Tokyo's fire department says the number of emergency response by rescue unit exceeded 930,000 times last year, which is second highest in history. The number of response times was around 530,000 times until March this year, and it increased by 4.5% compared to last year.
According to the fire department, many response times were canceled due to delay in fire trucks or emergency situations where no evacuation was needed. However, they say that the number of rescued people who have been ill is around 210,000 times, which is 10.6% more than last year.
I think it's not a good thing that rescue unit didn't respond many times because of delay in fire trucks or emergency situations... But I'm glad that they could save so many lives!
あと、急病が出て救助された件数は10.6%増加して、21万件以上でしたね Those who are in trouble must be relieved to have received help. But, what about those who don't need rescue because of the fire or other reasons?
Tokyo fire department says emergency response is 93万回 more than last year , record high! But let's not be fooled, many rescue missions got cancelled due to malfunction of cars or medical equipment . Also, people with minor illnesses are getting fewer rescue help, only 21万件 . Fire department says they couldn't do much last year due to the number of rescues being cancelled... but it's still sad to see so many cases of emergency being ignored