The hero image in the minds of the Chinese people in the fifties was the "most lovable person" - the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

In the 60s, the heroes of the Chinese people were the working class and great scientists.

The image of heroes in the 70s is generally the same, it is Dong Cunrui who sacrificed himself to bomb the bunker, Huang Jiguang who dared to block the muzzle of the gun with his chest, and Qiu Shaoyun who was motionless in anger......

The image of heroes in the 80s seems to have gradually changed with the reform and opening up, are there still heroes in our hearts that are worth remembering?

In the 90s, in the 21st century, I'm sure most of us kids don't think of firefighters as heroes in reality, but what are their heroes? I think it must be a very mythical character!

I've seen a lot of fire trucks no matter how much they go to press their whistles, and the vehicles in front of them still drive their cars unhurriedly, as if they have nothing to do with him.

I've seen a lot of firefighters rushing in, running out, rushing in again and again in the fire, and the onlookers will just record it with their mobile phones, and there will be two cheers from time to time.

Very few people will hand a bottle of water to the fire fighters, and few people will say to the fire fighters when they have completed their tasks: You have worked hard!

Maybe it's only when we have experienced a catastrophe, maybe when we're trapped in a sea of fire, maybe we've been in a car accident and get stuck in the car, maybe ..... At these times, when we see the soldiers in firefighting uniforms, we feel that they are heroes, they are our patron saints.

That's why I wanted to write this novel! - To the heroes around us, firefighters!

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July 27, 1976.

Thick clouds covered the city of Tangshan, which looked like a precursor to a long-planned heavy rainstorm.

The people and workers did not feel anything abnormal, and they all stuck to their respective posts.

"Captain Kang, is my sister-in-law going to give birth?" In the lounge of the No. 1 Fire Detachment in Fengnan District, several people were chatting.

Captain Kang's real name: Kang Yuhang! The captain of the first squad of the first fire detachment of Fengnan District, Tangshan City, is also the most outstanding fire fighter!

"There are still a few months, you guys are well-informed enough, didn't the kid surnamed Sun say it?" Kang Yuhang replied with a happy smile on his face.

"Hahaha, the captain is going to be a father, shouldn't you invite us to dinner?" The comrade-in-arms on the side echoed.

"No problem, I'll invite everyone to drink when we rest." Kang Yuhang replied heartily.

"Hahahaha!" From time to time, there was laughter and laughter in the lounge.

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Suddenly, a shrill alarm bell rang throughout the building. In those days there were no professional alarms, only simple alarm bells.

"There is a mission, let's go." The moment they heard the alarm, everyone stopped joking, and Kang Yuhang stood up and ordered loudly.

"Yes!"

Eight people quickly ran out of the lounge, climbed down the stairs and climbed as fast as they could.

Most of the water tank fire trucks marked with the word "liberation" on their "foreheads" are not equipped with high-pressure water pumps, but a mobile pump is placed on the car. When the firefighters are instructed to arrive at the fire scene, they lift the motor pump from the car and use it to absorb water to fight the fire. At that time, the main function of the fire truck was to transport the firefighters and firefighting equipment to the fire scene as quickly as possible, and put them into rescue operations in time.

And the combat uniform at that time was only with a steel helmet. During this period, there was only one type of firefighting protective clothing as a combat uniform, the fabric of which was pure cotton canvas, green on the upper body and blue on the lower body, which had no waterproof and flame retardant effect.

It can be seen how dangerous it is to be a firefighter at that time, but there are people who do dangerous work.

The only good thing is that there was running water and fire hydrants installed in some fire-prone factories, gas stations, and chemical plants, which would have been much more convenient for firefighting.

"There was a fire accident at the Mengtian clothing processing factory on Huanshi Road, and all vehicles were dispatched." The first-generation walkie-talkie in Kang Yuhang's hand came out with the sound of a stabbing and lala.

"Roger, Team 1 will go right away."

"The second team will leave immediately." Then the second team replied over the intercom.

"Let's go!"

Weng hum! Drip, drip, drip! The five vehicles on duty all drove out of the duty warehouse at the fastest speed, and kept pressing the whistle and galloping forward.

"Turn left ahead." Kang Yuhang sat in the co-pilot seat and constantly guided the route.

Kang Yuhang is a living map in this fire brigade, there is no road in the entire area that he does not know in the fire brigade, and it is his job to ride the dilapidated 28 bicycle to see the road when it is his turn to rest.

Whenever someone asked him: "Lao Kang, obviously the squadron has a soldier who is responsible for leading the way, do you still bother to do it?" ”

Kang Yuhang smiled innocently: "What if the soldier who pointed the way is transferred?" Am I going to ask all the way forward? In the eyes of our fire brigade, time can only be described as seconds, and every second of delay can cause the death of one person or several people. ”

Kang Yuhang is such a stubborn temper, he treats everything either not to do it, and if he wants to do it, he must do his best.

The fire truck was still on the road, Kang Yuhang took the walkie-talkie and asked about some of the fire and the people inside, and when Kang Yuhang learned that there were a total of 263 employees in the whole factory, his mind was suddenly big.

It looks like this is another tough battle.

"Hurry up, hurry up, honk." Kang Yuhang put down the walkie-talkie and kept urging the pilot.

The sound of horns, the roar of car engines, resounded throughout the streets.

People riding bicycles on the road jumped out of their cars and hid to the side when they heard it, and when they heard the siren, they also avoided it, and no one dared to get in front of them.

At that time, people were still innocent in their hearts, and whenever they heard the sound of an ambulance and a fire truck, they would immediately stop their pace and take the initiative to give way to a road, because it was a major event related to the life and death of others.

At that time, the car did not have the current speed, nor did it have the current power, so when it arrived, it was already fifteen minutes later, and it was still a shortcut, otherwise it was really unimaginable.

"The fire truck is coming, get out of the way." The crowd holding the basin and carrying the bucket shouted to the side to get out of the way.

Chirping! Chirping! The car stopped, Kang Yuhang quickly opened the door and jumped in.

"Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, please save them, please." As soon as Kang Yuhang's feet landed, he was grabbed by a dusty middle-aged man who ran over and begged bitterly.

"You're a staff member here?"

"Yes, I'm a staff member in the first workshop here, we all went to work on time this morning, and about half an hour later, I suddenly heard someone say that there was a fire, and then we...."

The staff told Kang Yuhang like a story, and Kang Yuhang couldn't listen to it at this time.

After he said a few words, he reached out and interrupted him: "Where is your fire hydrant?" Kang Yuhang asked hurriedly.

"It's on the right side of the third workshop that is on fire." The staff pointed to the smoke-emitting factory behind him.

"How many people are there in the third workshop?" Kang Yuhang continued to ask. You must first find out how many people are in it, and you have a bottom in your heart.

"Fifty-three people are trapped." The staff replied to Kang Yuhang very positively.

After hearing this, Kang Yuhang waved his hand at the vehicle and motioned for them to drive over.