Tokyo Fire Department
The Tokyo Fire Department ( Japanese 消防 庁 , Tōkyō shōbō-chō , "Tokyo Fire Department") is subordinate to the government of Tokyo Prefecture , which consists of the area of the former city of Tokyo , the Tama area and the Izu and Ogasawara Islands . The Tokyo fire brigade is not responsible for the area of the islands and the city of Inagi .
In addition to fire protection , she is also responsible for earthquakes , floods , disaster control from nuclear, biological and chemical risks and for medical emergencies.
The Tokyo fire department is divided into three departments and has 80 fire stations . Your vehicle fleet consists of around 500 fire engines and 85 turntable ladders .
It completes around 600,000 emergency medical trips every year and puts out around 6,000 fires.
The fire brigade has twelve different types of rescue robots that are used in particularly critical situations in which human emergency services would be endangered. They are remotely controlled and can spray extinguishing agents , rescue people or move large objects.
Fire Brigade Museum
The Tokyo Fire Brigade Museum is located at the Fire Station at Yotsuya 3-10, Shinjuku-ku. Historical fire extinguishers as well as uniforms, models and modern fire engines are exhibited on a total of five floors. A walk-in, decommissioned helicopter is installed on the roof.
Web links
- Tokyo Fire Brigade (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Filipino)