Five years have passed since the accident in which a disaster prevention helicopter in Nagano Prefecture crashed and nine firefighters died, and a memorial service was held in Matsumoto City on the 5th.
Five years ago, on March 5, a disaster prevention helicopter in Nagano Prefecture, which was heading for rescue training assuming a mountain disaster, crashed on Mt. Hachibuse in Matsumoto City, killing all nine people on board, including the captain and firefighters. ..
Five years after the accident, a memorial service was held in Matsumoto City, and about 50 people including bereaved families and firefighters attended, and all of them prayed silently at the beginning.
Next, Atsushi Mizusaki, the captain of the Fire and Disaster Prevention Aviation Center of the Prefectural Fire and Disaster Prevention Aviation Center, stated his vow that he would like to continue his activities with the lessons learned from the accident in mind and to put safety first without neglecting his efforts.
After the accident, Nagano Prefecture has used private helicopters for disaster prevention activities, but from April last year it resumed its own helicopter operation, and from December last year, mountain rescue at an altitude of 2500 meters or more. Has also resumed.
Toshiro Takashima (37 at the time), the father of Noritoshi Takashima, who died in the accident, said, "I remembered the sad feelings of those days again. For five years, there was no day when I didn't remember my son. I want you to do it. "