66 Hope we are the last forest steppe firefighting
"Doctor Wu, you're with the observation post. ”
After coming to the fire scene, Captain Li explained.
"Yes. Wu Mian replied simply.
"Do you know the precautions?"
"Observing the wildfire, if there is a possibility of recurrence, I immediately choose an escape route. It is better not to go up the mountain or into the valley. Wu Mian said.
Captain Li nodded, turned around and picked up the wind-powered fire extinguisher from Bai Dalin's hand.
"Let me be an observation post again!" Bai Dalin said hatefully.
"Isn't it good?" Wu Mian asked, a little puzzled.
"Of course it's not good, they just keep their heads down to put out the fire, I have good eyes, standing on a high place, but I'm very nervous. Bai Dalin said, "There was an operation, we were close to the fire and were resting at the end. A spark fell on a tree behind the captain, and I went up with a kick. ”
"It's dangerous. ”
"That's it, the pine oil thing is willing, and when it hits, the tree turns into a torch, and then the back road is cut off, and you can't run if you want to. ”
The fire spread quite quickly, Wu Mian knew this. In grassland, surface fires spread at a rate of 8 km/h, and crown fires spread at a rate of 25 km/h. The speed of running a marathon on flat ground is basically the speed at which the crown fire spreads.
But in the mountains, people can't outrun the fire.
"So the captain has kept me an observer ever since. Bai Dalin was a little frustrated, looking at the position that was being dealt with by a wind-powered fire extinguisher and a broom.
In particular, some of the roots of the trees look like burnt dead wood, but the temperature is extremely high, and there is a possibility that they will rekindle again at any time.
In recent years, the mountains have been closed for afforestation, and there is no one in the old mountain forest all year round. The broken branches and leaves are buried I don't know how thick and deep. It's ashes on the surface, but no one knows what's going on underneath.
Captain Li led people to deal with the embers, and from time to time there were fires lit, and they were all disposed of one by one.
They are also quite experienced in handling it, and with tacit cooperation, it can be seen that this team is not the first day to fight the fire together.
Bai Dalin stood on a high place, constantly changing direction slowly, trying not to miss points, and monitoring all the risk positions around him.
Helicopters and medium-sized planes flew in the sky, sprinkling tons of water on the red-hot mountains burned in the distance.
The fire had been controlled, and Wu Mian was not very nervous. In this kind of non-human fire fighting, the possibility of casualties is not large.
If you can have the bomb capacity of the B52 to fill water, you can either fill the rocket launcher with water...... Wu Mian's thoughts were out of tune. It would be nice if it could. With the artillery strength of the People's Liberation Army, several rounds of saturation shelling can extinguish even the largest mountain fire.
Wu Mian also knew that it was a fantasy.
The rainforest is a bit more humid and there are few wildfires. Countries with the same dimension, as long as their national strength allows, will develop or introduce fire-fighting aircraft.
In the past, it was probably best to use the CL-215/415, an amphibious aircraft developed by the Canadian government specifically for forest fire prevention.
Among them, CL415 is nicknamed "Super Water Scoop" and is known as "the most effective tool to deal with forest fires".
It has a four-chamber, four-door tank system that can hold 6,137 litres of water/foam mixture. Quickly fills the tank when skimming over any water surface at low altitude.
If the distance from the water source to the fire site is 11 kilometers, it can complete 9 drops in one hour, and more than 55 tons of water can be released into the fire site.
But now the most awesome aircraft is the domestically produced Kunlong-AG600.
The roar came from the sky, and it never stopped. The old Water Bomber 5 and a new Kunlong-AG600 are constantly rushing to the fire, dropping tons of water.
If the Kunlong-AG600 had already been established, maybe it would have been fine a long time ago, Wu Mian thought to himself.
"The big guy was just delivered, and said it was still in the experimental stage, and the performance was unstable. Bai Dalin pointed to the Kunlong-AG600 in the sky and said, he said yes, but his eyes were still maintaining a uniform speed, his vision was dilated, and he was monitoring the surrounding grass and trees.
"Well, it seems that it has only been a few years since I researched, and I still need a lot of actual combat, revising the data, and gradually improving it. Wu Mian nodded.
"That's right, it's actual combat data. Bai Dalin said, "Our captain said that this big guy can take 12 tons of water in 20 seconds. It's just that it's flying too slowly, and it's about the same as the old-fashioned Water Bomb 5. If there are 10 or 20 of them, I estimate that all of them can be decommissioned for fire prevention in our grasslands and forests. ”
"It's okay to take your time. Wu Mian said, "It took 30 years for the water bomb 5, isn't this the country's national strength just rising, and a large aircraft is being developed." ”
Wu Mian squinted at the Kunlong-AG600 flying in the sky, which was about the same size as the Boeing 737, saying that the speed was a bit slow, but the speed of 500KM per hour was always there.
The Kunlong-AG600 is even more powerful than the Boeing 737, the 737 only has 2 engines, Wu Mian saw that it was like the data introduced, the Kunlong-AG600 has 4 engines.
The roar was like rolling thunder, carrying more than a dozen tons of water to the fire.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces, and Wu Mian has long known this when he had surgery. But now when I see the Kunlong-AG600 that has accumulated practical experience, my heart is even more shocked.
Its figure swirling in the sky, with a hint of sassy energy. Especially when he saw more than a dozen tons of water being thrown into the place where the mountain fire was thriving, the color of the fiery red mountain was darker, and Wu Mian had more expectations in his heart.
"Once, when we were fighting a fire, a water bomb 5 misunderstood, and regarded the fire we burned the barrier as a live fire, and directly several tons of water fell from the sky. That feeling, it's so cool!" Bai Dalin smiled, "It's like a typhoon and rain, I can't carry this board, and I'm just a dog gnawing." ”
"It's all soaking wet. ”
"So, let's put it this way, as soon as I took off my shoes, there was half a pound of water in my shoes. Bai Dalin said with a smile, "I really hope that we are the last batch of grassland forest firefighters, in the future, we will have more big guys, and when we see the mountain fire, there will be 20 and 200 sorties, and thousands of tons of water will be sprinkled, and we will not be able to bear any fire." ”
"It's coming, it's coming. Wu Mian whispered.
"Captain, Captain, there is a tree root fire in your right rear, 30°, 220 meters. Bai Dalin suddenly pressed the walkie-talkie and reported the residual fire to Captain Li.
This guy looks at the five big and three thick, but he is actually quite careful, Wu Mian thought in his heart.
After Bai Dalin finished reporting, Captain Li did not move, and a soldier rushed over quickly to extinguish the remaining fire.
After slapping the residual fire is a physical strength, it is just a tree root, and the residual fire is completely extinguished at least a few hundred brooms.
Climbing the mountain for ten hours, coming here without sleep, and continuing to work, is a great test of physical strength and spirit.
Gradually, Bai Dalin's nagging words became less vocal, and he kept reporting that there was something new happening. This area is closest to the fire, and although the fire has been extinguished, the embers are still growing.
As the sun rises, the temperature gets warmer and the fire grows. In the end, even Wu Mian picked up the broom and participated in extinguishing the fire.