Free Web NovelChapter 660: Chapter 464 Mutual Enlightenment_2
The more Fang Huai chatted, the more alarmed he became.
Minister Lv’s knowledge capacity was beyond his imagination.
From building fire protection to emergency rescue, even electrical and electronic, computer knowledge, and intelligent systems, there was nothing he didn’t understand.
Moreover, he didn’t just understand superficially—it was clear he had conducted research, and as he spoke, he used a plethora of technical terms.
When talking about his specialty, Minister Lv seemed to become a different person, his shallow smile taking on a mysterious depth.
Fang Huai’s posture became more and more upright.
This person was not a warrior, but a scholar.
He realized he had underestimated Minister Lv, the individual who could lead many instructors was not just the simple colonel rolling up his sleeves that he saw on the playground.
Minister Lv, with his extensive knowledge, did not act like an instructor who would shake with urgency at every opportunity. Even though he also felt Fang Huai’s thought process was disorganized, he didn’t see it as a major issue. His own thoughts kept pace the entire time, almost never interrupting Fang Huai. From initial excitement, gradually he became contemplative.
And then there was the discussion.
"Little Fang, you are the most innovative and comprehensive thinker among the firefighting juniors I’ve met! You are the first to fully integrate the perspective of technological development into firefighting innovation!
You’ve inspired me!
However, listening to your complete set of ideas, it seems you are very focused on the ’extinguishing’ aspect of knowledge, but have you completely overlooked technological innovation in ’prevention’?"
Fang Huai felt nervous when he heard this question.
The Minister Lv in front of him had begun to grasp his deeper thinking, and was an old scholar—he feared that he might reveal too much if he wasn’t careful.
But he had never met someone so worth having a deep conversation with, someone so clear-minded; he had a strong desire to exchange ideas.
After thinking for a long time, he still chose to say cautiously:
"Since I enlisted, I’ve been with the Troops at the grassroots level, and I do not understand much about fire prevention..."
"You don’t understand?" Minister Lv interrupted him for the first time since he came into the office, with a somewhat inexplicable smile on his face:
"You can’t possibly misunderstand. A large part of the local coordination you mentioned earlier is based on fire prevention thinking. I guess, your ultimate goal is to separate fire prevention, right?"
Fang Huai had not expected Minister Lv to speak so directly. His eyes widened, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.
He could not just say anything carelessly. freewebnoveℓ.com
He really wouldn’t dare to speak recklessly to someone he wasn’t familiar with. His plan was to approach this matter gradually, and revealing his intent too obviously could make him a target for all.
However, Minister Lv’s demeanor was relaxed. When the conversation turned to this, he directly crossed his legs and leaned back on the sofa, saying:
"You don’t have to be overly cautious. It’s common for cadres in the Troops at the grassroots level to think like this. There’s a saying, isn’t there? The face lost in fire prevention is compensated for by Special Duty.
However, you can’t only focus on half of the word ’Firefighting’. Solving a problem doesn’t mean discarding it. If a problem moves away from us, it still exists.
Moreover, firefighting cannot be separated, because of the unity of purpose, it has formed a solid bond.
Indeed, there are too many problems with our fire prevention work; it is indisputable. The root of the problem is the same as the one you identified when you sought to change rescue work.
Four words: not professional enough."
Fang Huai felt slightly defiant upon hearing this admonition, and he too leaned back, with a smirk:
"Minister, isn’t that an exaggeration?"
Minister Lv waved his hand: "Don’t be sarcastic. Solving corruption is a common problem, not unique to firefighting. Power can be regulated, corruption can be punished more severely, but the root cause is the lack of professionalism.
The professionalism of fire prevention and disaster management is not just a problem of our country; it is a global challenge. The hardest part is not in science and technology, but in economics. Excessive investment and the invisibility of disaster risks will inevitably lead to the complacency of most people.
The State needs to develop, the Central government needs to control investments, and the populace must also share the costs.
Therefore, many people have proposed suggestions to the upper echelons, leading to amendments to the ’Fire Protection Law’. By using the law to regulate fire prevention processes... have you paid attention to the new ’Fire Protection Law’?"
Fang Huai was stunned once again when he heard these words.
How could there be people in the world whose thoughts were so in sync with his own?
Participating in the revision of the legislation to address problems from a legal standpoint and altering the system was his ultimate goal.
After a long while, Fang Huai leisurely said,
"Not only have I looked at it... I could even recite it from memory.
The principles have been amended, changing ’combining specialized agencies with the masses’ to ’unified government leadership, departmental supervision according to law, comprehensive responsibility of the unit, and active participation of citizens.’
Compared to the previous version, the penalties have been increased in severity and scope, there is an addition of corporate fire prevention duties, and the powers and duties of firefighting agencies have increased quite a bit, indeed strengthening deterrence."
Minister Lv showed a look of appreciation in his eyes.
"To see all this shows that your thinking is truly comprehensive, I said it, how could you come up with so many plans and fail to see the importance of fire prevention?"
But Fang Huai shook his head.
"Nevertheless, I think it’s still not enough, this revision has not raised firefighting work to a new level."
"Oh?" Lv Xianzhi sat up again, "This revision is the result of joint efforts by many experts and scholars in the legal field, it’s not just what you see, the goal is to set the direction of firefighting work for the next 20 years, it can be described as a comprehensive amendment. Do you think there are still shortcomings?"
"Correct," Fang Huai stood up.
"I believe that the six words ’unified government leadership’ have not yet reflected the significance of the emergency response system, and are also too generalized.
As I mentioned in my previous plan, the establishment of a large emergency response system could not be achieved without full government support.
Therefore, if the role of the local government isn’t clarified, there will arise the issue of ’hot at the top, warm in the middle, cold at the bottom.’
For example, ’the police station can be responsible for daily fire supervision and inspection, and carry out Fire Protection Publicity,’ this clause does not define the boundary of responsibility. Words like ’can’ represent ambiguity.
You say I’m throwing the problem out there, leaving it to others, and letting it be, I’m not that foolish; this will only exacerbate the problems we face.
You say fire prevention lacks professionalism, I see that fire prevention is not professional enough and also lacks strength. If there is no clear local force to cooperate, there can be no qualitative progress.
Therefore, this revision has indeed highlighted some previously unseen issues, but concerning clarifying responsibilities, some matters are taken too lightly while others too seriously. The responsibilities and powers of related governments and departments should be specified, so as to reduce the pressure on firefighting and more objectively address problems.
Of course, I’m saying this based on the current situation.
My ideal notion of fire prevention should be called disaster prevention, which ought to consider the emergency response as well, with the establishment of a Bureau of Social Safety Supervision, which will be in charge of both fire protection and disaster prevention. Only the scale of such an office would be sufficient to support true professionalism. The separation I’m thinking of is not to abandon problems but to refine them in detail.
An office for each disaster prevention issue.
The approval should be given by temporary conscription and anonymous evaluation to sign principle opinions, allowing third-party building safety evaluation agencies to recheck and approve.
Disaster prevention and disaster management are two separate professions. Coordination should also be in the form of emergency information sharing; firefighting shouldn’t grow broader but more specialized. Smaller, not in terms of power but in terms of division of labor, to be sharper.
According to my idea, the ’Rapid Emergency Rescue Bureau’ and ’Bureau of Social Safety Supervision’ would be the twin swords to deal with natural disasters—operating independently, their real convergence lying in safety information and a database of disaster experts.
Therefore, setting up this system also has another meaning, that is, in case of a separation between fire prevention and firefighting, it would still facilitate unimpeded communication of key information."
After speaking, Fang Huai looked directly at Lv Xianzhi, a true firefighting expert.
Lv Xianzhi appeared thoughtful, and after a moment, suddenly looked up and said,
"I understand."
"In case of a separation between fire prevention and firefighting, it would still facilitate unimpeded communication of key information."
After speaking, Fang Huai looked directly at Lv Xianzhi, a true firefighting expert.
Lv Xianzhi appeared thoughtful, and after a moment, suddenly looked up and said,
"I understand."
