町火消について : 江戸時代の京都の消防の研究(その2)

Abstract

This work intends to disclose the ordering system for actual firefighting in Kyoto city under the Tokugawa regime (Tokugawa era). Some studies described that the magistrate office decided to substitute the professional firefighter for the fire extinguishing team consisting of citizen because of their sabotage, in 1777. But, in this paper, it will be clarified the performance of the citizen at the firing location. In conclusion, they were used to be performed as the fire fighter and occasionally had good results so the magistrate office counted on them.