Introduction of MDPC Training Department, Japan

Hiroshi KosekiNational Research Institute of

Fire and Disaster(NRIFD), Japan

MDPC is; MDPC=Maritime Disaster Prevention Center Independent Agency under controlled by the Ja

panese Coast Guard, re-established in 2003

Puropose: To implement disaster prevention measure.

Training facilities exist in Tokyo Bay This facility is the largest facility for training fir

e fighting in Japan

Other facilities in Japan

FDMC (Fire Disaster Management College), FDMA

Oil company 1) National Oil Co. Ltd. has training facilit

y in each oil storage base. 2) Nigata ， Shell of Japan

Services of trainings by MDPC

Fire-fighting training　 for oil company　

Oil spill control training

Map of Japan and training site

Japan

MDPCTraining department

Tokyo

MDPC

Accepted oil company people Several courses for training one week course for fire fighting in

oil complex area

Spill and tank fire training

Spill oil fire (2)

Oil tank fire

5m pan

Fire in Idemitsu Co. and large fire fighting cannon(monitor) was used

September 2003

Large fire-fighting Gun (monitor)

For fire fighting persons Large oil tank fire should be happened

in future in Japan because we expect large earthquake　 in the near future.

So we asked oil company to have more fire equipments like to large fire-fighting gun (monitor)

Training to use large fire-fighting gun is important for oil company We hope MDPC is one of the training

facilities for large fire fighting gun

Conclusion Daily Training is very important We, governments ask oil and oil

chemical companies to do training for their people against future coming earthquake or other disaster.

Local governments also have to send their fire-fighting people to such training facilities because we government do not have such facility.

Needs for training facilities is increasing in Japan