Japan's first fire service was founded in 1629 during the Edo period, and was called Hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit. Fire eraser). During the Meiji Period, the Hikeshi was merged into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in 1881. During this period, pumps were imported and domestically produced, and modern firefighting strategies were introduced. The fire service would remain part of the police department until police reforms in 1947, when the Tokyo Fire Department was separated from the police as an independent agency. The TFD was officially formed on 7 March 1948.
Fire districts and fire stations
Subject ID: 36807
MoreJapan's first fire service was founded in 1629 during the Edo period, and was called Hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit. Fire eraser). During the Meiji Period, the Hikeshi was merged into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in 1881. During this period, pumps were imported and domestically produced, and modern firefighting strategies were introduced. The fire service would remain part of the police department until police reforms in 1947, when the Tokyo Fire Department was separated from the police as an independent agency. The TFD was officially formed on 7 March 1948.
Fire districts and fire stations
1st Fire District: Marunouchi, Nihonbashi, Akasaka, Kōjimachi, Rinko, Takanawa, Kanda, Shiba, Kyobashi, Azabu
2nd Fire District: Shinagawa, Den-en-chōfu, Oi, Kamata, Ebara, Yaguchi, Ōmori
3rd Fire District: Meguro, Shibuya, Setagaya, Tamagawa, Seijo
4th Fire District: Yotsuya, Nogata, Ushigome, Suginami, Shinjuku, Ogikubo, Nakano
5th Fire District: Koishikawa, Oji, Hongo, Akabane, Toshima, Takinogawa, Ikebukuro
6th Fire District: Ueno, Ogu, Asakusa, Senju, Nihonzutsumi, Adachi, Arakawa, Nishiarai
7th Fire District: Honjo, Honden, Koiwa, Mukojima, Kanamachi, Fukagawa, Edogawa, Joto, Kasai
8th Fire District: Tachikawa, Akishima, Higashimurayama, Kiyose, Musashino, Chōfu, Kokubunji, Nishitōkyō, Mitaka, Koganei, Komae, Fuchū, Kodaira, Kitatamaseibu
9th Fire District: Hachiōji, Fussa, Ōme, Tama, Machida, Akigawa, Hino, Okutama
10th Fire District: Itabashi, Shakujii, Shimura, Nerima, Hikarigaoka
Subject ID: 36807
Subject ID: 36807