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Preventing Fire

With their thatched roofs and wooden walls, the gassho-style houses in Ogimachi are highly vulnerable to fire. In the past, if one of the structures caught fire, the risk of flames spreading to nearby houses and throughout the village was high, and multiple conflagrations did, in fact, occur in previous centuries. Residents nowadays work together to prevent such disasters, taking turns patrolling the village in the evenings and reminding their neighbors to be careful with flammable materials. The most recognizable community firefighting action in Ogimachi is the annual testing of the village’s roughly 50 deluge guns, which are placed under triangular shelters here and there between the gassho-style homes and are jointly operated by the residents of the houses on both sides of the fixture. When the valves are opened, these devices can be aimed to create screens of water between the structures, preventing the spread of fire from one house to the other. The sight of the deluge guns being tested all at once, which is usually done in mid-autumn, can be impressive when seen from the Ogimachi Castle Site Scenic Lookout.

防火措施

擁有茅葺屋頂和木牆結構的荻町「合掌造」民居，很容易遭受火患威脅。過去，如果一處房屋失火，火勢就很可能蔓延至臨近建築，甚至整個村莊都可能受到波及。事實上，在過去數個世紀裡，這樣的大火災的確發生過不止一次。如今，為了防範此類災害再度發生，當地居民齊心協力每天晚上輪流巡視村莊，提醒鄰里小心火燭。在荻町最有特色的社區防火活動是每年一度對村內約50架放水銃的統一檢測。放水銃放置在三角形棚子下，分置在合掌造民居之間，由設備兩側的住戶共同操作。當閥門打開，水銃噴出水來，在建築之間形成水幕，從而阻斷火勢從一棟房屋蔓延至另一棟。這項活動通常在中秋時節舉行，從荻町城遺址觀景台望去，所有放水銃同時打開的場景令人難忘。

防火措施

荻町的“合掌造”民居拥有茅草屋顶和木墙结构，很容易遭受火患威胁。如果一处房屋失火，火势就很可能蔓延至临近建筑，甚至有可能波及整个村庄。事实上，在过去的若干个世纪里，这样的大火灾的确发生过不止一次。如今，为了防范此类灾害再度发生，本地居民齐心协力，每天晚上轮流巡视村庄，提醒乡邻小心火烛。在荻町，最有特色的社区防火活动是每年一度对村内约50架消防水枪的统一检测。水枪安装在三角形的棚子下，分置于各合掌造民居之间，由设备两侧的住户共同操作。打开阀门后，水枪喷出的水就会在建筑之间形成水幕，从而防止火势从一栋房屋蔓延至另一栋。这一活动通常在仲秋时节举行，从荻町城遗址观景台望去，所有水枪同时打开的场景着实令人难忘。