At Edo in the Edo Period, daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) and hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu, which is a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) battled the fires occurred at samurai residence, while merchants and craftsmen battled the fires occurred at the regions where they lived.
江戸時代の江戸では、武家屋敷で発生した火災は大名と旗本が消火活動にあたり、町人の住む地域で火災は町人の手による消火活動が行われていた。