A Study on Effective Operation of Fire Brigades in Case of Large-Scale Flooding in Tokyo

Abstract

In order to reduce the damage caused by floods in Tokyo, this study attempted to clarify the current status of fire brigade response to floods in Japan, and to examine how fire brigades can better respond to floods in the future. Based on the literature survey and interview survey on flood damage response in Japan, issues were extracted, and countermeasures for these issues were devised through 5E analysis. As a result, the following recommendations were made: the penetration of manuals and their optimization, effective use of materials and equipment, awareness building for wide-area operation, review of the contents of flood drills, more efficient evacuation publicity, and strengthening of safety management training.