Summary of Yokohama heliport

Last update date October 1, 2019

Organization of Yokohama heliport

In Yokohama heliport, there are navigation of plane, aviation rescue operation and aviation department and maintenance department training maintaining equipments for plane and help.
By these two courses, we conduct affairs mainly on firefightings such as fire extinguishing, help, first aid, and wide area support works for large-scale disaster to occur in each places of the whole country.

Organizational chart of Yokohama heliport

Ayumi of Yokohama heliport

Ayumi of Yokohama heliport
The name of an era	Article
May 1, 1979	Flying corps start preparations charge is set up by the defending department Security Division
December 1, 1979	We secure setting place of Yokohama heliport
April 1, 1980	The first unit navigation start (SA365C1 type) ※Operation that we borrow the Tokyo Fire Department flying corps government building (Tokyo heliport)
April 6, 1981	We post aviation rescuer in each fire department
February 9, 1982	We participate in Japan Airlines airplane Haneda offing crash
March 13, 1982	The Yokohama heliport completion
April 1, 1982	"Yokohama heliport" starts by reorganization as department (we set up control department, aviation department, maintenance department)
April 1, 1983	The second unit navigation start (SA365N type)
April 1, 1983	Helicopter TV device operational start
May 30, 1986	Wide area aviation firefighting support conduct summary establishment at the time of large-scale special disaster
May 1, 1988	It becomes 2 department of A.T.C. department, maintenance department by reorganization
It is February 4 from January 17, 1995	We participate in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
April 1, 1995	The first unit (hamachidori 1) update navigation start (AS365N2 type)
July 6, 1996	One operational system enforcement such as holidays
August 12, 1996	Heliport earthquake measures maintenance business (prevention of liquefaction construction in apron) start
May 13, 1997	We build more two 10kℓ tanks in refueling facility, and total amount to be stored is increased by 40kℓ
October 3, 1997	Heliport earthquake measures maintenance business (prevention of liquefaction construction in apron) completion
April 1, 1998	The second unit (hamachidori 2) update navigation start (AS365N2 type)
January 17, 1999	The night wait system enforcement
April 26, 1999	We display in the old first unit (the first issue machine) Yokohama heliport and save
From October 28, 2004 to 30th	We participate in Niigata Chuetsu earthquake
December 20, 2007	Hangar asbestos removal construction completion
From June 14, 2008 to 17th	We participate in Miyagi, Iwate inland earthquake
From March 11, 2011 to 31st	We participate in the Great East Japan Earthquake
It is August 1 from July 30, 2011	We participate in Niigata, Fukushima heavy rain
July 1, 2013	The first unit (hamachidori 1) update navigation start (AW139 type)
From October 16, 2013 to 31st	We participate in Oshima-machi, Tokyo for the earth and sand disaster accompanied with typhoon No.26 disaster
June 4, 2015	The second unit (hamachidori 2) update navigation start (AW139 type)
December 18, 2015	The new hangar completion
April 1, 2016	By reorganization, it becomes aviation department from A.T.C. department
April 14, 2016	We participate in earthquake centering on the Kumamoto, Kumamoto district
August 31, 2016	We participate in Kuji-shi, Iwate because of flood accompanied with typhoon No.10 disaster
May 6, 2017	We participate in Futaba-gun, Fukushima forest fire
December 18, 2017	We participate in Uenohara-shi, Yamanashi forests and fields fire
January 4, 2018	We participate in Nishitama-gun, Tokyo forests and fields fire
July 8, 2018	We participate in Ehime for damage accompanied with heavy rain disaster in July, 2018
September 6, 2018	We participate in Hokkaido Iburi eastern part earthquake disaster

The time required from heliport

It arrives at everywhere in Yokohama-shi within eight minutes after taking off from Yokohama heliport.

Activities of City of Yokohama, Fire Bureau aviation fire brigade

With response to various disasters that City of Yokohama, Fire Bureau aviation fire brigade is caused by two helicopters to hold in Yokohama-shi,
We carry out support participation to the prefectural inside and outside.

The navigation situation (during 2018) of helicopter
		The total		The first aviation fire brigade		The second aviation fire brigade
		The number of times	Time	The number of times	Time	The number of times	Time
The total		583	401:40	338	219:45	245	181:55
Disaster participation		136	89:25	85	51:54	51	37:31
Breakdown	Fire	96	50:41	63	31:45	33	18:56
	Other than fire (help, first aid, caution, others)	7	1:48	2	0:18	5	1:30
	Support	33	36:56	20	19:51	13	17:05
Training (flying corps training, fire drills )		402	288:29	226	155:45	176	132:44
Investigation, inspection (pad, administrative inspection, aerial photography)		45	23:46	27	12:06	18	11:40

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It is report aviation department to Fire Bureau Yokohama

Telephone: 045-784-0119

Fax: 045-784-0116

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