Overview of the 2020
White Paper on Fire Service

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The Fire and Disaster Management Agency(FDMA)

[Special Feature 1]
Responses to Recent Large-scale Natural Disasters,
and the Development of Fire and Disaster Prevention Systems
The damage from and response to the torrential rain in July 2020
[Extent of the Damage]⁄ Record heavy rain caused river floods, inundation, landslides, etc. invarious areas, and 84 deaths and 2 missing persons, with morethan 16,000 residential buildings damaged, mainly in Kyushu (as ofNovember 13, 2020).
⁄ The isolation of some disaster-affected areas, damage to lifelines suchas power and water outages, and transportation disruptions including
the suspension of railroad services caused major disruptions in the
lives of residents.
[Activities of Fire Service Agencies]⁄ The local fire department immediately conducted rescue andambulance activities, which included the evacuation of residents,
rescue operations using lifeboats as well as fire and disaster prevention Rescue activities with heavy machinery in Kuma Village, Kumamoto
Prefecture (Courtesy of Shimonoseki Fire Department)
helicopters, and searches for missing persons.
⁄ The National Fire-Service Team, made up of a total of 1,229 units
containing 4,866 members, conducted activities, and rescued 369 people over the 12 day period from July 4 to 15.
⁄ The volunteer fire corps conducted rescue activities over an extended period, including searching for missing persons by boat,
removing debris and driftwood, transporting supplies to villages isolated due to inundation, and conducting door-to-door visits
to confirm the safety of residents.
The damage from and response to Typhoon No. 10 (Haishen)[Extent of the Damage]⁄ Heavy rain and storms caused 3 deaths, 3 missing persons, and damage to more than 1,500 residential buildings, mainly
in Kyushu (as of November 13, 2020).
[Activities of Firefighting Agencies]⁄ The local fire department immediately conducted rescue and ambulance service activities, collected information from fire anddisaster prevention helicopters, and searching missing persons by drone, etc.
⁄ The volunteer fire corps called for early evacuation. In addition, particularly in Shiiba Village, Miyazaki Prefecture, they carriedout sediment removal activities and searched for missing persons in rivers and dam lakes using drones and boats.
Efforts of the FDMA in “The three-year emergency response plan for disaster prevention, disaster reduction, and building
national resilience”⁄ “The three-year emergency response plan for disaster prevention, disaster reduction, and building national resilience” wasdecided by the Cabinet on December 14, 2018 in order to maintain the functions of critical infrastructure, etc. in the eventof a natural disaster, which is becoming an increasingly frequent and severe occurrence in recent years. Six measures weredeveloped by the FDMA:
1. Emergency measures related to the National Fire-Service Team for Disaster Response in order to respond to largescale storms and floods and landslide disasters
2. Emergency measures related to aerial fire and disaster prevention
systems in order to respond to large-scale disasters
3. Emergency measures related to volunteer fire corps, who play acentral role in regional disaster prevention capabilities
4. Emergency measures related to the securing of disaster
response functions of the government offices where the disaster
response headquarters are established, and the FDMA office
5. Emergency measures related to the securing of emergency
communication measures in local government offices, etc.
6. Emergency measures related to reliable information transmission
to elderly households, etc.
Search activities utilizing an amphibious buggy(Courtesy of Osaka Fire Department)

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[Special Feature 2]
COVID-19 Infection Control Measures[Outbreak of COVID-19-infected patients and expansion status]⁄ Total number of the outbreak of COVID-19-infected patients in Japan is 149,913, total number of deaths is 2,171, and the numberof serious cases is 488 (as of December 1, 2020)[Initiatives taken by the firefighting agencies related to COVID-19 infection control measures]⁄ Measures in emergency cases- Request the fire department to call attention to COVID-19 infection and to thoroughly disseminate the concrete procedureof the infection control measures in the ambulance services- Share information frequently with the related agencies such as the health centers, establish a communication system,
and request cooperation aimed for inhibiting cases where emergency transport is difficult- Utilizing the 2020 supplementary budget, provide face masks, infection protective clothing, etc. to the fire department
needing such supports, for assuring safe transfer and transport of patient, etc. Further, utilizing the subsidy for maintenanceof equipment and facilities of the National Fire-Service Teams, promote improvement and maintenance of ambulance as wellas materials and machinery (isolator) for transporting patients, etc. in an isolated manner⁄ Maintenance and securing the fire and disaster preventing system in the firefighting agencies- Request the fire department to consolidate the system with which the necessary work operation system can becontinued, including, to procure materials and machinery for infection prevention, to thoroughly take infection control
measures in the fire department, and to prepare for cases if the number of firefighting members decreased due to an outbreakof infection, in addition to thoroughly implement health control of the firefighting members- Disseminate the examples of initiatives by the municipalities for sharing basic knowledge of the infection and for preventing
spread of the infection by volunteer firefighters via the website of the FDMA
⁄ Measures related to the laws and ordinances on hazardous material safety and fire prevention- Prepare the leaflet for publishing and enlightening the general precautions in light of fire prevention, since opportunities
to use alcohol for sterilization of hands and fingers have increased, which is included in the hazardous materials under the Fire
Service Act- Inform of facilitating quick and flexible operations of the fire prevention laws
消毒用アルコールの安全な取扱いについて
and ordinances for responding to the issues such as urgently increasing
新型コロナウィルス感染症の発生に伴い、手指の消毒等のため、消毒用アルコールを使用する機会が増えていますが、一般に消毒用アルコールの物性として、次の特徴があります。
production of the alcohol for sterilization, while securing safety
アルコールの火災予防上の特徴- Prepare the leaflet for disseminating precautions for fire prevention about アルコールの火災予防上○火気
火気に近づけるとに近づけると引火しやすいに近づけると引火しやすい。
引火しやすい○アルコールから発生する可燃性蒸気は、空気より重く、低いところにたまりやすい
低いところにたまりやすい。
the splash-prevention sheets to be installed in the shop counters, etc.
このため、ご家庭や事業所などにおいて、消毒用アルコールを使用する場合、下記に示す火災予防上の一- Revise the related laws and ordinances to take measures for reducing face- 般的な注意事項に十分注意の上、安全に取り扱ってください。
火災予防上の一般的な注意事項
to-face procedure as much as possible, including the abolition of affixing☆ 消毒用アルコールを使用するときは、☆ 消毒用アルコールを容器に詰め替える場合は、
the stamp of the applicant
火気の近くで使用しないようにしましょう。
漏れ、あふれ又は飛散しないよう注意しましょう。
また、詰め替えた容器に“消毒用アルコール”や⁄ Infection control measures in the event of disaster“火気厳禁”などの注意事項を記載してください。
- In connection with the operation of places of refuge, request that the placesof refuge should be open as many as possible, thoroughly implement
the basic infection control measures including washing hands, proper ☆ 消毒用アルコールの容器を設置・保管する☆ 消毒用アルコールの容器を落下させたり、場所は、直射日光が当たる場所や高温となる
衝撃を与えることのないように気をつけてく
etiquette when coughing, etc., and secure sufficient space, etc.
場所は避けましょう。
ださい。
- Notify the fire department of thorough implementation of the infection
control measures in the rescue activities in the event of a natural
disaster
室内の消毒や消毒用アルコールの容器詰替えなどにより、- Notify of thorough implementation taking the infection control measures ☆アルコールの可燃性蒸気が滞留するおそれがある場合には、通気性の良い場所や換気が行われている場所で行いましょう。
when contacting with the injured and/or patients in the operations of the
また、密閉した室内で多量の消毒用アルコールの噴霧を行うことはさけましょう。
National Fire-Service Teams, checking the health condition and measuring
body temperature of the team members, avoiding the “3Cs” (Closed spaces,
Crowded places, Close-contact settings) on occasions of meeting, dining, T h e l e a f l e t fo r p u b l i s h i n g a n d e n l i g h te n i n g o n t h e
precautions for handling sterilizing alcohol
nap, etc.

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[Special Feature 3]
Enhancing and Strengthening Regional Disaster Prevention Capabilities
with Volunteer Fire Corps Playing a Central Role
Volunteer fire corps play a central role in securing the safety and security of local residents as the core local fire and disasterprevention system in the region, but the number of volunteer firefighters is declining year by year, and the number of members
is 818,478 as of April 1, 2020 (down by 13,504 from the previous year).
[Policies to enhance and strengthen volunteer fire corps](Creation of discussions in municipalities, etc.)⁄ In order to further enhance and strengthen regional disaster prevention capabilities, the FDMA requests municipalities tohold solid discussions together with a diverse range of local people, including residents, business establishments,
volunteer fire corps, and voluntary disaster prevention organizations.
(Promoting enrollment in volunteer fire corps)⁄ To promote the enrollment of students, women, employees, and public officials into the volunteer fire corps, efforts are being
made such as the “Volunteer Fire Corps Cooperation Establishment Display System” and the “Certification System forStudents’ Volunteer Fire Corps Activities.”(Improving treatment of volunteer firefighters)⁄ The FDMA requests that annual compensation and dispatch allowances be raised, particularly by organizations with low
allowances.
⁄ We will hold a study group on improving the treatment of volunteer fire corps ,and consider measures to secure the numberof volunteer firefighters.
(Enhancing and strengthening equipment, etc.)⁄ The fire pump vehicles equipped with rescue equipment and materials are lent to volunteer fire corps free of charge tosupport training, etc.
⁄ The Volunteer fire corps facility development subsidy (volunteer fire corps rescue capability improvement equipment
emergency development project) enriches the equipment of volunteer fire corps and improve their disaster response capabilities.
⁄ A new mutual aid program (My Car Mutual Aid) has been established to compensate volunteer firefighters for damage theirprivate cars and other vehicles used during disaster activities, without the need for individuals to bear the cost.

AED

Hydraulic cutting
machineGenerator

Projector

Engine cutter

Chain saw

Lifeboat and life jacket, etc.

Jack

Transceiver(Including digital
simple radio)

Drainage pump Protective suit, etc.

Equipment subject to subsidy for Volunteer fire corps facility development

Recruiting poster for Volunteer firefighters3

[Special Feature 4]
Utilization of AI, etc. in the Society 5.0 Era[Direction of research and development]⁄ The major goal of the “Fire and Disaster Prevention Science
Technology Sophistication Strategy Plan 2018” was to promotesocietal implementation of research results in addition to addressing
the increasing risk of natural disasters and the vulnerability ofsociety.
⁄ An emphasis was placed on AI and robots, etc. in the Promotion
Program for Scentific Fire and Disaster Prevention Technologies.
[State of research and development](Deployment of firefighting robot systems)
Scrum Force⁄ A firefighting robot system (Scrum Force) was developed, anda Special Equipment Unit equipped with this system was established at the Ichihara City Fire Department in May 2019.
⁄ Alongside the introduction of the latest technologies such as Quasi-Zenith Satellites, specifications will be compiled for mass
production.
(Research and development of ambulance crew optimization toward the prompt ambulance service transport)⁄ A method was developed for the ambulance crew to reduce the time required to reach the scene. Areas where high ambulanceservice demand is expected are predicted using a mesh in real time based on the results of finalizing the relationship between
fire department ambulance service activity data and weather forecasts utilizing AI, and the medical crew is transferred anddeployed in advance.
(Research and development of G-spatial information system for firefighting support)⁄ A system has been developed to contribute to efficient and safe firefighting activities in large-scale facilities by sharing thelocation information of visitors and images of fire scenes captured by G-spatial information (indoor positioning system) and ICT
among firefighters and members of fire defense organizations for self-protection.

[Special Feature 5]
Initiatives for facilitating the installation of individual home receivers for disaster prevention
administration radio system, etc.
[Eﬀectiveness of the home receivers]⁄ A home receiver, etc. installed in a house is an eﬀective information communication method for communicating information
reliably to the residents, in the event of heavy rainfall or typhoon, or when the voices
and sounds from the outdoor speaker cannot be clearly heard[Installation status of the home receivers, etc.]⁄ Installation rate of disaster prevention administration radio system, etc. in all themunicipalities in Japan is 87.0% as of the end of March, 2020
⁄ 75.4% of all the municipalities in Japan have introduced the home receivers, etc.
[Initiatives for facilitating the installation]⁄ Facilitate the installation by utilizing the commercial bonds for emergency disasterA sample of home receivers
prevention and disaster reduction, or by utilizing the special tax allocation⁄ Establish the standardized model with respect tothe functions of the home receivers for the purposeof mass-production and cost reduction of the homereceivers⁄ Dispatch the advisers who can give advice on themeans for communicating disaster information⁄ Lend the home receivers, etc. for free to themunicipalities in which the home receivers, etc. are
not fully installed, by utilizing the 2019 and 2020
supplementary budgets
The necessity of home receivers, etc.

4Current Status and Activities concerning Fire and Disaster Prevention
Current Status of Fires and Recent Trends (Chapter 1, Section 1)⁄ The number of fire incidents and the number of fatalities from fires have been gradually trending downward over the past 10
years.
- The number of fire incidents in 2018 was 37,683 (down by 298 from the previous year), equating to 73.7% versus 10 years
ago.
- The number of fatalities from fires was 1,486 (up by 59 from the previous year), equating to 79.2% versus 10 years ago.
- There were 3,581 fires caused by cigarettes, which were the primary cause of fires (bonfires were the second and stoves were
the third).
[Trends in the number of fire incidents and the number of fatalities from fires](Fires)(People)60,0003,000
51,13946,62050,00040,00050,006

1,877

48,09544,1892,500

43,741
39,111

1,738

1,766

1,721

1,625

1,678

1,563

30,00036,831
1,452

39,37337,981 37,683

1,456

1,427

1,486

2,000

1,500

Number of ﬁre outbreaks
Number of fatalities from ﬁres

20,000

1,000
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Notes: 1. Prepared based on “Fire Report”
2. See the left axis for the “Number of fire outbreaks” and the right axis for the “Number of fatalities from fire”- The number of house fires (excluding arson) in 2018 was 10,058 fires (down by 211 from the previous year), equating to
68.1% versus 10 years ago.
- The number of fatalities from house fires (excluding suicides by arson, etc.) was 899 (down by 47 from the previous year),equating to 87.9% versus 10 years ago.
- The installation rate for home fire alarms is 82.6% (as of July 1, 2020).
[Trends in the number of house fires (excluding arson) and the number of fatalities from house fires (excluding suicides by arson, etc.)](Fires)(People)20,0001,500

15,00014,77814,044 13,673
1,070

10,0001,023 1,022

12,832 12,502 11,855
997

10,058
1,000

1,006

1,016

914

Number of house ﬁres(excluding arson)

5,000

11,102 10,523 10,489 10,269

885

889

946

899

Number of fatalities from house ﬁres(excluding suicides by arson, etc.)

500

0
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Notes: 1. Prepared based on “Fire Report”
2. See the left axis for the “Number of fire outbreaks” and the right axis for the “Number of fatalities from fire”

5Status of Fire Service Organizations (As of April 1, 2020) (Chapter 2, Section 1)⁄ Fire departments- 726 fire departments and 1,719 fire stations have been established, with the number of firefighters totaling 166,628- The number of firefighters increased compared to the previous year (an increase of 1,190 people), equating to 104.9% versus
10 years ago.
⁄ Volunteer fire corps- The number of volunteer fire corps is 2,199 and the number of members is 818,478. Volunteer fire corps have been
established in every municipality.
- The number of volunteer fire corps members decreased compared to the previous year (a decrease of 13,504 people),equating to 92.6% versus 10 years ago.
[Trends in the number of firefighters and volunteer fire corps members](People)(As of April 1 each year)

175,000

166,628

170,000
165,000

158,809

160,000

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

165,438

163,814

162,124

160,392

159,354

155,000

163,043

161,244

159,730

164,873

2016

2017

Number of ﬁreﬁghter

2018(People)950,000
874,193883,698

900,000
850,000

879,978856,278

843,667

859,995

800,000

2020

Number of volunteer
ﬁre corps members

864,347
868,8722019

850,331

818,478
831,982

750,000

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Notes: 1. Prepared based on “The Survey on the Current Status of Fire and Disaster Prevention and Earthquake Countermeasures”
2. Due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the number of firefighter and volunteer fire corps members in Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, andFukushima Prefecture for 2011 were totaled using the figures from the previous year (as of April 1, 2010).

3. Due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the figures for Onagawa Town, Oshika-Gun, Miyagi Prefecture for 2012 were totaled via the figures from two
years ago (as of April 1, 2010).

Implementation Status of Ambulance Services (Chapter 2, Section 5)⁄ The number of times ambulances have been dispatched for emergencies has kept on an upward trend. In 2019, they weredispatched at a record high of around 6.64 million, which is roughly a 30% increase compared to 10 years ago.
⁄ The number of ambulance service teams established as of April 1, 2020 is 5,270 teams (an increase of 55 teams comparedwith the previous year), which is roughly a 7% increase compared to 10 years ago.
⁄ The average time required to reach the scene was 8.7 minutes in 2019 (0.8 minutes longer than 10 years ago).
⁄ The average time required to take the sick and wounded to hospital was 39.5 minutes in 2019 (3.4 minutes longer than 10 years ago).
[Trends in the time required to reach the scene and the time required
to take sick and wounded to hospital by ambulance][Trends in the number of ambulance dispatch cases and the numberof ambulance service teams](10,000 cases)(Teams)700

634
598 605 621
571580 592

650
600
550
500
450
400
350

546
512

4,965

5,069

5,028
4,927 5,004
4,910
4,892

661664

5,179

Number of ambulance dispatch cases

5,500

5,000

10.0
9.0
8.0

4,500

7.0
6.0

Number of ambulance service teams established(as of April 1 each year)

4,000

To a hospital(minutes)

12.0
11.0

5,270
5,140 5,215

5,090

6,000

To reach the scene(minutes)

5.0

45.0

39.3 39.5
38.7 39.339.4 39.4
39.5
39.3
37.4 38.1
36.1
8.7
8.6 8.5 8.6 8.7
8.2 8.3 8.5 8.6
7.9 8.1

40.0
35.0
30.0

Time required to take the sick andwounded to a hospitalTime required to reach the scene

25.0
20.0

Notes: 1. Prepared based on “The Annual Reports on Ambulance Service”
2. In the graph on the left, see the left axis for the “number of ambulance dispatch cases” and the right axis for the “number of ambulance service teams
established (as of April 1 each year)”.
3. In the graph on the right, see the left axis for the “time required to reach the scene” and the right axis for the “time required to take someone to a hospital”.
4. Due to the effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the figures for the right-hand graph were totaled by excluding the data for the fire department
at the Otsuchi District Administrative Affairs Association in Kamaishi and the fire department in Rikuzentakata City in 2010 and 2011.

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About Earthquake and Fire Prevention⁄ When a large-scale ear thquake occurs, it is likely to occur fires
simultaneously in multiple places, resulting in large-scale fire in densely
built-up areas, etc. with a high possibility. Occurrence of so-called “fireby energization” is also a concern, which arises when re-energizing after
the restoration from the electric outage.
⁄ In the FDMA, introduce the mechanisms of the earthquake/fire occurrence
based on the past incidents, and prepare visual materials and leaflets fordisseminating the needs of taking fall-prevention measures for furniture,
installing vibration sensing breakers, etc., as the daily measures against
earthquake/fire.
The leaflet to inform people about earthquake and fire
prevention

Initiatives for Expanding Employment of Female Firefighting Officers
As it is expected that the number of female firefighting officers will increase in
the field of firefighting and that they will play actively leading to improvements ofservices for the residents and strengthening of the firefighting organizations, issue
a notification to the fire department requesting initiatives aimed for securing female
firefighting officers⁄ Example in Shimamoto-cho fire department (Osaka prefecture)
Employed one female firefighting officer in 2019. Utilizing the special tax
allocation for improving the female-only facilities, worked on securing theenvironment where female firefighting officers can conduct their firefighting
Women-only facilities that have been improved
work at ease, by improving the female-only facilities (nap room, bathroom,
lavatory, etc.).
⁄ Example in Matsuura-city fire department (Nagasaki prefecture)
Set up female-only facilities, and held an internship for women only inJune 2018, for the purpose of promoting workplaces where women can work
comfortably. Internships and information communication on Facebook worked
well, resulting in an increase of the number of women candidates to 5 in 2019,
while there was no women candidate in the previous year, and finally employed
2 women.
Scene of an internship for women only

Promotion of the Ambulance Advice Center Project (#7119)
In addition to ensuring that the limited number of ambulances in theregion are able to reach injured and sick people with urgent symptoms
as quickly as possible, we will promote the nationwide implementationof the "Ambulance Advice Center project (#7119)," a telephone
consultation service to assist residents in seeking medical care in atimely and appropriate manner.
[Dissemination Status and effects of the ambulance advice
center project (#7119)]⁄ The project has been implemented in 17 regions of Japan as of
October 1, 2020.
⁄ From a firefighting perspective, effects have been confirmed
such as the detection and rescue of latent patients with severe
symptoms, a reduction in the transfer ratio of patients with mild
Implemented (the whole prefecture)
Implemented (some municipality)
symptoms, and control of non-urgent ambulance services dispatch,
Implemented with a similar number
Unimplemented
etc. have been confirmed.
Status of dissemination of the Ambulance Advice Center project (#7119)⁄ From a medical perspective, effects have been confirmed such as a
reducing in the burden on medical institutions and the optimization of medical costs have been confirmed.
Local
government staff engaged in operation have been dispatched as an adviser utilizing the dissemination promotion⁄
adviser system, which began in May 2017 and 37 advisers in total have been dispatched to 16 regions as of the end of April
2020.
⁄ PR activities targeted at a wide range of people have been conducted utilizing internet media in order to improve theawareness and understanding of residents regarding #7119 and promote its utilization.
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Eﬀorts to Ensure the Safe Operation System of Fire and Disaster Prevention Helicopters[Repeated fire and disaster prevention helicopter crashes]⁄ 4 fire and disaster prevention helicopter crashes have occurred since 2009, and 26 firefighters, etc. have died (August 2018:
Gunma Prefecture, March 2017: Nagano Prefecture, July 2010: Saitama Prefecture, September 2009: Gifu Prefecture).
[Standards for the operation of fire and disaster prevention helicopters]⁄ Based on the discussions at the “Conference on Standards for the Operation of fire and disaster prevention helicopters
operation”, the “Standard on fire and disaster prevention helicopter operation” was announced as a recommendationby the commissioner of the FDMA, concerning the two-pilot system, requirements for the captain and co-pilot, training, etc.
[Formulation of onboarding requirements and training review program]⁄ In March 2020, based on the results of these studies and the items indicated in the standards, the operational organizations
formulated a plan for the requirements for and training of fire and disaster prevention helicopter pilots. The “Onboarding
requirements and training review program for fire and disaster prevention helicopter pilots” was also formulated as a
guideline for implementation.

Revision of the action plan of the National Fire-Service Teams in the event of the Nankai Trough Earthquake[Action plan of the National Fire-Service Teams]⁄ For the large-scale earthquakes such as the Nankai Trough Earthquake, Tokyo Inland Earthquake, etc., formulate the action
plan so that the director of the FDMA can dispatch the National Fire-Service Teams on a nationwide scale to swiftly andproperly act in the damaged area.
[Features of the revised action plan]⁄ Features of the action plan for the National Fire-Service Teams in case of the Nankai Trough Earthquake given the revised“Plan for the concrete actions to take emergency measures in case of the Nankai Trough Earthquake” as of May 29, 2020 are
as follows:
1. If the Nankai Trough Earthquake occurs, swiftly dispatch all the available National Fire-Service Teams altogether
2. Based on the pre-formulated support organization plan, swiftly decide where to dispatch
3. Change the dispatch destination flexibly based on the damaged status, etc.
4. Instruct the battalion of other prefectures not estimated to suffer big damage to go into action once this action plan is applied,so that quick initial action can be ensured
5. Prepare to be able to swiftly go into action for traffic disruption or to dispatch from a remote area, assuming various meansof going ahead in advance, such as going ahead utilizing a ferry or transport of vehicles of the National Fire-Service Teams
utilizing the vehicles of the Self-Defense Forces
6. When a subsequent earthquake occurs, change the destination to provide support, move the teams, etc., as it becomes
necessary, taking into consideration the damaged status due to the subsequent earthquakes, the status of the area damagedby the first earthquake, etc.
Prefectures that require the support of the National Fire-Service Teams
Priority recipient prefectures with minimal damage
Prefectures to be dispatched according to
the damage situation in their own prefecture
Prefectures not estimated to suffer big
damage based on assumptions

Dispatch immediately

Dispatch immediately

Magnitude-8-class
earthquake
Dispatch if available (Air unit)
Vigil in own prefecture for a week.

Outline of the dispatch on the Current Status of Fire and Disaster Prevention8

<Reference> 2020 White Paper on Fire Service - Contents[Special Feature 1]
Responses to Recent Large-scale Natural Disasters, and the Development of Fire and Disaster
Prevention Systems
1. The damage from and response to the torrential rain in July 2020
2. The damage from and response to Typhoon No. 10 (Haishen)
3. Efforts of the FDMA in “The three-year emergency response plan for disaster prevention, disastermitigation, and building national resilience”[Special Feature 2]
COVID-19 Infection Control Measures
1. Outbreak of COVID-19-infected patients and expansion status
2. Initiatives taken by the firefighting agencies related to COVID-19 infection control measures[Special Feature 3]
Enhancing and Strengthening Regional Disaster Prevention Capabilities with Volunteer Fire
Corps Playing a Central Role
1. Current status of volunteer fire corps
2. Policies to enhance and strengthen volunteer fire corps[Special Feature 4]
Utilization of AI, etc. in the Society 5.0 Era
1. Direction of research and development
2. State of research and development[Special Feature 5]
Initiatives for facilitating the installation of individual home receivers for disaster prevention
administration radio system, etc.
1. Multiplexing and diversification of means of communicating disaster information to residents
2. Effectiveness of the individual house receivers
3. Installation status of the individual house receivers, etc.
4. Initiatives for facilitating the installation

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[Chapter 1]
Current Status of and Challenges for Disasters
Section 1. Fire Prevention
Section 2. Countermeasures to Disasters at Facilities for Hazardous Materials
Section 3. Countermeasures to Disasters at Petroleum Industrial Complexes
Section 4. Countermeasures to Fires in Forests and Fields
Section 5. Countermeasure to Storm and Floods
Section 6. Countermeasures to Earthquake
Section 7. Countermeasures to Nuclear Disasters
Section 8. Countermeasures to Other Disasters[Chapter 2]Fire and Disaster Prevention Organizations and Activities
Section 1. Fire Service Structure
Section 2. Promotion of Integration of Fire Department
Section 3. The Activities of Firefighting Personnel
Section 4. Education and Training Structure
Section 5. Ambulance Service System
Section 6. Rescue System
Section 7. Aerial Fire and Disaster Prevention System
Section 8. Integrated Fire Service Support and National Fire-Service Team for Disaster Response
Section 9. The Disaster Prevention Systems of National and Local Government
Section 10. Promoting the Computerization of Fire and Disaster Prevention[Chapter 3]
Responses for Public Safety
Section 1. Efforts for Public Safety
Section 2. Response to the Case of a Ballistic Missile Launch by North Korea[Chapter 4]
Voluntary Fire and Disaster Prevention Activities and Building Communities that are Resistant toDisasters[Chapter 5]
Responding to International Challenges[Chapter 6]
Research and Development on Science and Technology for Fire and Disaster Prevention[Attachment]

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