Cover news dialogue "Brother Wenchuan" Zhang Zili: I used to experience the Wenchuan earthquake and determined to "save people" when they grew up

Cover reporter Yao Yaojun

On September 7th, at the Sichuan Luding 6.8 earthquake rescue site, a young forest firefighter was moving with a picture of a baby with only two months during the search and rescue process. On his shoulder chapter, there is the word "Wenchuan", and many netizens call him "Brother Wenchuan".

Zhang Zili holding a child

It is understood that "Brother Wenchuan" is named Zhang Zili, a forest firefighter at the Wenchuan Squadron of the Aba Forest Fire Detachment. He just arrived in the forest fire in May this year, from Mao County, Aba Prefecture. 14 years ago, he was only 6 years old. He had experienced the Wenchuan earthquake. In that earthquake, Zhang Zili's house collapsed, and spent the difficulties with the help of the PLA and fire protection.

Fourteen years later, Zhang Zili became a forest firefighter, participating in the fire and rescue of Guang'an neighboring water, and the fire extinguishing rescue of Huizhou County in Luzhou. This time was his third task and the first time to participate in the earthquake rescue.

Zhang Zili (3rd left) in the fire field

He has experienced the Wenchuan earthquake and is determined to grow up as he will grow up.

On May 12, 2008, a earthquake occurred in Wenchuan, Sichuan, and Zhang Zili was studying in the first grade of elementary school. When the earthquake occurred, he was taking physical education in school. "At that time on the mountain, I felt that the whole mountain was shaking." Zhang Zili recalled that he didn't know what happened, and he felt scared, and his home collapsed in the mountains.

"That night, we set up a shed at will outside." Zhang Zili told reporters that the PLA and firefighters later came. They set up tents and sent materials. "The most impressive thing is to watch the helicopter dropped from the sky. Because I haven't seen the helicopter, it feels strange."

"I have to save people when I grow up." In Zhang Zili, 6 years old, such a "seed" was silently buried. This year, Zhang Zili saw the information of forest fire recruitment on the Internet, and he immediately replaced.

At 12:52 on September 5th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding in Sichuan, and Zhang Zili was in the dormitory lunch break. "Running subconsciously." He said, and then the squadron received the task to go to the epicenter support.

"If the squadron does not arrange me to participate in the rescue, I will also take the initiative to apply for the application. Because I have experienced the earthquake, I know that local people are waiting for us and looking forward to us. I want to rush to them as soon as possible."

Known as "Brother Wenchuan", he said: "Every comrade -in -arms are Brother Wenchuan"

Zhang Zili handed the child to the local medical team

At around 17:00 on September 6, the fire rescue personnel of the Aba Forest Fire Detachment went through the mountain to enter the widow Dongcun group 1 searched and rescued the trapped persons. When searching and rescue, Zhang Zili and his teammates found the elderly and children sitting on the ruins waiting for rescue. The old man is older, and he is obviously a bit strenuous when he hugs the child. Zhang Zili hurried up to pick up the child.

"That child looked very young, and dared not force hard when he hugged him, just thinking about sending him to a safe place." Then, Zhang Zili held the child in his arms and walked down the ruins carefully. Through the water rescue channel, the children and the elderly were successfully transferred from Group 1 of Wandong Village, and were transferred to local medical institutions for further treatment.

"I heard everyone calling me to call my brother Wenchuan, but I am honored, but I think every comrade in the front line is my brother Wenchuan." Zhang Zili said that "retrograde" is his responsibility. He has been rescued. He wants to save more people, "Maybe one day, the children I have hugged will also want to be a firefighter."

"No matter what rescue in the future, I will go all out. This is my responsibility and my ideal."

(The picture is provided by the Sichuan Forest Fire Corps)

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