As a city with long history, Hangzhou has a lot of ancient buildings and it has been destroyed by fire. As the saying goes, “Far water” is difficult to rescue “near the fire”. The Hangzhou fire department has been actively exploring the establishment of a community-based fire brigade to address this difficulty. The fire station is located at the door of the residents to increase the timeliness of the rescue.

In the Tianguan community, the community fire station established in April 2010 has its own fire brigade. It consists of more than 10 people and is equipped with three-wheeled motor fire engines, three-wheeled battery fire engines, and four-wheeled fire trucks. Professional equipment. These simple fire trucks have water pumps, water hoses, water guns, fire extinguishers, axe and other fire fighting equipment. They can walk freely in the alleys of ancient communities and they can move freely. Resident Yu Genfa said: "With this community firefighting team, we live in peace of mind and sleep comfortably."

The Tianguan community is located in Changhe, a thousand-year-old town with an area of ​​about 1 square kilometer. It has more than 2,000 households, many historic buildings and many old houses in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are many wood-framed houses, many elderly people, and many rental rooms. In addition, the roadway in the community is very narrow and the fire protection infrastructure is weak. In the event of a fire, they often miss the best time to save.