After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 719: Chapter 488: Cut off the Fire Department?

"Besides firefighting, who else could take on this overall coordination?"

The firefighting leaders at the door, upon hearing this question, all knew that Little Fang was about to stir things up again. freewebnovёl.ƈom

Was this a grab for power?

What power?

In fact, the question raised by Fang Huai had substantial grounding, and moreover, this substance was precisely the target of a series of actions taken by Fang Huai.

However, this substance would only become evident ten years later; people right now simply couldn’t understand it.

The core of the issue boiled down to four words: the status of firefighting.

Could emergency management departments truly coordinate firefighting?

Indeed, they could not, as the "Three Determinations plan" issued by the superiors from his previous life had also revealed the answer to this question:

The General Office would still be managed and coordinated in all aspects by the Emergency Management Bureau, but the whole corps and subordinated units would not be led by the peer Emergency Management Departments.

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The whole corps and below were to face the disasters of a whole province; did the emergency management departments not dispatch police and only offer theoretical guidance?

Police dispatch was a matter of life and death; how could that possibly be?

The first two points— "conducive to solving the problem of disaster risk information silos and enhancing the risk management capability of emergency incidents"—which were raised when establishing the emergency management department in his past life, had been stressed.

Fang Huai had been addressing this issue all along.

Information silos, once dealt with by a unified system, would not only break the information isolation between rescue teams but also break it between them and the People’s Liberation Army.

Risk management capability was nothing other than the ability to assess and to handle situations, all of which could also be reflected in the systemic emergency plans.

Therefore, to maintain the leading position of firefighting, he first conquered the System.

Next was the last point: "conducive to integrating firefighting, various disaster relief People’s Armed Police and safety production emergency rescue teams, and enhancing the disposal capability of emergency incidents."

This was the coordination capability he was speaking of at that moment.

Therefore, he took over the emergency disposal parts of 23 disaster-related units all at once to prove their capability: "We are competent."

Of course, there was also the most crucial matter of "the army is the army, the police are the police, and the civilians are civilians," which set the firefighting aside; this would require a thorough transformation of firefighting to further improve military coordination capabilities.

It could be said that ever since he decided to strive to retain the system, every step he took was centered on solving these problems.

Everyone knew that Fang Huai was actively working, but no one knew his goal.

This was his goal.

"Alright!" Mayor Liu picked up the document bag in his hand and waved it:

"Little Fang, I will help you submit this to the meeting, but you still need to ask Leader Hao for more help regarding the modification of the local plans; this is not something the city government can solve alone."

Leader Hao carried the matter forward with his hands: "I agree with this."

His words were much more decisive than Mayor Liu’s and also much more domineering, highlighting a leader’s control over the work within his jurisdiction.

Of course, it also showed firm supportive attitude.

The other leaders standing outside, most unaware of what Leader Hao had agreed to, with the only one who sensed the gist being Detachment Captain Li, who "shouldn’t have been there."

Li Zhi was stunned internally.

As the pilot project for the comprehensive emergency response system in Guiyang was personally overseen by him, and he had followed it for two months, how could he not know the challenges were formidable?

The idea was good, but even after approaching the vice mayor several times, it proved ineffective.

Those units, they were outside his management scope.

Let alone mobilizing a response during disasters, they weren’t very forthcoming even when asked for expert information.

But Little Fang’s maneuver truly opened his eyes—having both the mayor and the leading official of the whole corps agree on this matter in one spot, and both nodding their heads in agreement, that was a definitive stroke!

This would undoubtedly be a thunderbolt that, from top to bottom, would penetrate all resistance!

After the leadership finished their conversations and stepped out that door, the three chiefs of the whole corps came forward to shake hands.

"Leader Hao, Mayor Liu, welcome to guide us at the grassroots firefighting unit!"

The leaders were courteous as well.

"Haha, it’s not guidance, it’s a celebration! Little Fang has done an excellent job, securing the laurels in just two or three months and receiving a brand-new honor; of course, we should come! Today, I have made an appointment with Mayor Liu to come and have a celebratory meal together!"

"Right, Comrade Fang Huai is a soldier of Guiyang, and such honor should be recorded in the local annals! The new honor response system has not yet been implemented, but our city government will actively contact Little Fang’s hometown of Chongqing, and we must provide Fang Huai with the treatment he deserves!"

Political Commissar Wu heard this and slapped his forehead, laughing:

"That’s right, that’s right, we neglected this! Mayor Liu, we’ll handle this matter! We need to contact the local Armed Forces Department in Chongqing, ask them to consult their superiors to know the specifications, and send a commemorative plaque!"

Fang Huai’s mouth was grinning ear to ear.

He had almost forgotten about the accompanying large plaque that came with the August First Medal!

Such a high-ranking plaque couldn’t be hung at the entrance of a neighborhood, could it?

"Thank you for the concern, leaders!" Fang Huai snapped to attention, giving a salute coupled with a spin.

At that moment, however, someone sounded a sour note.

Zhang Zhongting stepped forward, placing his hand on the back of Fang Huai’s head, complaining, "You little rascal, you know how to appreciate the leaders’ concern, but you don’t report anything? I think that hero’s plaque should be sent to your grandparents’ house; I’ll help you look after it!"

With his hand on the back of his head, Fang Huai instantly lost the spirited demeanor he had before, and responded with a mix of petulance and indignation:

"Aren’t you busy? You drop the call after hearing just half of it, how can I report? Always making the horse work but not letting it graze?!"

This complaint, meant to hit out indirectly, didn’t bother Zhang Zhongting, but it landed squarely on the chest of Detachment Captain Li Zhi, causing a severe bout of coughing.