Fire and Disaster Management Agency

News

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  First Airbus H160 Firefighter Delivered to Hiroshima City

  Oct 27, 2025 · Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau becomes first firefighting operator of the Airbus H160 helicopter
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  New Airbus H225 for Tokyo Firefighters

  Jul 28, 2025 · Japan’s Tokyo Fire Department will receive a new Airbus H225 helicopter as part of its fleet modernisation
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  Japan’s Nagoya Firefighters Orders Airbus H160

  Jul 18, 2025 · Japan’s Nagoya City Firefighters have ordered a new Airbus H160 helicopter, which will begin replacing their current AS365N3 fleet
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  New Kawasaki Bk117D3 for Shizuoka Firefighters

  Apr 22, 2024 · Kawasaki receives order for a H145 / BK117D3 from the Shizuoka City firefighting and disaster relief aviation unit. The new helicopter will be delivered in March 2026
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  Two More AW169 Helicopters for Japan

  Jun 21, 2023 · Leonardo’s distributor in Japan, Mitsui Bussan, has placed an order for two AW169 at the Paris Air Show, including one designated for firefighting service bringing the total number of these helicopters in the country to eight
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  Firefighter AW189 at LIMA 2019

  Mar 26, 2019 · AW189 helicopters recently delivered to Malaysian and Seoul Fire Departments entered service. Japan’ Tokyo Fire Department will soon follow. One of the Jabatan Bomba is one display at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition LIM