According to an NHK interview, there were no more than 200 fire extinguishing hoses in total in Mie prefecture for about half a year until last month.


The prefecture thinks that most of them have been stolen, and since there is a risk that the initial fire extinguishing will be delayed, we are calling on local governments in each region to work on theft prevention.

In Mie Prefecture, the Toba City Fire Department reported to the police last month that a total of 14 Shinchu cylinder tips were stolen from the fire extinguishing hose storage box in the city, as well as Taiki Town and Odai Town. But there was similar damage.



When NHK interviewed 29 cities and towns in Mie Prefecture and the fire departments in each region, the tip of the fire hose made of Shinchu and aluminum was found in Tsu for about half a year from September last year to February. It turned out that more than 200 were lost in total in 10 cities and towns from the central part to the southern part such as the city and Ise city in Matsusaka city.

Most of the Mie Prefecture Fire and Security Divisions believe that they have been stolen, and that there is a risk that the initial fire extinguishing will be delayed.



Taro Waki, chief of the Fire and Security Division, said, "Because it is a very important facility to protect the lives of residents, please refrain from criminal acts." increase.

On the 15th of last month, the Higashi-Chisato Neighborhood Association in Kawage-cho, Tsu City noticed that the two storage boxes for the fire-fighting hose had lost the two Shinchu cylinder tips.



The residents' association reported the theft to the police, but the new tube tip has not been replenished yet.



Koichi Komada, chairman of the Higashi Senri Neighborhood Association, said, "The storage box is not locked so that everyone can use it at any time. I'm sad to be there. "