[Press Release] First Half of 2022 Fire and Emergency Response

①Ratio of electric fires reached record highs‼
　 By cause, "tobacco" is the most common among all fires and "konro" for house fires. All dead are elderly.
・The number of fires (all fires) was 336, a decrease of 52 compared to the same period of the previous year, the lowest ever, but the ratio of electric fires to all fires and house fires (33.0% for all fires and house fires 40.3% of house fires) ) Was a record high.
・The cause of fires was 51 cigarettes for all fires and 29 cases of "Konro" for house fires, and 7 people died from fires (excluding arson suicide) were 7 fires and 5 in house fires, all of which were 65 years or older.
②The number of emergency cases and transport personnel were all highest ever‼
・The number of emergency participations was 113,227, an increase of 18,482 (19.5%) from the same period of the previous year, and the number of transport personnel was 91,832, an increase of 11,897 (14.9%) from the same period of the previous year, all of which recorded a record high. .
・Looking at the ratio of transport personnel by age, 57.5% of elderly people, and moderate or higher accounted for 53.8% of injuries and illnesses.