China News Service, Chengdu, November 9 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) November 9 is the 35th National Fire Protection Day, and the 2026 Sichuan Province and Chengdu City Fire Protection Awareness Month activities were officially launched in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on that day.
At the event site, citizens looked for hidden dangers by looking at the drawing boards and pointed out fire hazards in the paintings. Photo by reporter Liu Zhongjun
It is understood that this event is hosted by the Sichuan Provincial Fire Safety Committee and hosted by the Chengdu Fire Safety Committee. The theme is "Firefighting for All, Life First - Improving Self-Prevention and Self-Rescue Ability." This year’s launch ceremony was held at the Memory Square in the eastern suburbs of Chenghua District, Chengdu, a cultural landmark in the city, and fire science education was placed in a place where people often go.
At the ceremony, Di Yuping, the national advanced firefighting collective representative of 119, and Shangguan Huizhong, the advanced individual representative, respectively talked about their experiences in participating in firefighting work. Many audiences in the audience listened with rapt attention. The sketch "Who is the Arsonist" and the firefighting micro-courses "Thousands of Years of Change" and "Life Without What If" explain clearly in a relaxed way how fires start, where the smoke goes, and how people should evacuate. At the same time, the Chengdu Fire Science Popularization Education Practice Base was also officially unveiled.
In the experience area outside the ceremony, the fire department combined cultural and tourism resources to set up 22 interactive points. You can get started with quizzes, real-life experiments, and intangible cultural heritage skills. You can also collect stamps and punch cards in exchange for cultural and creative gifts. Many citizens lined up to participate in the activities. "I have tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation, oil pan fire extinguishing, and electrical fire disposal. They are very practical." Zhang Hui, a Chengdu citizen, said that practicing more often will help you feel confident when encountering problems.
At the event site, citizens learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods. Photo by reporter Liu Zhongjun
In front of a booth, firefighters guarded the experimental table and explained to the people gathered around how smoke spreads after a fire breaks out in the stairwell and where people should evacuate. He said that debris should not be piled up in the corridor, and the passage of life must be kept clear at all times. "The event combines Chengdu's local cultural and tourism characteristics and sets up 22 interactive experience points, aiming to popularize fire protection knowledge through gamified interaction and improve citizens' self-prevention and self-rescue capabilities." Liu Liu, deputy director of the Fire Investigation and News Publicity Department of the Chengdu Fire and Rescue Bureau, said that by putting fire protection knowledge together with regional culture and fun interactions, the purpose is to make citizens willing to stop, try it out, and truly become proficient in self-prevention and self-rescue skills.
Such classes are not limited to Chengdu. In a school in Pengshan District, Meishan City, a fire emergency evacuation drill began with the sound of the siren. The teacher led the students to bend down and cover their noses, press against the wall, and retreat to the assembly point to count the number of people. The drill also set up a scene where students were trapped, firefighters searched and rescued, and medical staff provided simultaneous rescue. The children cheered as soon as the fire tank and fire robot dog were unveiled, and people gathered in front of the subsequent quizzes and fire ring. Zhang, a student who participated in the drill, said that he had practiced how to bend down and cover his nose during evacuation and which passage to evacuate. This time, he said, "If something happens in the future, I won't panic."
At the event site, citizens lined up to answer questions on emergency response knowledge. Photo by reporter Liu Zhongjun
During the Fire Protection Awareness Month, all regions in Sichuan will focus on improving self-prevention and self-rescue capabilities, carry out centralized publicity experiences, fire warning education, and practical training of firefighting skills, focus on key places and key groups for precise publicity, and deepen the "five entrances" of fire protection publicity (entering enterprises, entering rural areas, entering communities, entering schools, and entering families), so as to build a stronger grassroots fire safety defense line and let more people know what to do when encountering a fire.
