Urban Fires And Firefighting In Modern Qingdao (1932-1937

Due to the superior geographical location and special historical opportunity,the modern urban fire fighting industry in Qingdao has been marked with the brand of western modernization,and the fire fighting level had gradually exceeded the surrounding areas,which objectively promotes the modernization process of Qingdao city.In the 1930 s,with the increase of urban population,the expansion of urban scope and the density of urban buildings,the economic property losses caused by Qingdao fire increased.From 1932 to 1937,the fire in Qingdao was obviously affected by the climate.Due to the dry weather and high wind speed,the public demand for heating was high,and the winter and spring season became a high incidence season of fire.The number of fires in Qingdao and the economic property losses caused by fires are roughly at the middle level of major cities in China.The progress of Qingdao urban fire control industry mainly depends on the government-run fire control organization.Shen Honglie established a unified fire control responsibility agency,and issued relevant laws and policies.The government-run fire fighting had obtained a good development environment,and the fire aftermath can be implemented in a systematic and orderly manner.Through continuous exploration of fire control affairs,the Qingdao authorities have further enhanced their understanding of municipal management,carried out a series of fire fighting practices in improving residents’ fire prevention awareness,expanding fire fighting equipment and strengthening post-disaster management,paid attention to fire prevention publicity and fire disaster statistics and analysis,and carried out fire insurance.In modern times,there are still many problems in fire personnel,capital and efficiency in Qingdao,which has become a constraint to improve the efficiency of fire fighting,and reflects the degree of modernization of modern Qingdao on a certain level.