Hu Xudong (1May 1997 ~ September 5, 2023), a native of Shaodong, Hunan, joined the company in March 2022. Before his death, he was a full-time firefighter in Geling Fire Rescue Station, Yongtai County, Fuzhou. On September 5, 2023, Hu Xudong was swept away by the flood in the typhoon rescue and died unfortunately. On the morning of September 10, the National Fire Fighting and Rescue Bureau recorded Hu Xudong's first class merit.
Hu Xudong often said, "We firefighters should always serve the people and solve problems for the masses". Less than two years after joining the job, the team members who have participated in more than 20 times of condolences to the local people with family difficulties have volunteered to wash roads, collect hornets' nests and popularize fire safety knowledge for the people in their jurisdiction ... They have participated in more than 60 rescue operations and rescued more than 40 trapped people.
Introduction of Hu Xudong's deeds:
In the early morning of September 5, 2023, the command center of Fuzhou Fire Rescue Detachment received an alarm. Due to heavy rainfall, two people were trapped on the bus from Tangqian Township in Yongtai County to Yidu Town in Fuqing City. The Geling Fire Rescue Station in Yongtai County immediately dispatched 1 fire truck and 8 fire rescue personnel to the scene for disposal. As the backbone of the team's water rescue, Chen Zuyan and Hu Xudong participated in the rescue with the team. Chen Zuyan, Hu Xudong and their comrades-in-arms tried their best to open a life-saving passage and forcibly push the trapped vehicles to carry out rescue, regardless of the storm and flood.
At this time, the sudden flash floods, turbulent water, turbulent water constantly hit dozens of tons of fire engines to the edge of the road. At a critical juncture, Chen Zuyan and Hu Xudong were rushed to avoid danger in order to protect their comrades-in-arms, and were washed away by flash floods. Unfortunately, they died heroically. Comrade Chen Zuyan is only 3 1 year old, and Comrade Hu Xudong is only 26 years old. Six other firefighters and two trapped people who called for help escaped safely.