公安部消防局局长郭铁男少将,日前接受了人民日报记者专访。记者:请您谈谈当前我国消防工作的形势。郭铁男:当前消防工作的形势,可以用两句话来概括,这就是:消防工作机遇前所未有,仍面临长期挑战;火灾总体平稳,但形势依然严峻。党中央、国务院和公安部高度重视公共消防安全,2005年、2006年中央1号文件都强调了加强农村消防工作,国务院下发了《关于进一步加强消防工作的意见》;各地将消防 Major General Guo Tienan, director of the Fire Department of the Ministry of Public Security, recently accepted an exclusive interview with People’s Daily. Reporter: Would you please talk about the current fire fighting situation in our country? Guo Tienan: The current fire fighting situation can be summed up in two sentences. That is: unprecedented fire fighting opportunities are still facing long-term challenges; the fires are generally stable but the situation is still grim. The Central Party Committee, the State Council and the Ministry of Public Security attached great importance to public fire safety. In 2005 and 2006, the Central Document No. 1 emphasized the strengthening of rural fire prevention and the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Strengthening Fire Prevention;