372 Firefighting Support Personnel Dispatched for Ōfunato City Fire.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

In response to the large-scale forest fire in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture, the prefecture has dispatched a total of 372 members from 11 fire departments in the prefecture as the Prefectural Emergency Firefighting Assistance Team by the 6th. At the request of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, they carried out firefighting and fire spread prevention activities. The current third team is scheduled to be active until the 9th, and preparations are underway to respond to additional deployments. As forest and residential fires continue to occur across the country, the prefecture is calling for caution when handling fire in dry and windy conditions.