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Fire department

A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...

 headquartered in Ōtemachi

Otemachi

is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of Tokyo Station and Marunouchi, east of the Imperial Palace, west of Nihonbashi and south of Kanda. It is the location of the former site of the village of Shibazaki, the most ancient part of Tokyo....

, Chiyoda

Chiyoda, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The TFD was formed on March 7, 1948 and is responsible for protecting the Tokyo Metropolis Area. The Fire Department is the largest urban fire department in the world. Providing services to the 23 Wards of Tokyo and parts of Western Tokyo

Western Tokyo

Western Tokyo, also known as the , or , consists of the part of Tokyo Prefecture to the west of the 23 special wards.-Overview:Whereas the special wards occupy the space that was formerly the city of Tokyo, western Tokyo consists of the 26 cities, three towns, and one village that were not part of...

 from fires, biological, chemical, earthquake, flooding and radioactive hazards. First response for medical services and all types of rescues. The department handles varied challenges from urban settings to mountain forests. The department is part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Duties & Services

Fire Prevention

• Inspection of Buildings
• Hazardous Materials Safety Measures
• Fire Prevention Inspection
• Fire Protection Management Guidance
• Fire Investigation

Emergency Medical Services

• First-Aid Education and Training
• Emergency Telephone Consultation

Disaster Operations

• Firefighting Service
• Aviation Fire Service
• Port Fire Service
• Rescue Service
• Hazardous Materials Service
• Flood and Landslide Control

Earthquake Preparedness

• Fire Rescue Task Forces
• Volunteer Fire Corps

Fire Districts and Fire Stations

Overall of Stations in Tokyo Metropolis Area.

• Fire Station Divisions: 3
• Fire Stations: 80
• Fire Station Branches: 206

Fire Districts & Fire Stations

• 1st Fire District: Marunouchi
  Marunouchi
  Marunouchi is a commercial district of Tokyo located in Chiyoda between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace. The name, meaning "inside the circle", derives from its location within the palace's outer moat...
  
  , Nihonbashi
  Nihonbashi
  , or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
  
  , Akasaka
  Akasaka, Tokyo
  is a residential and commercial district of Minato, Tokyo, located west of the government center in Nagatachō and north of the Roppongi nightlife district....
  
  , Kōjimachi
  Kojimachi
  is a neighborhood in Chiyoda, Tokyo.Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, it was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō. In 1878 Kōjimachi became a ward in the city of Tokyo. It was the forerunner of Chiyoda which is now a special ward.The Kōjimachi ward was...
  
  , Rinko
  Chuo, Tokyo
  is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
  
  , Takanawa
  Takanawa
  Takanawa is a neighborhood in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.-Education:*The Takanawa Library is in Takanawa. is a junior high school. Takamatsunomiya contributed some of its own mansions for Minato and a junior high school was built there.-Notable sites:...
  
  , Kanda
  Kanda, Tokyo
  See also Kanda, Fukuoka and the disambiguation page for Kanda. is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods...
  
  , Shiba
  Shiba, Tokyo
  Shiba is a district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located near Hamamatsucho and Tamachi Stations on the Yamanote Line and Mita Station on the Toei Mita Line....
  
  , Kyobashi
  Kyobashi
  is the name of a bridge as well as the geographical region around it. Two regions with this name exist in Japan, one is in Tokyo and one lies in Osaka. It refers to a bridge connecting roads to the capital in castle towns.-Tokyo:...
  
  , Azabu
  Azabu
  is an area within Minato in Tokyo, Japan, built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo. Its coverage roughly corresponds to that of the former Azabu Ward, presently consisting of nine official districts: Azabu-Jūban, Azabudai, Azabu-Nagasakachō, Azabu-Mamianachō, Nishi-Azabu,...
  
  
• 2nd Fire District: Shinagawa, Denenchofu, Oi, Kamata
  Kamata, Ota, Tokyo
  is a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.Features include the Kamata Station, Kamata High School, and the headquarters of Toyoko Inn....
  
  , Ebara, Yaguchi
  Yaguchi
  is a Japanese surname. -People:* Demitri Yaguchi, a Serbian mafia leader* Vladimir Yaguchi, a Serbian General in the Yugoslav Army* Ivan Yaguchi, a Serbian arms dealer providing arms in Africa.* Natasha Yaguchi, a Serbian supermodel...
  
  , Omari
• 3rd Fire District: Meguro, Shibuya
  Shibuya, Tokyo
  is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
  
  , Setagaya, Tamagawa, Seijo
• 4th Fire District: Yotsuya, Nogata, Ushigome
  Ushigome
  is the name of a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and a former ward in the now-defunct Tokyo City.-Places named after Ushigome:* Ushigome bridge, adjacent to Iidabashi Station...
  
  , Suginami, Shinjuku, Ogikubo
  Ogikubo
  Ogikubo is an outlying area of Tokyo in Suginami ward, approximately 8 km west of Shinjuku. Ogikubo has the Ogikubo Station on the JR Chūō Line , the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line, the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line and the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line extension...
  
  , Nakano
  Nakano, Tokyo
  is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nakano City .As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 311,690 with a household number of 176,936 and a density of 19,992.94 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².-Geography:Five special wards...
  
  
• 5th Fire District: Koishikawa
  Koishikawa
  is a locality within Bunkyo, Tokyo. It consists of five sub-areas, . It is located nearby with the same name are two well regarded gardens: the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in Hakusan, and the Koishikawa Korakuen Garden in Korakuen....
  
  , Oji
  Oji Station (Tokyo)
  is a railway station located in Kita, Tokyo, Japan.-Lines:The station is served by:* Keihin-Tōhoku Line of East Japan Railway ,* Namboku Line of Tokyo Metro and* Toden Arakawa Line ....
  
  , Hongo
  Hongo
  Hongō is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō-ku, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno. Hongō was a ward of the former city of Tokyo until 1947, when it merged with another ward, Koishikawa, to form the modern Bunkyō....
  
  , Akabane, Toshima
  Toshima, Tokyo (ward)
  is one of the 23 Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Toshima is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area, including Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, Chuo, Shinjuku, Taito, and Bunkyo surrounding the Imperial Palace...
  
  , Takinogawa, Ikabukuro
• 6th Fire District: Ueno
  Ueno, Tokyo
  is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Station and Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Science Museum, as well as a major public concert hall...
  
  , Ogu, Asakusa
  Asakusa
  is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals.- History :...
  
  , Senju, Nihonzutsumi, Adachi
  Adachi, Tokyo
  is one of the Special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is located north of the heart of Tokyo. The ward consists of two separate areas: a small strip of land between the Sumida River and Arakawa River and a larger area north of the Arakawa River...
  
  , Arakawa
  Arakawa, Tokyo
  is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa, though the Arakawa River does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumida. In English, the ward calls itself Arakawa City.Arakawa has...
  
  , Nishiarai
• 7th Fire District: Honjo, Honden
  Honden
  The , is the most sacred building at a Shinto shrine, intended purely for the use of the enshrined kami, usually symbolized by a mirror or sometimes by a statue. The building is normally in the rear of the shrine and closed to the general public. In front of its usually stands the haiden, or...
  
  , Koiwa, Mukojima, Kanamachi, Fukagawa
  Fukagawa (Tokyo)
  is a region in Kōtō ward of Tokyo metropolis, Japan. It is one of the representative shitamachi of Tokyo. Formerly, it was a ward of the historical Tokyo City. Its postal code is 135-0033....
  
  , Edogawa
  Edogawa, Tokyo
  is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It takes its name from the river that runs from north to south along the eastern edge of the ward. In English, it uses the name Edogawa City....
  
  , Joto
  Koto, Tokyo
  is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a population density of 11,070 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English....
  
  , Kasai
  Kasai Station
  is a train station in Edogawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Its station number is T-17. The station opened on 29 March 1969, and consists of two elevated side platforms....
  
  
• 8th Fire District: Tachikawa, Akishima, Higashimurayama, Kiyose, Musashino
  Musashino, Tokyo
  is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 137,222 and a population density of 12,788.63 persons per km². The total area is 10.73 km².The city was founded on November 3, 1947...
  
  , Chōfu, Kokubunji
  Kokubunji, Tokyo
  is a city in Tokyo, Japan.As of 1 June 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,335 . The total area is 11.48 km²...
  
  , Nishitōkyō, Mitaka, Koganei, Komae, Fuchū
  Fuchu, Tokyo
  is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 255,394 and a population density of 8,700 persons per km². The total area was 29.34 km²...
  
  , Kodaira, Kitatamaseibu
• 9th Fire District: Hachiōji, Fussa, Ōme
  Ome, Tokyo
  is a city located in Tokyo, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 139,932 and a density of 1,355.14 persons per km². The total area is 103.26 km².The characters 青梅 literally mean blue ume, or Japanese apricot....
  
  , Tama
  Tama, Tokyo
  is a municipality classified as a city, located in Tokyo, Japan.Its southern half forms part of the Tama New Town project, Japan's largest residential development, constructed in the 1970s....
  
  , Machida, Akigawa
  Akigawa, Tokyo
  was a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.On April 1, 1889, the villages of Higashiakiru, Nishiakiru, Kusabana, Sugao, Sedooka and Harakomiya were established within Nishitama District, then a portion of Kanagawa Prefecture. The entire district was transferred to the...
  
  , Hino
  Hino, Tokyo
  is a city located in central Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 182,092 and a population density of 6,610 persons per km². The total area was 27.53 km².-Geography:...
  
  , Okutama
• 10th Fire District: Itabashi, Shakujii, Shimura, Nerima, Hikarigaoka

Mobile Units

Pumpers = 486 7 Classes Small-sized Pumper Normal-sized Pumper Tank Pumper 2 Ton Tank 5 Ton Tank 15 Meters Ladder and 950 Liter Tank Pumper 13.7 Meters Tower and 950 Liter Tank Pumper Long-range Mass Water Supply Pumper Obstacle Removal and Pumper	Rescue Trucks = 25 6 Classes Rescue Truck (Type II) Rescue Truck (Type III) Rescue Truck (Type IV) Mountain Rescue Truck Tracked Rescue Water Rescue Truck	Ambulances = 229 2 Classes Ambulance Super Ambulance (Bus)
Chemical Trucks = 48 4 Classes Basic Chemical Truck Large-sized Chemical Truck 10 Ton 22 Ton HAZMAT Truck Foaming Truck	Aerial ladder = 85 3 Classes Ladder Truck 30 Meters Ladder Truck 40 Meters Ladder Truck 23 Meters Water Tower Truck Aerial Basket Truck	Fire boats = 9
Command Units = 92	Helicopters = 6 AS365 Dauphin 2 Eurocopter Dauphin The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter .-Design and development:... Eurocopter AS332	Motorcycles = 20

[As of 2008 Review]

Incident Data

Data of 2008

• Fire Runs: 5,762
  • Building Fire: 3,731 (68.8%)
  • Others : 1,582 (27.4%)
  • Vehicle Fire: 440 (7.6%)
  • Wild-land Fire: 6 (0.1%)
  • Ship Fire: 3 (0.1%)

• Rescue Runs: 22,139
  • Construction: 15,317 (69.2%)
  • Traffic: 4,720 (21.3%)
  • Falling: 334 (1.5%)
  • Drowning: 256 (1.2%)
  • Machinery: 221 (1.0%)
  • Fire: 201 (0.9)
  • Mountain 151 (0.7%)
  • Gas: 100 (0.5%)
  • Collapse: 29 (0.1%)
  • Others: 810 (3.6%)

• Hazardous Materials Runs: 6,360
  • Hazard Elimination: 3,804 (59.8%)
  • Others: 2,220 (34.9%)
  • First Aid: 235 (3.7%)
  • Watch: 101 (1.6%)

• Medical Runs: 653,260
  • Acute illness: 407,582 (62.4%)
  • Common injury: 104,299 (16.0%)
  • Traffic Accident: 67,799 (10.4%)
  • Others 73,580 (11.2%))

Demonstration and preparedness training

A few times a year, the department has demonstrations and preparedness training. These are small and others might be large-scale events.

Demonstration

The demonstrations are mostly public awareness events for the people who live in the Tokyo area. This also shows the taxpayers where the funding of the department was spent, and the department's state of preparedness. This is also used as a recruiting tool for future firefighters. Commonly one sees a small demonstration every so often in District Centers, schools, and shopping arcades. The firefighters would give rides, tours, or maybe let you touch equipment.

The biggest demonstration is Dezomeshiki. It's the New Year Tokyo Fire Department Review; and happens in January every year. They present all the resources and training that the Department currently are using. They perform a fake disaster where the firefighters use their equipment. They also set up a showroom for equipment and a small museum.

Preparedness training

Every so often a Fire District performs a preparedness training. They train with a fake disaster in a real district area. This training is for the firefighters, support staff, and local volunteers. The training means they can better know an area if a disaster happens.

The preparedness training also uses Mass Casualties Tags. These tags are used in major disasters. These tags give information about the person and sort out many who could be saved with the current status of medical service.

Technologies

Fire Fighting Robotics

The department currently has 12 different types of fire fighting and rescue robots. These robots are designed to handle disasters that are too dangerous for personnel during an emergency. Some types of robots can shoot water or foam on to fires. One type can rescue a person and another type are able to move large objects. Currently all robots are controlled by remote operators.

Future fire fighting robotics might have simple artificial intelligence to search for life and be able to move on terrain without operator's assistance.

Ranking System & Uniforms

Rank insignias are place on a small badge and pinned above the right pocket. Rank is told by stripes and Hexagram stars. The design of the insignias came from older Japanese style military insignias. Some ranks maybe shown as different color like of the fire jacket for station commander.

Firefighter One Star with one stripe across	Assistant Fire Sergeant Two Stars with one stripe across	Fire Sergeant Three Stars with one stripe across
Fire Lieutenant One Star with two stripes across	Fire Captain Two Stars with two stripes across	Battalion Chief Three Stars with two stripes across
Assistant Chief One Star with solid background	1st Assistant Chief Two Stars with solid background\	Deputy Chief Three Stars with solid background
	Fire Chief Four Stars with solid background

• The dress uniforms are a blue suit and normal firemen wear jump suits in the same color with orange reflection stripes. A normal fireman's fire jacket are brown with orange stripes.
• Gray and white are reserved for Emergency medical services
  Emergency medical services
  Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
  
   with their work uniform. They are mostly seen with a light blue rain coat over them on a call.
• Orange is reserved for rescuer where they wear a jump suit with the same color. The fire jacket are orange with yellow reflection stripes.
• Black fire jacket with yellow and silver reflection strips are for specialized
  Specialization (functional)
  Specialization is the separation of tasks within a system. In a multicellular creature, cells are specialized for functions such as bone construction or oxygen transport. In capitalist societies, individual workers specialize for functions such as building construction or gasoline transport...
  
   firemen or officers.

Tokyo Fire Museum

The Tokyo Fire Museum is at Yotsuya 3-10, Shinjuku-ku. It has a large collection of historic fire fighting apparatuses. The museum has fire fighting history of the 17th and 18th centuries with large scale-model dioramas showing scenes of destruction from past events. Models shows the uniforms and equipment that was used during that time. Other parts of the museum shows old pictures and films. They have scenes to show the birth of modern fire fighting vehicles, equipment, and fire suits. The museum has some of the very first pumps and hoses that were used. 20th century fire fighting history is also is shown and the future of fire fighting is exhibit at the museum, such as high-tech robots. A current working fire station is right next to the museum.

"Multilingual Page" Website

The Tokyo Fire Department wants all visitors and current residents from other nations to feel safe and know the fire codes of the city. A "Multilingual Page" was created to promote fire safety.

English http://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/index.html

Chinese http://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/chinese.html

Korean http://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/korea.html

Thai http://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/thailand.html

Filipino http://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/pilipino.html

In popular media

• "Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
  Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
  is a shōnen manga by Masahito Soda. The manga has been released in its entirety by Viz Media in the United States. In 1996, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen.-Plot:...
  
  " the Manga and its Live Action TV series "Fire Boys (Megumi no Daigo)" was based within the Tokyo Fire Department. Most of the cast act as Fire Department personnel.

• 252: Seizonsha Ari a Disaster film; has Tokyo Fire Department personnel as main characters in the Film. They are rescuing people during the aftermath.

• Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
  Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
  is a Japanese anime television series that premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on July 9, 2009, where it ended its original run on September 17. Directed by Masaki Tachibana and written by Natsuko Takahashi, it is an original series co-produced by Bones and Kinema Citrus...
  
  The Animation shows the Tokyo Fire Department saving the city from the aftermath of a major earthquake that hits central Tokyo.

External links

• Tokyo Fire Department
• Tokyo Fire Department
• Tokyo Fire Museum