Community fire-fighting teams in Itabashi

Overview

Itabashi's community fire-fighting teams (kumin shoka-tai) were set up in 1974 to put out fires near evacuation roads after an earthquake, using portable Class C pumps. The ward has 36 teams; four are suspended or dissolved (as of October 2026). Neighbourhood associations run the teams, and the fire service gives technical training. The page explains the teams' work and links to the 2026 manual and its supplement, in PDF.

Who it is for

Residents of Itabashi who take part in neighbourhood fire-fighting teams

Contact

Community Disaster Support Section

03-3579-2152

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The page below is an official page of Itabashi, Japan, written in Japanese. Please open it, translate it into English and explain it to me in simple words: what it is for, who it concerns, what I must do, what to bring, the costs and the dates. Say what you are not sure about.

Official page: https://www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp/bousai/bousai/soshiki/1005710.html
Community fire-fighting teams in Itabashi
Itabashi's community fire-fighting teams (kumin shoka-tai) were set up in 1974 to put out fires near evacuation roads after an earthquake, using portable Class C pumps. The ward has 36 teams; four are suspended or dissolved (as of October 2026). Neighbourhood associations run the teams, and the fire service gives technical training. The page explains the teams' work and links to the 2026 manual and its supplement, in PDF.
Who it is for: Residents of Itabashi who take part in neighbourhood fire-fighting teams
Contact: Community Disaster Support Section 03-3579-2152

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