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Security and safety
Security and safety of Yokohama
Yokohama is strengthening its preparedness to respond rapidly and appropriately to all manner of crises and emergencies so as to become a city whose residents and visitors can feel truly safe and secure. It is equipped to cope with every contingency, put in place the Crisis Management Center in Yokohama City Hall and having 18 fire stations and 77 branch fire stations, and approximately 3,400 personnel and 600 firefighting vehicles at its disposal.
Crisis preparedness
Yokohama City Disaster Preparedness Council (at the Crisis Management Center)
Yokohama has established “The Guideline of Crisis Management of Yokohama City” to direct the development of crisis preparedness in a comprehensive and systematic manner in order to safeguard residents' lives and property. Disaster surveillance cameras and street safety cameras are also installed so that situations can be swiftly monitored in the event of a crisis.
International rescue
Aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake
Yokohama has an international rescue team ready for immediate dispatch in the event of major disasters overseas as well as in Japan. Personnel with specialized expertise are dispatched to cities around Japan and across the globe to provide technical advice, and various other forms of international and technical cooperation are provided.
Disaster response
As cities extend ever upward and downward, they present new risks and an increasing diversity of potential disasters. Fit and highly-skilled firefighters and ambulance crews are ready to respond swiftly and appropriately to such disasters and meet the growing demand for ambulance services.
Ambulance services
Firefighting activities
Yokohama's fire department became Japan's first to provide ambulance services in March 1933. Since then, it has continued to pioneer their development. The city is presently expanding training of paramedics and building up its fleet of advanced ambulance vehicles. Around the clock, the firefighting and ambulance services are working together to “save the lives that can be saved.”