苏州历史上民间的消防组织称为龙社,又名水龙会、水龙救火社和水龙公所,因为当时救火所用的主要工具是水龙。据清《吴门表隐》的记载,康熙初年在海外经商的士绅陈肇泰将西方用来救火的水龙传入苏州,因其救火颇为便利,故从乾隆十一年起,苏州知府傅椿下令推广使用。 The history of civil fire organizations in Suzhou known as the Dragon Society, also known as the water dragon, water dragon and fire brigade office, because at the time the main tool used for fire fighting is the water dragon. According to the clear “Wu Men table hidden,” the records, the first year of Kangxi business gentry overseas Chen Chao-tai Western fire-fighting water dragon into Suzhou, because of its fire quite convenient, so from Qianlong eleven years, Suzhou prefect Fu Chun Ordered to promote the use of.