Konan fire brigade

fire brigade, a member of the Konan Ward, is a part-time local government employee who works to protect the lives and property of Yokohama citizens with the spirit of "protecting the local community!" In Konan fire brigade, employees from 18 to 70 years old, full-time housewives, part-time workers and students work as fire brigade members.

We conduct daily training and training to prepare for large-scale disasters such as fires, earthquakes and storms and floods. In addition to disaster activities, we also conduct life-saving training at schools and other places, security at events in Neighborhood Associations, and publicity for fire prevention. In addition, Konan Ward is home to large-scale customer-acquisition facilities centered on Kami-Ooka Station and Konandai Station, downtown areas and large-scale housing complex.

Fifty female members are active in Konan fire brigade. In addition to male members, many female members participate in life-saving training at schools and Neighborhood Associations, as well as training on stand-pipe initial-stage fire-fighting techniques. equipment. In addition to serving the same menu as male members in daily training, we also provide training for female members, which is a valuable force for Konan fire brigade. It's morale, cheerful and energetic!

We conduct various trainings and trainings throughout the year to improve the capabilities of individual fire brigade employees and to enhance and strengthen disaster and fire response capabilities.

In 1969, along with population growth, the city of Yokohama reorganized 10 administrative districts into 14 administrative districts, separated from Minami Ward to create Konan Ward. fire brigade was also separated from Ooka fire brigade, Yokohama, and Konan fire brigade was newly established. At the time of its inception, it was engaged in fire brigade activities to protect the lives, bodies and property of approximately 96,000 Konan residents from disasters under the conditions of one headquarters, five branch offices, five storage areas, five portable small power pumps, and 248 fire brigade chiefs and below. At that time, Konan Ward was in the process of development, and since the development of Shimonagaya, Kaminagaya and Serigaya areas was actively carried out, one new branch was added on April 1, 1982, with the aim of strengthening the disaster prevention system in this area. In 1997, with the addition of female fire brigade employees, as of November 1, 2007, one headquarters, six branches, 22 equipment storage units, 23 portable small power pumps, 18 portable small power pumps, and 266 people, including fire chiefs, have been conducting fire brigade activities based on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, fire brigade, Japan. As a result, the former first branch was integrated with the second branch, becoming a new two branch, and the name of the former first branch was taken over by the six branches to become the new one branch. As a result, one headquarters and five branches have a system of 285 people.