At 20:41 on July 16, the Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment received an order from the Liaoning Provincial Public Security Fire Brigade to quickly mobilize 3 water tankers and 5 foam trucks to reinforce the Dalian fire. After receiving the order, Lu Xiaoming, the leader of the detachment, keenly felt that such a large-scale cross-regional coordinated operation meant that the fire was more complicated than he could imagine. In addition to the fire, the oil depot fire also has the possibility of deflagration, splashing, boiling, and a second re-ignition, and it is necessary to establish the ideological preparation for fighting a vicious war and fighting a protracted war. He ordered Chief of Staff Zhao Jianhua to immediately rush to Dalian with 20 combat vehicles, more than 100 combat personnel, and sufficient combat logistics support materials at one time.

The combat vehicles dispatched included 10 18-meter-high spray trucks, 4 remote-controlled water cannon trucks, communications command vehicles, personnel carriers, equipment transport vehicles, fuel supply vehicles, and food support vehicles.

At 22:55, they assembled at Panjin Station of Panhaiying Expressway. At this time, the Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment received an order from the command of the Provincial Public Security Fire Brigade to mobilize 800 water hoses, 30 sets of heat insulation clothing, and 6 sets of fire protection clothing. Lu Xiaoming immediately organized one on-site equipment support vehicle, one combat logistics support command vehicle, and 14 combat logistics support personnel to rush to the assembly site. At this time, the reinforcements of the Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment totaled 22 vehicles, 112 officers and soldiers, carrying 234 tons of water, 20 tons of foam, and 2,582 sets of various equipment and equipment, and quickly marched to Dalian along the Shenyang-Dalian Expressway.

The convoy passed by Yingkou, Lu Xiaoming looked at the city in the lights, and felt nostalgic, his home was in Yingkou. Lu Xiaoming called his wife. It was plain to say that the Panjin detachment reinforced Dalian. When the wife heard this, she didn't believe it: "Is there such a big fire?" Let the Panjin detachment reinforce Dalian? Lu Xiaoming didn't explain much: "It's okay, it is estimated that the fire will be extinguished when we arrive." Having said that, he knew better than anyone else that all detachments in the province had received orders for reinforcements, and the oil depot was on fire, and he couldn't tell how difficult the battle situation was. He talked to his wife on the phone because he had a vague feeling in his heart that he might not be able to talk in the future.

When he arrived at the fire, Lu Xiaoming felt that the fire was indescribable. About 100 meters away from the fire, people are speechless. Before Lu Xiaoming came, his throat was inflamed and coughed. He developed a strong feeling of suffocation at the fire. The oxygen in the air was exhausted, and the voices of everyone on the fire were hoarse, and Lu Xiaoming fought with inflammation, and the feeling of suffocation was even more serious. Generally speaking, if you stay away from the fire, you will breathe more easily. Lu Xiaoming did not close his eyes for three days and three nights at the fire scene, and always stood with the front-line combat officers and soldiers. He knew in his heart that the more frightened the soldier was, the more he would visit him left and right to see if there were any cadres around him. The detachment commander is by his side, which is the weighing stone, and the higher the position, the more stable the morale of the army. In those days, Lu Xiaoming ate a lot of throat lozenges to command the battle. His feet were swollen with oil and foam, so he simply took off his combat boots and put on cloth shoes to direct the extinguishing of the fire.

Seeing the sea of fire everywhere, as well as the criss-crossing pipelines and oil tank fires, Lu Xiaoming said to Chief of Staff Zhao Jianhua when he first entered the position: "Look at this fire, is it possible for us to go back?" Zhao Jianhua was silent. Lu Xiaoming answered his question: "I can't go back." He thought to himself, if he can't go back, he doesn't want to go back, so that life can create the best posture at the last moment. He asked Zhao Jianhua to order, "All officers and soldiers of the detachment should turn off their mobile phones, don't let their families worry, don't let the officers and soldiers be distracted, and fight against the water."

The Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment carried out fire-fighting operations in the eastern region, and achieved remarkable results in fighting fires due to scientific command. At 4 a.m., they brought the fire under control, and at 7:30 a.m., extinguished all the ground spills, preventing the fire from spreading to the oil product warehouse and gas station bridge on the south side.

On July 17, the Panjin detachment received an order from the headquarters to organize a storming team to enter the No. 103 tank to extinguish the fire. When the members of the three storming groups put on fireproof suits, carried water guns, and prepared to attack, Lu Xiaoming pointed to three of the cadres and said, "You guys come down."

These 3 cadres were stunned, on the eve of the decisive battle, they were withdrawn from the attack group by the detachment leader, it was too embarrassing, they could not bear it, but they had to obey the order.

Lu Xiaoming said: "I couldn't explain this at the scene. These three cadres are all married, and I can't let them go up. The attack group enters the tank, and the possibility of sacrifice is very high. If the tank bursts, for the other unmarried stormers, it will only be the parents of 9 families who have lost 9 children. And the cadres who got married sacrificed, leaving behind not only their parents, but also their wives and children. The loss of a parent is a pain for two, the loss of a wife to her husband, and the loss of a father to a child is a pain for four. I can't double the grief. Lu Xiaoming's most gratifying thing was that the nine warriors of the attack group who entered the tank to storm and extinguish the fire were all withdrawn intact, and the officers and soldiers rushed up to hug them, tears spilling on each other's combat uniforms.

After the battle, back in Panjin, Lu Xiaoming said two words to the three cadres who did not enter the attack group: "You are all good, but you haven't considered your family." ”

Lu Xiaoming's thoughtfulness is also manifested in combat logistics support. He believes that in modern firefighting operations, the foundation of victory lies not only in charging into battle, but also on whether or not the combat logistics support is successful. After the Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment received the mobilization order of the provincial corps, within 10 minutes, the combat logistics support brigade had all the materials needed for the detachment's reinforcement team and loaded them into trucks ready to go. After arriving at the fire site, the water supply detachment, equipment detachment, oil detachment, and catering detachment performed their duties and immediately entered the battle.

During the operation, the combat logistics support brigade provided a total of 8,000 liters of oil, 610 trays of water hoses, 380 boxes of instant noodles, 700 lunches, 350 kilograms of fruits, 1,000 bottles of drinking water, 200 pairs of socks, 100 towels, and more than 1,000 yuan of medicine for the detachment's participating teams. They refueled the Dalian City Public Security Fire Detachment, the Liaoyang City Public Security Fire Detachment, and the Shenyang City Fire Detachment by 3,500 liters. Supplied 300 hoses and 15 sets of heat insulation clothing to the Dalian Public Security Fire Detachment. It provided food security for the Dalian and Anshan public security fire brigades.

The officers and men of the Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment did not leave their positions for the first three days. On the fourth day, they went to Dalian University for Nationalities to rest. Lu Xiaoming's comrade-in-arms Pan Mingyu rushed to hear the news, and he changed jobs to do business in Dalian. Pan Mingyu brought seafood worth more than 10,000 yuan in a car, boiled it in a large pot, and served it in a basin to comfort more than 100 officers and soldiers. Lu Xiaoming said: "Our fire brigade has money, so we can't eat the seafood you sent for nothing." Pan Mingyu said: "Don't say spend 10,000 yuan, I am willing to spend 100,000 yuan." Where are you here to put out fires? It's a death coming. The officers and soldiers came out alive and ate some seafood, and I was very happy to see it. ”

The day before leaving Dalian, Lu Xiaoming felt that his whole body was covered in oil, and he took a car to a bath to take a bath. Lu Xiaoming entered the bath and took a sauna first and made soap. No matter how steaming and soap are made, the oil on the body still can't be removed, and the person collapses. After resting, he asked the master to rub the oil mud, and the master asked, "You are from the fire brigade, right?" Lu Xiaoming was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "How do you know?" The old master said: "We have read the newspaper, and the firefighters of the whole province are fighting fires in Dalian." Besides, I've never seen anyone with so much black oil on them. ”

Before leaving, Lu Xiaoming gave the bathing master money, and the master said that he didn't want money. Lu Xiaoming said, "You rub the bath, press your head, beat your back, and pinch your feet, how can you not need money?" The old master said, "I've been doing this all my life, and I just don't take your money in this life." It is a special honor to see you take a bath alive and give you a bath and press your back. ”

Lu Xiaoming put on his clothes, went to the front desk and put 300 yuan, and the cashier said solemnly:

"We don't take your money, you can't spend your money with us."