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Nantou County firefighter Wu Chengrong died in the line of duty while rescuing the firefighters. On the memorial day, the county government proposed specific reforms and measures to ensure grassroots safety.
Nantou County firefighter Wu Chengrong died in the line of duty today. Nantou County Magistrate Xu Shuhua attended the event and promoted him to the captain of the 2nd line and 1-star unit. In order to prevent the recurrence of regrets, six major strategies will be implemented to ensure the safety of frontline disaster relief through amending laws, increasing personnel, risk assessment, drill and training processes, technological disaster relief, and cross-bureau propaganda.
Xu Shuhua said that the legal aspect will recommend that the central government amend the "Disaster Prevention and Protection Law" to add visible risk levels in authorized places, announce that activities in dangerous waters are prohibited during specific high-risk periods such as flood season and after heavy rains, and clearly specify penalties. In addition, in accordance with the "Water Recreation Activities Management Measures", it is considered that dangerous waters should be included in the declared prohibited waters for recreation, and violators may be fined.
In addition, we will seek additional firefighting personnel from the central government; strengthen firefighting training and deepen disaster relief safety awareness; review water rescue procedures, and strengthen lifeboat operation training for high-risk waters.
In addition, technological disaster relief will also be introduced into the rescue equipment, using drones to carry out reconnaissance in high-risk areas, and hanging and throwing lifebuoys and supplies to prevent personnel from being involved in danger; finally, cross-bureau resources will be integrated to strengthen risk avoidance publicity for water activities to prevent water accidents.

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