In the afternoon of February 7, Huang Haihui, Shu Chongjie, Zhu Jiancheng, and Zhang Saixiao, four members of the Yinzhou Blue Sky Rescue Team (BSR), gathered at the airport and were ready to leave for Turkey for 15 days of earthquake rescue.
"At about 12pm yesterday, the BSR Headquarters informed us that 150 people were needed to go to Turkey for earthquake rescue, and each team signed up voluntarily." Chen Qing, the leader of Yinzhou BSR Team, said that after receiving the notice, the team members volunteered, and finally confirmed four members this morning.
Chen Qing said that the team members who went to Turkey for earthquake rescue had more than 3 years of disaster rescue experience, and some of them had been engaged in emergency rescue efforts such as flood and landslide.
"I have been in the BSR Team for 5 years and have accumulated some knowledge of medical aid. I hope to do my part!" Zhang Saixiao, one of the members said that this time she was mainly responsible for medical aid, and she felt that she must join in.
She told the correspondent that she received the assembly notice and signed up for the first time without much thought. Because of the urgent time and heavy task, she mainly carried some pre-hospital emergency equipment, including a thermometer, sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, etc.
This is also the first transnational rescue for Zhang Saixiao and her team members. "When we arrive in Turkey, we will follow the Team's arrangements to carry out rescue work and hope to help the local people as much as possible!" she said.
The Yinzhou Blue Sky Rescue Team is a voluntary group that was established in 2018, and now its members have grown from 6 to 115. The average age of these members is 38, the oldest is 55, and the youngest is just over 20. They gather for love, pursue love, and interpret the great love spirit of respect for life and selfless dedication in rescue after rescue.