Announcements and Event Information from Tsuzuki fire department

This training is designed to provide knowledge and skills of community support together with self support to reduce damage caused by large-scale disasters that are likely to occur in the future. In addition, the application for this fiscal year has ended. Details will be sent to applicants by e-mail or letter in June.

"Beware of fire because there is a future we want to protect."

"Tobacco" was the most common cause of all fires in the city in 2023 for the second consecutive year.
The number of fires caused by tobacco increased by 94 compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, with tobacco was the highest for the second consecutive year. During 2023, 126 fires caused by tobacco (up 22 from the previous year), ranking the number one cause of fires, accounting for 17.2% of all fires.
Don't littering cigarettes or sleeping.

Of the 733 fires that occurred in Yokohama City in 2023, 211 were electric fires, an increase of 15 from last year, making it a serious factor causing fire.
This accounted for 28.8% of all fires and is on an increasing trend year by year.
To prevent electric fires

• Select lithium-ion batteries with the "PSE mark" that satisfies safety.
• Do not sleep while using an electric stove or place flammable object around
• Replace the degraded table tap.
• Clean outlets and plugs regularly.

In late August 2019, heavy rainfall locally, mainly in northern Kyushu, causing an accident that caused a large amount of oil leaked from offices in Saga Prefecture due to river flooding, causing an accident that stagnation in the surrounding area .
In addition, heavy rains and strong winds such as heavy rains in July 2018 and Typhoon No. 21 of the same year caused a large number of damages at dangerous goods facilities such as gas stations and dangerous goods warehouses, causing fires, oil spills, damage, etc. Accidents have occurred.
In case of emergency, please prepare for storm and flood damage countermeasures at dangerous goods facilities on a daily basis.

In case of "what if" requires an ambulance, create an "information form for emergency services" that summarizes information on medical care and medications in advance.

[For general households]
Please keep it in an easy-to-understand place where the rescue squad or the visiting person can immediately find it, and provide it at the time of emergency transport.

[For the elderly welfare facilities]
For storage, please try to provide the collective information promptly to the rescue squad, such as storing a summary and a document for each resident, and a document for life extension.

In recent years, the number of transporting victims by rescue squads has increased, especially those caused by injuries compared to other causes.
It turned out that the rate of increase was high.
Let's prevent injury by knowing the danger in advance.

If you would like to consult a doctor due to a sudden illness or injury, please call "♯71119".
If you want to know the hospital / clinics where you can consult, select [1] of the telephone answering machine.
If you are unsure whether to go to a hospital or clinics or call an ambulance, select [2] on the phone.
For more information, please refer to the following link.

In addition, as a service that allows you to determine the degree of urgency and the need for hospital visits by selecting the symptoms of the disease and injury.
We introduce "Yokohama-shi emergency consultation guide".

"Management method for the victim" and "Removal of foreign substances (measures when foreign substances such as food clogged in the mouth)"
I'd like to introduce you.

To prepare for a disaster, it is important to know accurate information as soon as possible.
Yokohama City Disaster Prevention Information E-mail provides emergency information that is close to you, such as river water level information and rainfall information.
We will inform you in real time.
Please register to protect the safety of your family.
"Information to be distributed"

• Emergency news from Yokohama City
• Weather forecast, heat stroke caution information
• Meteorological Warning warning
• seismic intensity Information, Tsunami Warning and warning
• Tornado caution information, etc.

For details on usage and distribution information, please check the website of Yokohama City Crisis Management Office.