in sea water, and I was used to the bone-eroding cold, even if I was near a raging fire, I couldn't get warm again.However, one day, the appearance of a person seemed to bring back a trace of familiar temperature, only a trace, but it was also scorching, and he did not dare to get too close.

The night and the sea soothed the mind, until the manic alarm bell sounded, breaking all the peace.

...

This was the first time in Zhou Tong's life that he was awakened by a real alarm bell.The voice broadcast from the alarm center reverberated over the entire camp with piercing ringing, and the police lights cut through the night in an instant. Everyone's heart rate and adrenaline soared, and they rushed to the assembly point like a flying arrow.

Entering the hot summer, the secret service is often in a state of preparation, and Zhou Tong, like everyone else, sleeps wearing a jacket and trousers.The alarm bell was more urgent than the assembly number in the recruit company. He jumped off the upper bunk, only to find that the door was wide open and the lower bunk was empty, and the deputy captain had already rushed out the door.

Below the second floor is the garage.However, people are not awake when the police go out at night, and accidents are prone to occur. Therefore, the use of through slide bars has been no longer advocated in recent years.Zhou Tong followed other team members to the first floor quickly and orderly, found Zhang Siqi, and hurriedly put on the fire-fighting protective clothing with his help.

In the blink of an eye, within 40 seconds, two fire fighting squadrons and one rescue squadron boarded fire trucks and personnel carriers under Xiang Yu's command.Wu Wei got into the crew compartment of the ladder car, followed by Zhou Tong immediately. Unexpectedly, just as he stepped on one foot, his body was pulled from behind by a huge force, and he fell off the ladder frame in an instant.

The ladder car sounded the alarm, and the next second it drove out of the garage following the car in front.Zhou Tong, who was still in a state of shock and didn't know why, was stuffed into the back seat of the service car without even seeing who was dragging him.When the car drove out of the camp area, I took a closer look under the illumination of the street lamps, and there were two people sitting in the front row, two people who came back from unknown when and where, wearing combat uniforms.

The walkie-talkie kept beeping, and Xi Yang reported the police situation to Tu Ke, who was sitting in the co-pilot, while driving.According to the information provided by the center, the fire broke out in a clothing wholesale mall in the south of the city, with a garment processing factory behind it, a ring road to the west, and an office building under construction on the south side.

The fire broke out 10 minutes ago. There were already three fire squadrons in the jurisdiction and neighboring areas to fight the fire. However, because the temporary booths and construction occupied the surrounding passages, the fire trucks could not operate at close range, and the fire fighting effect was not as expected. Coupled with the aging of the building, a large number of flammable materials such as clothing, knitwear, and chemical fiber products caused the fire to spread upwards and sideways at an extremely fast speed, and reinforcements were urgently needed.

After listening to it expressionlessly, Tu Ke said very dissatisfied: "Captain Xi, should you go and explain to the police center the meaning of the word 'directly under'? Can't the city special service go?"

Xi Yang remained silent, and answered after a while: "Same. Let's get closer."

"Fart." Tu Ke rested his elbow on the car window, gritted his teeth and said, "You can guess that the old dog Jiang Xu did it with your butt."

Xi Yang: "..."

"Team Tu, trainer, I..."

Almost forgotten without making a sound.The bewildered Zhou Tong was interrupted as soon as he opened his mouth. Xi Yang said to him in an unquestionable tone without turning his head: "Follow Team Tu for a while, don't run around, and don't disobey orders without authorization."

With the words on his lips, Zhou Tong could only respond: "Yes..."

Although he was full of doubts and a little bit unwilling, Zhou Tong silently obeyed the arrangement.The duty car galloped on the road in the middle of the night with its police lights flashing, and the mind was gradually cleared by the wind blowing in from the window. After all, understanding, seeing and actually operating are two different things. After any relevant training and without the conditions for combat, preventing him from entering the fire scene is not only responsible for himself, but also for the lives of other fighters.

The building on fire was not high, but the billowing smoke from the roof could already be seen when the distance was one kilometer away.The secret service's car was also blocked outside like the team that arrived in the previous order. After getting off the car, Tu Ke led the team through the messy construction area and arrived at the periphery of the fire scene. The person in charge of the factory reported the fire.

Standing outside the cordon, you can already feel a wave of heat waves hitting your face.In the originally cool night, everyone was sweating profusely before entering the fire scene.Zhou Tong followed closely behind Tu Ke, looking around for Wen Yue, but there were too many people running around wearing protective clothing and helmets, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while, so he could only watch anxiously and silently pray for the equally inexperienced He was left in the camp.

After describing the basic structure of the fire-fighting unit and the fire-fighting facilities, the squadron leader went on to say: "There are too many shelves inside, the fire has formed a three-dimensional shape, exploded twice, and only half of the fire doors can be moved. There are open flames above the fourth floor, and the frame The structure has burned to the back of the factory building. Fortunately, there are not many people. The on-duty and overtime workers combined searched and rescued about [-] people. The surrounding areas have been evacuated and the smoke exhaust vents have been opened. The municipal government has transferred forklifts and dump trucks Come and dismantle the building, we'll be there soon."

Tu Ke looked at the time and said to him: "Withdraw all the internal attackers in the early stage." Then he directed Xiang Yu: "Secret Service, defend the west and south sides, cool the load-bearing components with water cannons, and do not go to the office building any more. Burned."

"How is the search and rescue team?" Xi Yang asked from the side.

"I went in three groups, just came out, and confirmed that there are no trapped people inside." The squadron leader said truthfully: "But we have two less people, and they are all on the sixth floor."

Xi Yang turned around and called Zhang Siqi: "Bring four people and adjust the intercom."

"Received!" Zhang Siqi immediately led the team to the equipment box of the fire truck, and within ten seconds all the items were assembled and entered the fighting state.Xi Yang said to Tu Ke again: "I can't wait to clear the obstacle. Give me two water guns to cover, and I will go up the stairs."

"Yeah." Tu Ke nodded towards Yu, motioning him to make preparations, and then looked at Xi Yang: "I'll give you 10 minutes. This building won't be able to withstand the roof, and there may be additional construction inside, be careful of flashover."

"Understood." Xi Yang responded, and was about to turn around and leave when Tu Ke suddenly grabbed his arm and whispered to him: "Remember, the necessity of the intervention team cannot be proved once or twice, don't force it .With me here, no one dares to say a word about you."

At that moment, a smile appeared on his tense face.No, that couldn't be called a smile, it was just a quick twitch of the corner of his mouth, and then he was covered by the negative pressure mask, losing his expression.

Zhou Tong thought he was wrong.

Watching Xi Yang lead the team members across the line of fire and into the scene of fire with firm steps, Zhou Tong felt an indescribable sourness in his heart.Zhou Yi used to be like this too, countless times he walked forward with his back to those who cared about him, and suddenly one day he never came back.

...

The evacuation of the fire scene cannot be limited to the original way in and out. Xiang Yu arranged several people to guard the front and south sides respectively to ensure the smoothness of the two entrances and exits. After 1 minute, the members of the intervention team entered the mall and began to move upward along the fire escape.

Power has been interrupted.The fire below the fourth floor was not affected by the fire, and it was barely passable.Visibility began to decrease on the fifth floor, and the entire stairwell was filled with thick smoke, and you could not see your fingers. Moreover, goods were piled up everywhere, and there were many obstacles, making it very difficult to move forward.

After groping around a corner to the sixth floor, the high-decibel sound of the rescue device became clearer and clearer.The overhead light shone on the reflective strips on the protective clothing, and a firefighter with a leg injury fell in front of the fire door that could not be fully closed, wearing only a helmet, mask and air bottle.

Wu Wei immediately stepped forward to check his pulse and breathing: "There is more!"

After quickly fixing the wound, the unconscious firefighter put on a breathing mask and was carried downstairs by Wu Wei and another team member.The fire door has been slightly deformed, and the tongue of fire kept licking out from the crack of the door. Zhang Siqi used the fire ax to pry the door open completely, and the high temperature instantly rushed out with the flames.

The fire was more violent than expected, and the internal temperature was at least six hundred or more.Partially exposed steel trusses had visibly begun to weaken and elongate, meaning the ceiling could collapse at any moment.The sound of the emergency call was clearly audible.Several open flames in front of them were extinguished by Duwei with a hand-held fire extinguisher, and a passage was opened. The three of them entered one by one, and finally saw a red spot of light flickering in the smoke and fire not far away.

Another firefighter was trapped in a store separated by a solid wall, seven or eight meters away from the fire exit.Fallen shelves and burning goods blocked him, his mask was torn, his body was heavily entangled with cables and wires, and two empty gas cylinders were thrown aside.

The three worked together to put out the fire, moved the shelves and dragged the person out.At this moment, there was a sound of breaking building materials above his head, and Zhang Siqi immediately shouted: "Go! It's about to collapse!!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a "boom", and all the combustible objects in front of them caught fire at the same time, including those that had not been burned before and those that had just been extinguished, and the flames sprang up again, instantly surrounding the three people who had no time to evacuate .

At the same time, the ceiling above the head, which had long been unable to bear the load, fell one by one, and a large amount of dust and smoke were raised, completely blurring the vision.

...

10 minutes is an unprecedentedly long time.The temporary stalls and stacks of goods outside the shopping mall have been cleared, high-spray fire trucks have entered one after another, and the water cannons are ready again, and the fire will be extinguished after the intervention team safely withdraws.

Everyone heard the bang.

At the same time, Wu Wei appeared at the south entrance with the wounded on his back.Even if he had no experience, Zhou Tong knew the principle and danger of flashover. He didn't care about the order or not, so he rushed over and asked loudly, "Where's the instructor?!"

Wu Wei was out of breath, and before he could answer, he saw Tu Ke rushed over in two steps, pushed Zhou Tong away, grabbed his collar and asked again: "Where's Xi Yang?"

"In the back... Du Wei and Zhang Siqi... and one wounded..."

Tu Ke's face was gloomy and frightening, and he said to Zhou Tong without turning his head: "Tell Xiang team to take the ladder to prepare for a strong attack, and get me the air call and the thermal imager."

Xiang Yu had already run over, and upon hearing this, he hurriedly stopped him: "Reinforcement is coming soon! You can't go in! You have to command the scene! Go to me!"

Zhou Tong has never hated his incompetence so much.What can you do if you study well, and what if you become a soldier.If he had known that he would stand here one day, he would rather be the one who followed Zhou Jian back then, trying to survive and save the lives of his comrades-in-arms, instead of being like now, who can't and can't do anything, and can only look around Watching, waiting, waiting for someone who might never come back.

again.Why...how can it be!

...

"Instructor!! Siqi"

Everyone, including Xiang Yu, rushed to the main entrance at the same time, every step felt like a dull pain in the heart.

"Fucking me!" Du Wei, who was not clean at all, slumped on the ground, took off his mask, took off his helmet, and complained to the people rushing up to surround them, exposing his blackened face. I have a bottle of water!"

Several corners of the fire-resistant suit had been carbonized, and a delicate face was covered with mud.Xi Yang handed over the wounded to the doctor, checked Zhang Siqi's condition, watched the two stretchers get into the ambulance, and said to Tu Ke, who was beside him with a dark face, "Don't stare, it's only 2 minutes longer, you should be punished."

Tu Ke didn't speak for a long time. Seeing that he was covering up his extreme panic, he snorted after a long time and said, "I think you need to clean up. Wait until the old dog finds trouble with you."

Seeing him walking away, Xi Yang sighed heavily, ruffled his sweaty short hair, and said helplessly that he had promised to protect me before he went in, how could life and death change once he came out?

Looking at Duwei again, he was soaked from head to toe by his teammates with bottled water.

The shopping mall and factory were almost burned down. Fortunately, the fire was under control and did not spread to the adjacent office buildings, so the battle was won.

The rescue is over for the time being, and the fire fighting is still going on. The personnel for the second phase of attacking the fortifications are withdrawn, and the backup brought in by the detachment is added again.But Xi Yang didn't plan to take a break, thinking that he should take the time to sort out this escape case and compile it into the teaching materials, and at the same time, he started to go to the temporary command office, but when he turned around, he met a hot sight, separated by the crowd of people, separated by The hustle and bustle, separated by the sound of wind, water and flying ashes, freezes him together with the fire and ruins behind him.

Is that tears?Or hallucinations.Why does it seem like deja vu, and it is stronger than in memory.