火灾是人类面临的各种灾害中极具毁灭性的灾害之一,火灾造成的直接经济损失约为地震的5倍,仅次于干旱和洪涝,而发生的频率则居各种灾害之首,同时火灾还具有“自然”和“人为”的双重性。人们在学会了用火的同时也开始了抗御火灾危害的不懈努力,在与火灾搏斗的过程,人们所付出的生命和财产代价触目惊心。 Fire is one of the most devastating disasters among human beings. The direct economic loss caused by fires is about five times that of earthquakes, second only to drought and floods, and the frequency is the highest among disasters. At the same time the fire also has the dual nature of “natural” and “artificial”. When people learned to use fire, they also started their unremitting efforts to resist the danger of fire. In the course of fighting fire, people were shocked by the cost of life and property they paid.