During the Qingming Festival, the Rende District Office and the Fifth Brigade of the Municipal Fire Department will set up water points in the cemetery for the public to use to extinguish the embers.

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[Reporter Wu Junfeng/Tainan Report] Tomb-sweeping Day is approaching, and there are people sweeping tombs in advance, diverting the crowds. The Fifth Brigade of the Fire Department of Tainan City Government and the Rende District Office are on duty today, patrolling with drones and preparing mobile water towers. It is convenient to extinguish the embers after burning gold paper, and promotes the reduction of fire risks.

Huang Sumei, head of Rende District, said that during the Qingming period, in response to the needs of ancestor worshipers, reclaimed water collection points have been set up in each of the 4 cemeteries in the jurisdiction. fire prevention.

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The Wenxian and Rende Units of the Fifth Brigade of the Fire Department also cooperated with the district office today to jointly organize the publicity of "Sweeping Graves, Not Burning Graves, 4 Don't 2 Remember", launched drone patrols, and also conducted disaster investigation drills.

The publicity campaign is also creative, with the idea of ​​"removing the three evils around the week", appealing to the public by referring to the burning weeds, embers and fragrant feet that are likely to cause fires in the mountains, forests and fields when worshiping ancestors during the Qingming Festival. Cooperate to maintain environmental safety.

Mayor Huang Weizhe said that there has been no heavy rain in the south for more than 500 days, and the environment in the mountains, forests and fields is quite dry. As long as there is a small fire source, it is easy to cause large-scale disasters, causing damage to the environment, life and property. Please avoid burning weeds to tidy up or clean the cemetery .

Huang Weizhe also called on the public to "don't" burn weeds, "don't" litter cigarette butts, "don't" set off firecrackers, "don't" fly ghost paper; fire risk.

Considering the need for fire prevention and water shortage, on the day of Ching Ming Festival, the Rende District Office and the fire brigade will not only set up water collection points, but also send water bags in the shape of fire extinguishers at the same time, with a limit of 500. Please cooperate with the public to extinguish the embers leave again.

Fire Chief Li Mingfeng said that the public should minimize the use of fire sources when worshiping ancestors and sweeping graves, and cooperate with the district office to burn paper money in a centralized manner to reduce the chance of fire sources falling to the ground, so as to prevent flying ash and embers from igniting weeds and causing forest fires. When people leave the fire, they really douse the gold paper embers with water when they leave.

Zheng Zhifeng, head of the Fifth Division of the Fire Department, pointed out that the Fire Department vigorously promotes the use of drones in disaster relief. With the advantage of unobstructed air, they can observe whether there are suspected burning situations in fields or cemeteries. According to Article 41 of the Fire Protection Law, they can issue a certificate against the perpetrator. A fine of 3,000 yuan will be imposed on issuing the bill.

In addition, the use of drones can also determine the direction and path of the fire based on the results of aerial photography, and open fire lines in advance to prevent the fire from continuing to expand.