During the four years of Tongzhi (1865), the Ministry of Industry of Shanghai Public Concession negotiated with various insurance companies to organize a fire brigade. On July 20th, the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866), Shanghai No.1 Pump Team was established, and 60 foreign players and 40 local players were officially registered. This is the first modern fire brigade in China. At the beginning of August, the second fire pump team in Hongkou was established one after another. /kloc-in August of 0/7, Zilin Xibao (English) published a letter from Hayes, the Ministry of Industry of the public concession, announcing the establishment of the fire management office of the Ministry of Industry of the public concession. In addition to the first and second pumping teams, there is also a hook ladder fire brigade. This is the first fire department in China.