On the morning of June 4, at Hong Quang Primary School (Nam Truc District, Nam Dinh Province), a working group of the Vietnam Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue Association (VFRA) coordinated with the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department - Nam Dinh Provincial Police to organize a meeting, awarded a Certificate of Merit and a support amount of 5 million VND from the "For a Peaceful Life" Fund to teacher Nguyen Thi Mai - a teacher at Hong Quang Primary School - to recognize and honor her brave act of saving people.
At around 6:30 a.m. on May 26, 2025, while on her way from Nam Dinh City to her hometown, to Do Quan Bridge area (Tran Hung Dao Ward, Nam Dinh City), Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai discovered someone crawling under the Dao River.
Without any hesitation, despite spending two nights watching over her relatives at the hospital, teacher Mai immediately found a way down to the dike, ran along the riverbank nearly 100 meters and jumped into the whirlwind to save people. The victim was a 12th grade female student at a high school in Nam Dinh city.
With experience in physical education, especially swimming, along with calmness and emergency handling skills, Ms. Mai swam more than 50 meters into the river, approached and brought the female student to shore safely. After being reassured and given on-site care, the victim stabilized and returned home.
That brave action of teacher Nguyen Thi Mai quickly spread in the community, causing strong emotions on the media and social networks. She not only saved a life but also conveyed a profound humane message of courage, responsibility and compassion - noble qualities of a teacher in modern society.
The Vietnam Association for Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue always appreciates, recognizes and spreads the brave actions of individuals ready for the lives and safety of others. The gratitude of teacher Nguyen Thi Mai is not only a specific recognition but also a sincere thank you from the community for a noble gesture, contributing to enriching the tradition of humanity and affection of the Vietnamese people.
This is one of a series of practical activities that the Association has implemented to spread typical examples in the movement to prevent and respond to incidents and accidents in the community, especially when summer is approaching and the risk of drowning increases.
"Fund" for peaceful life "was launched and maintained by the Vietnam Fire and Fire Prevention and Fighting Association for many years. One of the purposes of the Fund is to support the families of volunteers, people who are casualties when participating in FPF and CNCH, as well as honor and gratitude to volunteers and people with special achievements in fire prevention and fighting activities.
Examples like teacher Nguyen Thi Mai will always be engraved, spread and continue to be encouraged and honored by the Association, so that the spirit of "forgetting oneself for others" is always present in every Vietnamese person, contributing to building a safe, humane and humane society" - the Association representative shared.
The "GREEN Funds for Fishing Fishing" Fund was launched and maintained by the Vietnam Association of Fire Prevention and Rescue (a socio-professional organization in fire prevention and rescue under the management of the Ministry of Public Security) with the purpose of:
Support the families of the Fire Prevention and Rescue forces who died while performing fire prevention and rescue tasks, as well as support the families of volunteers and people who were injured and died while participating in supporting fire prevention and rescue work.
Support and express gratitude to the Fire Prevention and Rescue forces, volunteers, and people with special achievements in fire prevention and rescue activities.
