The annual New Year's ceremony of the Tokyo Fire Department was held, and the traditional ``ladder riding'' was shown, and this year, 100 years after the Great Kanto Earthquake, a drill was held assuming an earthquake directly below the capital.
About 2,500 people, including firefighters from the Tokyo Fire Department and local firefighters, gathered at the venue, Tokyo Big Sight, in Koto Ward, Tokyo. Earthquakes and torrential rain disasters caused by linear rain belts have occurred one after another.In addition, since new damage estimates for an earthquake directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area have been announced, I would like to work to strengthen the system of firefighting activities and improve regional disaster prevention."
Next, members of the Edo Firefighting Memorial Association, which works to preserve the firefighting culture of the Edo period, challenged themselves to climb ladders in uniform happi coats and performed traditional techniques on top of a six-meter-high ladder.
In addition, 100 years after the Great Kanto Earthquake, drills were held assuming an earthquake directly below the capital, and procedures for rescuing people who failed to escape from collapsed buildings were confirmed.