Red Star News:

Major emergencies are highly complicated and cross-regional. At the rescue scene of various major emergencies, we often see various rescue forces working together. Since its establishment, what has been done by the MEM to coordinate emergency force building and emergency command and dispatch? Thank you.

Qiong Se:

Thank you for your question. Coordinating emergency force building and emergency command and dispatch is an important task for reforming the emergency management system and advancing the modernization of the emergency management system and its capacity. In recent years, we have continuously strengthened emergency force building and optimized emergency command and dispatch based on the tasks that require our rescue to cover a full range of disasters and integrate all the forces and resources.

In coordinating the building of emergency forces, we have prioritized the following three aspects. First, we have given priority to the leading role of the system. We have advanced the development of the emergency rescue force system with Chinese characteristics. Our system uses the national comprehensive firefighting and rescue team as the major force in coordination with professional rescue teams in industries and sectors. Meanwhile, we use the military emergency forces as our fast-response force with social forces as auxiliary. Second, we have given priority to the scientific layout of emergency forces. We have focused on developing a comprehensive national firefighting and rescue team, set up six regional emergency rescue centers at national levels, and coordinated the building of emergency rescue forces such as aviation rescue forces and natural disasters rescue forces. Third, we have given our priority to the community level. We have extended the reach of emergency forces to communities, villages, and enterprises and built miniature fire stations and emergency rescue stations in key areas and places to improve self-rescue capability and the level of emergency disposal at early stages. 

In coordinating emergency command and dispatch, our work has mainly focused on strengthening the following three aspects. First, we have strengthened the unified command and improved the military-civilian, inter-departmental and inter-regional joint response mechanisms so as to ensure that rescue operations are carried out in a well-coordinated way. Second, we have strengthened on-site command. We have promoted the construction of commanding institutions at the site of disasters and accidents, improved the model of on-site command of operations, and actively developed an on-site coordination mechanism engaging various emergency forces in rescue operations to keep the rescue scene well-regulated and orderly. Third, we have strengthened professional command. We have given full play to the role of experts, strengthened consultation and analysis, and made decisions and command in a scientific way, with an effort to save lives as much as possible and reduce the losses caused by disasters to a minimum so as to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of rescue. Thank you.