Tokyo Fire Department

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Tokyo Fire Department

Fire mark of the TFD
Headquarters building
Abbreviation	東京消防庁
Formation	7 March 1948
Type	Fire Department
Legal status	Municipal Fire Service
Headquarters	1-3-5 Ōtemachi
Location	Ōtemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Fire Chief	Toshio Andō
Budget	¥245,932,000,000 (2015)[1]
Staff	18,408
Volunteers	26,490
Website	www.tfd.metro.tokyo.jp

The Tokyo Fire Department (TFD) (Japanese: 東京消防庁, Tokyo Shōbōchō), Founded in 1948, is the fire department of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. 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. It is headed by a fire chief. The TFD is part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and is distinguished from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, which coordinates other municipal fire departments in Japan.

The TFD is headquartered in Ōtemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.^[2]