After Being Reborn, I became a firefighter again?

Chapter 728: Chapter 491: Let Me Show You How It’s Solved (Part 2)

Cao Yi snorted upon listening, "Who comes here to learn fire prevention? Aren’t all the specialized fire prevention cadres college graduates? Do they need your training?"

"Wait, don’t talk!"

Fang Huai suddenly raised his voice like a clap of thunder, straightened up, and fell into deep thought.

Both men were startled and stared at him blankly.

After a moment, a look of joy appeared on Fang Huai’s face.

"Right! Why should only fire prevention cadres learn about fire prevention? Why couldn’t soldiers learn it too?"

Both men were taken aback.

Ye Jiahong caught on and couldn’t help but put his hands on his hips:

"Brother, do you even know what you’re talking about? When we studied fire prevention, structural mechanics, chemical engineering, fire protection regulations, and fire investigation, any single one of these, so thick, so large!"

Ye Jiahong gesticulated exaggeratedly, then said:

"You think there are only bachelor’s degrees in the fire prevention specialty for no reason? If the education level is too low, it just won’t do! Try letting them learn it. Not to mention letting them learn it; even those in the Command Department would scratch their heads!"

"Cough!"

Cao Yi from the Command Department looked unhappy: "I’m also from Langfang. During the entrance exams, I ranked fourth in cultural knowledge in my whole corps."

"That Kunzhi specialty does have fire prevention..." Ye Jiahong started to say when he suddenly noticed Fang Huai was also looking displeased and immediately raised his hands in surrender.

"Alright, alright, you guys are the bosses."

Then Fang Huai spoke, "I never said to learn everything. There’s no need to study fire investigation, chemistry, or structural mechanics! Just the basic knowledge of building fire prevention! They could also learn a bit about combustion theory! The cadres, well, they could study a little more, even have large training classes. I can invite teachers from Kunzhi to come and teach."

Ye Jiahong’s eyes widened: "You’ve got such clout over there? You can even get an instructor?"

"Heh." Fang Huai curled his lips slightly.

"I forgot to tell you, one of my theories on smoke control will soon be featured in the new edition of the textbooks. The head of the school’s training department, Lv Xianzhi, is my teacher. Some of the combustion theories you high-achieving students from Langfang study, he wrote them."

"Damn, that’s awesome! You can fit in anywhere!" Ye Jiahong looked envious, just like a college student.

Having finished strutting his stuff, Fang Huai didn’t bother with him anymore, and seriously said:

"I’ve been thinking, how can we achieve truly universal and comprehensive fire supervision with just those 10,000-plus cadres and staff officers who sit in offices all day?"

"It can only be done if every fireman knows how to supervise, if everyone understands supervision, relying on the supervision of hundreds of thousands of grassroots soldiers!"

"Our firefighting soldiers at the grassroots level basically have no understanding of fire prevention. Take our squadron, which soldier can understand the operating process of a set of firefighting equipment? Because in our training, there’s only firefighting."

"Randomly find a soldier and ask him what fire prevention work involves and he will definitely shake his head and tell you: Um, this is a matter for the cadres."

"Even firefighting isn’t specialized; assessing the fire situation is mostly based on experience. How can it work without systematic study?" freeweɓnovel.cøm

"Actually, understanding these things isn’t that difficult, but we generally believe it’s not the business of the grassroots soldiers and also maintain the superiority of the fire prevention cadres’ work."

"That definitely won’t do; the vast majority of the grassroots must pay attention."

"If every grassroots soldier knew the critical inspection points for building fire prevention and what constitutes a violation, what would that be like?"

"I’ve come up with two important points so far."

"First, each squadron could regularly organize urban patrol teams, three persons to a group, pairing veterans with new recruits, to conduct simple fire safety inspections of street shops and buildings."

"This not only checks for safety hazards but is also a way for old soldiers to pass on knowledge to new recruits, a form of knowledge transfer beyond fire scene teachings."

"Second, with bottom-up supervision, when everyone understands fire prevention, fire prevention cadres won’t dare to act recklessly."

"Because, when we respond to an emergency, most places that catch fire have fire safety issues. If the soldiers understand and think during the response, where did the problem occur? Was there any violation during the inspection?"

"We must encourage this kind of thinking, even encourage questioning behavior. I think this also expands upon the Party member supervision system."

"There may be many other benefits which I have only thought of temporarily. What do you guys think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Yi and Ye Jiahong fell into contemplation.

Fang Huai, who had made important decisions before—it was him who spoke and others who listened—was actually asking for their opinion today. Suddenly, Cao Yi felt like he was part of a pretty important discussion, and his throat suddenly felt dry.

"I think, cough." Cao Yi cleared his throat before saying:

"Actually, not many of those in over ten thousand fire prevention positions have a professional background."

"Think about it, how many students has Langfang cultivated in the Fire Prevention Department to date? Some are no longer in fire prevention positions, some have transferred to other roles. I estimate at least half have not had systematic training."

"So when they work, they lack professionalism, and certainly, some problems arise."

"Like inefficiency."

"Because of insufficient ability and confidence, and fear of taking responsibility, when they go out for a fire safety inspection, they pull in a big gang, including those from the squadron, with water release and document checks, wasting a lot of time."

"With doubts on how to handle them, they can’t decide on the spot, so they just take away the documents, wait for the professionals to deal with them. If things are urgent, they go and press the people again. This back and forth greatly reduces efficiency."

"I’ve spoken with Jiang from the Detachment’s Fire Department. When he goes out for fire inspections, it’s basically just him and a motorcycle. He can tell if there are problems after a quick look at many places, and he doesn’t waste time by looking at the blueprints in advance—all on the spot. A large unit, he can check in two hours, and rarely makes mistakes."