古代人灭火的器具极为简单,主要是一些盛水、装水、贮水的大水缸,还有一些形状长圆、备有提梁的水桶,较先进的要数水袋、水囊之类的了。这与当时的科学不发达有关。后来,随时代的变迁灭火器具也有所发展。在明代,一种被称为唧筒的灭火装置出现了,这在当时应该称得上是较先进的设备了。据记载称:“唧筒用长竹,下开窍,以絮裹水杆,自窍唧水。”它既能汲取水,又能排出水。到了清顺治以后,出现了“水龙”,这是向日本人学来的一种引水工具。清代一名诗人叫吴东发在观“水龙”表演后 The ancient fire-fighting equipment is extremely simple, mainly some water, water, water storage tank, and some shape oval, with a bucket barrels, the more advanced to the number of water bags, water bags and the like . This was related to the underdevelopment of science at the time. Later, with the change of age fire extinguishers have also been developed. In the Ming Dynasty, a fire extinguishing device called a pump appeared, which at the time was supposed to be the more advanced equipment. It is said that “the pump with long bamboo, under Kai Kai, to plug the water rod, since Kaiqiji water.” It can draw water, but also the water. After the Shunzhi rule was cleared, a “water dragon” appeared. This was a diversion tool learned from the Japanese. A poet in the Qing dynasty called Wu Dongfa’s concept of “water dragon”