This is Soushi

我是Soushi

a 22 year old firefighter in Tokyo

22歲的東京消防員

and he's just waking up to start his day

而他剛剛醒來開始他的一天。

This may look like a regular Japanese apartment

這看起來像是普通的日本公寓

but it's known as

但它被稱為

'Tanshin Taikishukusa' in Japanese

"丹心大吉草 "在日語中的應用

which directly translated means

直譯為

"A single waiting dormitory"

"單人候車室"

as it's provided by the fire department

因為它是由消防部門提供的

In an emergency situation,

在緊急情況下。

such as a large natural disaster,

如大型自然災害。

it makes it easy for the firefighters living here

這讓住在這裡的消防員們很容易。

to quickly gather and help with any efforts

迅速收集和幫助任何努力

Do all firefighters live in this type of facility?

所有的消防員都住在這種設施裡嗎？

Soushi usually eats breakfast at home

Soushi通常在家裡吃早餐

making sure he fuels up before his shift

確保他在換班前加滿油

I guess that chocolate spread on his toast

我猜他吐司上的巧克力醬

gets him up for the day ahead

養精蓄銳

Like most Japanese salarymen

和大多數日本的工薪族一樣

he also wears a suit to work,

他也穿西裝上班。

even though his office commute

儘管他的上班時間

is only a 10 minute walk away

只需步行10分鐘

Soushi is in his fourth year as a shoboshi,

漱石是第四年做莊子。

in English a firefighter

消防員

After high school in Hiroshima

廣島高中畢業後

he studied for the firefighter exam

他學習消防員考試

for one year while working at a yakitori restaurant

在烤肉店工作一年。

After passing, he relocated to Tokyo

逝世後，他搬到了東京

I am back with another "Day in the Life"

我又帶著 "生活中的一天 "回來了。

This one is going to be special

這一次一定會很特別

because we're doing a full 24 hours

因為我們正在做一個完整的24小時

Soushi should be coming around the corner right now

漱石現在應該快到了吧

let's see how he's doing this morning

讓我們來看看他今天早上的表現吧。

Good morning.

早晨好

Did you sleep well last night?

你昨晚睡得好嗎？

And this is Soushi's office,

而這裡是Soushi的辦公室。

the Joto Fire Station, Tokyo Sunamachi branch

城東消防署（東京都須佐町支部)

In Tokyo there are a total of 303 fire stations coving the entire area

東京共有303個消防站，覆蓋整個地區。

with about 18,600 firefighters at the ready

約有18,600名消防員隨時待命。

Although the fire station has an elevator

雖然消防局有電梯

it's fairly standard for Japanese firefighters

這是日本消防員的標配

to use the stairs throughout the day

整天走樓梯

Soushi, what's that?

Soushi，那是什麼？

In Japan, firefighters have 10 different ranks

在日本，消防員有10個不同的等級。

Badges have different numbers of stars & stripes

徽章上有不同數量的星星和條紋。

All firefighters like Soushi start at the 1st rank,

像蘇軾這樣的消防員都是從一級開始的。

one star and one stripe

一星半點

To earn a promotion to the next rank, the department will review

要想獲得晉級的機會，部門將對以下內容進行審核。

Soushi's performance and test results after around four years

Soushi四年後的表現和測試結果

So he's almost there!

所以他就快到了！

And to become a firefighter in Tokyo

在東京成為一名消防員

applicants must pass an exhaustive

申請人必須通過詳盡的

fire department recruitment examination

消防局招聘考試

that's held only once a year

年年有餘

Which includes both a written and physical exam

其中包括筆試和體檢

Each year there are only a limited number of positions

每年只有有限的幾個職位。

so becoming a Japanese firefighter

所以成為日本消防員

is highly competitive

競爭激烈

Last year only 1 out of 14 applicants,

去年14名申請人中只有1名。

about seven percent,

7%左右。

were able to pass the full exam

能夠通過全部考試

Soushi, what are you doing now?

素汐，你現在在做什麼？

Apparently every day headquarters

顯然，每天總部

sends documents to all the firefighters,

把文件發給所有的消防員。

so one of his first tasks in the morning is to read through all of the material

所以他早上的首要任務之一就是閱讀所有的材料。

What are you doing now?

你現在在做什麼？

In Japan, the firefighters work a 24-hour shift

在日本，消防員24小時輪流值班。

and it officially commences at a large meeting called 'daikotai'

在被稱為 "大可泰 "的大型會議上正式開始。

The previous day's shift lines up on one side

前一天的班次在一邊排隊。

while the incoming shift lines up on another

而進班則在另一個

During the meeting, the previous team will inform

會上，上屆班子將通報

the incoming shift all of the details

詳見來班

for any incidents during their shift

當班期間發生的任何事件

Such as locations,

如地點。

how many times they were sent out, and any other important matters

發出多少次，以及其他重要事項。

This is one of the most critical points of the day

這是一天中最關鍵的一點

as all of the information must be transferred accurately

因為所有的資訊都必須準確傳輸

In case there's an event or disaster

萬一有事件或災難

the firefighters must always act quickly and safely

消防員必須始終保持快速和安全的行動。

based on the information they have

根據他們掌握的資訊

Right now they're doing all of their morning checks

現在他們正在做所有的晨檢。

They have to do this to make sure all the equipment is working

他們必須這樣做，以確保所有的設備工作

as well as making sure

以及確保

all of the vehicles are working properly

萬車齊發

Oh! Soushi's putting on his bokai

啊，漱石在穿波凱呢。

AKA bunker gear

又名掩體齒輪

As part of his own morning inspection,

作為自己晨檢的一部分。

Soushi must fully try on his gear

漱石必須充分試穿他的裝備

to ensure that every piece is working properly

以確保每一個部件都能正常工作

Literally, his life depends on it

從字面上看，他的生命就靠它了

After verifying his equipment,

在核實了他的裝備後。

the team must work together to inspect the fire truck

隊員們要齊心協力，對消防車進行檢查。

Everything is checked, from the lights

所有的東西都檢查過了，從燈光

all the way down to each door compartment opening smoothly

一直到每個門框都能順利開啟

Because in an emergency situation, every second counts

因為在緊急情況下，每一秒都很重要。

Next the team inspects their firefighting equipment

接下來，隊員們檢查自己的消防設備。

to ensure that it's also in working order

以確保它也能正常工作。

The check for each individual piece of equipment

每件設備的檢查

is methodical and the entire process

有條不紊，整個過程

must be committed to the firefighter's memory

一定要記在消防員的記憶中。

It looks like they're finishing up right now

看來他們現在正在整理中

That was a pretty comprehensive check

這是一個相當全面的檢查

Let's see what's next

讓我們看看下一步會發生什麼

And now it looks like they're doing their morning stretches

現在看來他們在做晨練了

They're all doing it all in one motion,

他們都是一動不動的。

which is pretty cool

蠻酷

Oh look, it's Soushi leading the group

哦，看，是小石帶隊來了。

After stretches they quickly gear back up

伸展之後，他們很快就恢復了體力

This time inspecting each other's gear

這次檢查對方的裝備

After this,

在這之後。

the team continues on with their daily firefighting training

隊員們繼續進行日常的消防訓練。

What are you doing right now?

你現在在做什麼？

Rolling removes all the air bubbles

軋製可以去除所有的氣泡

and folding it as such is just the most efficient way to start

而這樣的摺疊只是最有效的開始方式

before it gets extended during the live drill

趁早

Apparently the Kanji character on the hose identifies the fire station

很明顯，水管上的漢字是消防局的標誌。

Useful in real life fire situations

在現實生活中的火災情況下很有用

as there could be more than 10 fire trucks involved

因為可能有超過10輛消防車參與其中

That's a lot of hose!

好多水管啊！

Oh it looks like they're just about to start

哦，它看起來像他們只是即將開始

Japanese firefighters are trying

日本消防員正在努力

to get ready in under 60 seconds

在60秒內做好準備

Full gear plus verifying

滿檔加核查

the incident destination and route on a map

事件目的地和路線在地圖上

That's so fast!

太快了！

In today's drill,

在今天的演習中。

Soushi and his team are simulating the rescue

漱石和他的團隊正在模擬救援。

of a person on the second floor of a burning building

燃燒的建築物二樓的人的身份

Every day the firefighters must drill different sitations

每天消防員都要進行不同的演習。

in order to be prepared for

以備

whatever future incident or disaster may happen

禍福無常

In Soushi's first call as a firefighter

在Soushi作為消防員的第一個電話中。

he had to help rescue a person who fell down from a high location

他要幫助救一個從高處掉下來的人。

But being his first time

但他是第一次

his hands were shaking so badly he couldn't perform

他的手抖得厲害，根本無法施展

Luckily with the support and encouragement from his team,

幸運的是，在他的團隊的支持和鼓勵下。

in addition to hard work on these type of training drills,

除了在這類訓練操練上下功夫外。

he was able to overcome

他能夠克服

the nervousness he had on his first outing

初來乍到的緊張感

He now operates with confidence

他現在滿懷信心地開展工作

In an actual fire,

在實際的火災中。

the entire room is usually engulfed with black smoke

滿室生煙

and likely visibility close to zero

和可能的能見度接近於零

So firefighters are trained

所以消防員是經過訓練的

to kick their legs out to check their surrounding

踢出他們的腿，以檢查他們的周圍

Oh, they found him!

哦，他們找到他了！

Once the person is evacuated from inside

一旦人從裡面疏散出來

the team must get the person down to the ground level

該小組必須將該人送至地面。

If they are unable to make it down on their own

如果他們無法自行下山的話

the team is trained to secure them via ropes

隊伍經過訓練，用繩索固定他們。

and lower them down safely

穩穩地放下

Wow that was intense

哇，這是激烈的

I could only imagine what a real fire would be like

我只能想象真正的火災是什麼樣子的

That looks heavy

看起來很重啊

How much does all of your gear weigh?

你所有的裝備有多少重量？

Although Soushi just completed an exhausting fire drill

雖然漱石剛剛完成了一場艱苦的消防演習

he and his team must be diligent

他和他的團隊必須勤奮

and ready their gear right after the training

訓練結束後馬上準備裝備

Again, in case they're called out to a real fire

同樣，萬一他們被叫到真正的火災

In Japan, firefighters not only

在日本，消防員不僅

fight fires and go out on emergency calls,

滅火和出動應急電話。

but they also assist local residents with permits

但他們也協助當地居民辦理許可證

and safety fire related matters

和安全消防相關事項

This resident is here to register for a fire safety seminar

這位居民是來報名參加消防安全講座的。

Soushi helps the resident complete the forms

Soushi幫助居民填寫表格

but he's still relatively new and learning the ropes

但他還是比較新的，在學習的過程中，他還在學習。

So when he's unsure about something

所以當他不確定的時候

he checks with his superiors on proper procedures

他向上級檢查適當的程序。

Do firefighters have a specific job in the office?

消防員在辦公室有具體工作嗎？

It looks like Soushi's going to be tied up for a bit

看來小石要被捆綁起來一段時間了

So while he's doing that

所以當他這樣做的時候

let's go explore this place

我們去探索這個地方

Just behind me, it looks like their training room

就在我身後，好像是他們的訓練室。

They have some weights, they have a bench,

他們有一些重量，他們有一個長凳。

they have a pull-up bar, a dip bar,

他們有一個引體向上的酒吧， 俯臥撐酒吧。

and it looks like they have a squatting rack as well

而且看起來他們也有一個蹲架

Hmm the fire truck looks a little bit lonely

嗯，消防車看起來有點寂寞了。

I've always been curious to see what's behind

我一直很想知道背後有什麼東西。

those compartment doors

廂門

All right, first let's see what's in this one

好吧，首先讓我們看看這個裡面有什麼東西。

Oh wow, can you see that?

哦，哇，你能看到嗎？

That's the searchlight system Soushi was inspecting earlier,

這就是之前漱石檢查的探照燈系統。

used in smoky blacked out conditions

昏天黑地

Not so interesting here.

這裡沒那麼有趣。

Nice more hose

好多軟管

Plus ropes and an AED

加上繩索和AED

A fire hydrant pipe attachment used

消防栓管道附件，用於

when the fire truck can't enter a place

消防車進不去的時候

Extra boots

額外的靴子

Ok, that's this side

好，就是這邊

Let's see the other side

讓我們看看另一面

Cool, a foam sprayer when water isn't enough

涼爽，當水不夠用時，可使用保麗龍噴霧器。

or I guess if they're throwing a party

或者我想如果他們在開派對的話

Some extra tanks

一些額外的坦克

Oh, what are those orange plates?

哦，那些橙色的盤子是什麼？

Nice, I see what they did here

不錯，我知道他們在這裡做了什麼

Damn, seems pretty organized to me

媽的，我覺得挺有條理的

Oh look behind me it says 'emergency equipment storage'

哦，你看我身後寫著 "應急設備庫

Let's check what's inside

我們來看看裡面有什麼

Wow I didn't expect them to have all this cool stuff in here

沒想到他們會有這麼多酷炫的東西在這裡

Looks like they have spare oxygen tanks,

看來他們有備用的氧氣罐。

a whole bunch of ropes, a stretcher

一大堆繩子，一個擔架。

Oh wow even a hydraulic powered cutter

哇，連液壓動力切割機都有了

to cut through metal

削鐵如泥

Looks like there's a real fire going on right now

看來現在真的是火燒眉毛了啊。

So we had to stop

所以我們不得不停下來

All right, so they just got back

好吧，所以他們剛回來

Apparently there was no actual fire

很明顯，沒有真正的火災

Let's see what happened

讓我們看看發生了什麼

Soushi, what happened?

素希，發生了什麼事？

Interestingly the number one cause

有趣的是，頭號原因是

of fires in Japan is smoking

日本火災中的吸菸率

and the second, arson

第二，縱火

So what now?

那現在怎麼辦？

Yay, finally lunch time!

耶，終於到了午餐時間!

It looks like he's having

看起來他有

yourinji fried chicken, fried rice, chicken soup, and yogurt

貴仁寺炸雞、炒飯、雞湯、酸奶。

Soushi, do you always buy lunch at the konbini?

Soushi，你經常在魔芋店買午餐嗎？

He used to be able to have lunch with his colleagues,

他曾經可以和同事一起吃午飯。

but because of COVID,

但因為COVID。

everyone needs to sit apart from each other during meals

飯來張口，菜來張口

After lunch,

午飯後。

he has a meeting to go over the afternoon tasks

他要開個會，交代下午的工作

and discuss other important matters

並討論其他重要事項

Oh, that's the head of the fire station

哦，那是消防局的局長啊！

It's typical in a traditional Japanese office

這是日本傳統辦公室的典型特徵

for the most senior person to sit at the head of the office like this

讓最高級的人這樣坐在辦公室主任的位置上。

With their desk slightly separated from the main island of desks

他們的辦公桌與主島的辦公桌稍稍分開。

Nice, time to take a ride

不錯，是時候去兜風了

Soushi is an official driver

Soushi是官方司機

for one of the two types of fire trucks at the station,

為該站兩種消防車中的一種。

the Sosuisha fire truck

棲霞消防車

There are several types in Japan even larger,

在日本有幾種類型甚至更大。

but because many roads in Tokyo are narrow

但因為東京的很多道路都很狹窄

these trucks are sized to maneuver safely and quickly

這些卡車的尺寸可以安全、快速地進行操作。

through Tokyo streets

穿行於東京街頭

The Sosuisha truck usually arrives second on the scene

棲霞卡車通常會在第二時間到達現場。

parking next to the fire hydrant

消防栓旁停車

and pumping water to the Sankosa truck arriving first

並向先期到達的Sankosa卡車抽水。

and parked closest to the fire

並把車停在離火場最近的地方

What are you doing right now?

你現在在做什麼？

In Japanese it's called 'suiri chosa'

日文叫 "suiri chosa"。

The firefighters inspect fire hydrants in the area

消防員對轄區內的消火栓進行檢查

2-3 times a month to ensure it's working properly

每月2-3次，以確保其正常工作。

Also, the manhole covers sometimes get stuck

還有，井蓋有時會被卡住

due to constant car and people traffic

車水馬龍

So the inspection confirms that

是以，檢查確認

it's easily accessible during an emergency

在緊急情況下，它很容易接近

Is this one working okay?

這個可以用嗎？