消防 Traditional form: 消防 Pinyin (reading): xiāofáng Definitions: firefighting fire control Characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against Traditional characters: 消 - news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against