General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "we must consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy, make the development of strategic emerging industries such as integrated circuits, network security, biomedicine, power equipment, and emergency safety equipment a top priority, and focus on building a world-class advanced manufacturing cluster." After the flood, dredging robots climbed hills and cleared various complex mud in rivers, lakes, and drainage pipelines with ease; In the event of a fire in a high-rise residential building, emergency evacuation devices assist trapped individuals in safely descending and escaping danger... The safety emergency equipment industry is an industry that provides specialized products and services for safety prevention and emergency preparedness, monitoring and early warning, disposal and rescue for various types of emergencies such as natural disasters and production accidents. What is the current development situation of China's safety emergency equipment industry? What are the new changes and highlights in the industry? The reporter conducted an interview. The industry has been thriving for nearly three years, with an average annual growth rate of about 10% in the key areas of safety and emergency equipment. In 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments issued and implemented the "Action Plan for the Development of Key Areas of Safety and Emergency Equipment (2023-2025)". Subsequently, the safety emergency equipment industry entered a period of rapid development. In 2024, the industrial scale of key areas of safety emergency equipment in China will exceed 920 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of around 10% in the past three years. Monitoring equipment provides more accurate early warning. Previously, underground scheduling relied on human monitoring; Now, AI is on duty. As an intelligent demonstration coal mine in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hongqingliang Coal Mine has achieved full coverage of intelligent monitoring system. By setting up electronic fences in hazardous areas of mines, the recognition rate of personnel's violations in the area has reached over 99%, effectively ensuring production safety, "said Liu Niansheng, Chairman of Xuzhou Kerui Mining Technology Co., Ltd. As of the end of June 2024, a total of 2201 intelligent coal mining working faces and 2269 excavation working faces have been built nationwide. The relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Mining Safety Supervision stated that the next step will be to promote the construction and application of a "one network" for monitoring and early warning of mining safety risks, and continuously improve the intrinsic safety level of mines. Rescue equipment has stronger performance. Train up! Recently, the Qingdao Fire Rescue Brigade in Shandong Province welcomed two new "comrades in arms" - quadruped firefighting robot dogs. It can withstand temperature differences of minus 20 degrees Celsius to 55 degrees Celsius, and has a load-bearing capacity of 40 kilograms and excellent waterproof and dustproof performance. The gas sensor it is equipped with can accurately detect and transmit combustible and toxic gas data. In the future, firefighting robot dogs are expected to replace firefighting and rescue personnel to go deep into dangerous situations and reduce rescue risks, "said Shen Xiao, a staff member of the Information and Communication Department of Qingdao Fire Rescue Brigade. Xinxing Jihua has developed a super large flow long-range fire cannon with a range greater than 150 meters, solving the problem of full liquid level fire rescue for large oil storage tanks; In recent years, more and more new technologies and equipment have become good helpers for emergency rescue, as the rescue vehicles produced by XCMG Fire Protection achieve multifunctional integration such as digging, breaking, grabbing, cutting, slicing, and hoisting. In 2024, the total number of production safety accidents in China decreased by 11% year-on-year, partly due to the widespread application of safety emergency equipment, "said the person in charge of the Science and Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management. Intelligent equipment has a wider range of applications. PS-SAR1000 portable ground-based synthetic aperture radar, Voyager X500 multi rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, AA10 laser aerial survey system, C30 oblique photography camera... In early February of this year, a landslide occurred in Yunlian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province. Huace Navigation immediately dispatched a technical team carrying emergency intelligent equipment to the front line. Previously, surveying and mapping relied on manual labor, which was time-consuming and had significant errors. Now, we use a collaborative approach of 'unmanned aerial vehicles+LiDAR+oblique photography' to quickly and accurately restore key information such as landslide debris flow direction and house displacement trajectory Hou Yongtao, Vice President of Huace Navigation, said that by outputting the analysis map of landslide slope direction and gradient, it can provide data support for the command center to assess the risk and potential risk points of secondary landslides on site, ensuring the safety of rescue personnel on site. In recent years, with the rapid development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and 5G, safety emergency equipment has shifted from traditional mechanization and single function to intelligence and integration. It is expected that by 2025, the global market size of intelligent emergency equipment will reach 20 billion US dollars, and the market share in China will exceed 40%. With the continuous development of the economy and society, natural disasters and production safety scenarios have shown many new changes and generated many new demands. In response to new demands, a batch of safety emergency equipment with new technologies and wide markets have emerged. Diversified positioning, launching new products. With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the difficulty of extinguishing lithium battery fires has become a challenge for firefighting and rescue. Our developed automatic fire extinguishing device for automotive lithium battery boxes can achieve 'early detection and early disposal' of fires Wang Cunhui, General Manager of Xuzhou Klinsmann Security Technology Co., Ltd., said that after the sensor sends an alarm signal, the vehicle will automatically cut off the power supply, providing passengers with escape time. Deeply cultivate the industry and improve standards. In recent years, the depth of mining has been continuously increasing, and many mines in China have begun to pay attention to the danger of high temperature and heat damage. The demand for cooling technology and equipment in mines is very urgent in various regions Shi Weizu, Director of Jiangsu Provincial Safety Emergency Equipment Technology Innovation Center, said. To this end, the Innovation Center has launched the project "Unveiling the List and Leading the Way", and the research team of China University of Mining and Technology has actively responded by developing a high and low pressure coupled cooling device for the key core component of the mine ground centralized cooling system. The project has now entered the final stage of completion. Entering into life and serving the people's livelihood. Open the shopping app and search for "Home Emergency Kit". From household fire extinguishers and multifunctional axes to emergency flashlights and first aid drugs, there is a wide variety of products available. At present, the culture of safety emergency response is accelerating in the whole society, and the market prospects for personal and household safety emergency response are broad Shao Kuanhong, Deputy General Manager of VIP Security Technology Co., Ltd., introduced that the company has designed multiple fully functional and easy to carry emergency kits for home emergency, earthquake self rescue, outdoor camping and other scenarios. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the "Industry Standard Conditions for Key Products of Family Safety Emergency Response (2025 Edition)" and the "Management Measures for Industry Standard Announcement of Key Products of Family Safety Emergency Response", promoting the standardized development of the family safety emergency equipment industry. Next, we will also release the first batch of industry announcements for key household safety emergency products, strengthen publicity and promotion, broaden the promotion channels for household safety emergency products, and meet the growing demand for household safety emergency, "said Luo Zhijian, Director of the Safety Production Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The cluster effect has emerged, and 17 provinces have laid out and cultivated 26 safety emergency equipment industry development clusters. Ji'an Mining has deeply cultivated the field of coal spontaneous combustion and developed nearly 30 new fire extinguishing materials; Sansen Technology's automatic rope changing machine has broken the monopoly of foreign countries and become one of the first "four batches" key promoted equipment by the Ministry of Emergency Management... From product design, mechanical processing, software development to system integration, the Xuzhou High tech Zone National Security Emergency Industry Demonstration Base has gathered more than 800 related industry enterprises with an industrial scale of over 80 billion yuan, becoming the region with the most complete categories of safety emergency equipment industry in the country, known as the "China Safety Valley". Starting from scratch, the park has rapidly grown into a highland for the agglomeration and development of the safety emergency equipment industry in over 10 years Dai Lei, Executive Deputy Director of the Xuzhou High tech Zone Management Committee, said that this industry is a fusion industry with multiple formats and multiple technological supports. We rely on abundant scientific research resources and engineering machinery manufacturing industry clusters to actively expand the safety emergency equipment industry chain and enhance the comprehensive impact of the industry. In recent years, various regions have successively introduced policy measures to promote the landing and growth of a number of distinctive and advantageous safety emergency equipment industry clusters, and the cluster effect continues to emerge - in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region, the first national level advanced manufacturing cluster for safety emergency equipment has been created, forming a "2+6" industrial cluster pattern with Hebei Shijiazhuang and Tangshan as the core areas, and Beijing Fengtai District, Fangshan District, Tianjin Binhai New Area and other key areas, with 82 national level technological innovation platforms. The Guangdong Jiangmen Safety Emergency Industrial Park covers a planned land area of 12000 acres and gathers nearly 300 enterprises, building an organic development pattern of industrial park, key laboratory, science popularization center, material reserve center, and emergency management college. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 17 provinces across the country have cultivated 26 clusters for the development of the safety emergency equipment industry, constructing a spatial layout of "two belts and one axis" including the eastern leading belt, central connecting axis, and western rising belt. After years of development, China's safety emergency equipment industry now has the social conditions, technological foundation, and economic capabilities for rapid growth, with broad prospects and a promising future Luo Zhijian stated that he will make every effort to promote high-quality development of the industry and continuously improve the modernization level of safety emergency equipment by strengthening top-level design. Research and formulate the '15th Five Year Plan for High Quality Development of Safety Emergency Equipment Industry', strengthen policy coordination, clarify development goals, key tasks, implementation paths, and policy measures, and provide scientific guidance for industrial development during the '15th Five Year Plan' period. Strengthen technological innovation. By organizing joint technological breakthroughs through methods such as "unveiling the list and leading the way", a group of equipment with advanced technology, excellent quality, and meeting practical needs has been formed. Actively building public service platforms and pilot platforms for industrial technology foundations to promote the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Establish a standardization working group for safety emergency equipment and accelerate the revision of standards in key areas. Optimize the industrial ecosystem. Publish typical equipment cases and promotion catalogs, clarify performance indicators, usage scenarios, etc., and enhance supply and demand adaptation. Encourage regions with conditions to create characteristic parks and industrial clusters for the safety emergency equipment industry, promote the agglomeration and development of upstream and downstream enterprises in the industrial chain, and promote the deep integration of innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. (New Society)