The TFD is the largest urban fire department in the world with a total staff of 18,408.

The TFD is responsible for firefighting, fire prevention, fire investigation, hazardous material handling, disaster response, rescue operations, and emergency medical services across all 23 wards of Tokyo and parts of Western Tokyo.

[2] Japan's first fire service was founded in 1629 during the Edo period, and was called hikeshi (Japanese: 火消し, lit.

During the Meiji Period, the hikeshi was merged into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in 1881.

During this period, pumps were imported and domestically produced, and modern firefighting strategies were introduced.

The demonstrations are mostly public awareness events for the people who live in the Tokyo area.

Commonly one sees a small demonstration every so often in district centers, schools, and shopping arcades.

These tags give information about the person and sort out many who could be saved with the current status of medical service, a form of triage.

Future firefighting robotics might have simple artificial intelligence to search for life and be able to move on terrain without operator's assistance.

The museum has firefighting history of the 17th and 18th centuries with large, scale-model dioramas showing scenes of destruction from past events.