Special Fire Force

A is a fire fighting force, that investigates the Human Body Ignition Phenomenon and purifies the souls of Flame Humans. Newcomers of each brigade participate in the Fire Officer Newcomer Tournament.

Overview
Fire Brigades are special fighting forces, who's main objective is to solve the Human Body Ignition Phenomenon's mystery, and purify Flame Humans. There are training facilities that most officers attend before joining the ranks of a brigade, such as Shinra and Arthur.

Ranking system
Special Fire Brigades use quasi-military ranks.
 * The is the leader and the elite of the brigade.
 * The is the second-in-command of the brigade.
 * The is a soldier within the Special Fire Brigade. There are two different types of Fire Officers:  and.
 * The functions as a sort of priest of the team.
 * The operates a yet unknown job in the brigade.
 * The operates the weapons department and is in charge of maintenance.

Uniform
The uniform of the Special Fire Brigades consists of a Bunker gear shared by all individual brigades. For the brigades located within Tokyo. their helmets are black and has the letters "FIRE SOLDIER # TOKYO" written on it, with the number of the brigade in large. The jacket is quite large with bright neon-blue stripes across the arms and stomach-area, and a collar directing outwards. The jacket has buttons in shape of a cross.

The uniform also consists of gloves and a neck-protector. The trousers also have stripes on them, and reach down to the toes of the black boots. On the left upper-arm, a number patch with a crest of the brigade is present. It should also be noted that many brigade members have personalized their uniforms to fit themselves; for example, Shinra had the trousers cut shorter to reach above his feet so that it compliments his ability to produce fire on his feet.

Brigades
Below is a list of known Fire Brigades which have been mentioned as of yet.
 * 1st Special Fire Brigade
 * 2nd Special Fire Brigade
 * 3rd Special Fire Brigade
 * 5th Special Fire Brigade
 * 7th Special Fire Brigade
 * 8th Special Fire Brigade

Trivia

 * The word "Shōbōkantai" (消防官隊) is sort of a play on the words "Shōbōtai" (消防隊), which means "fire brigade", and "Shōbōkan", which means "fire officer". From perspective, a more fitting translation would be "Special Fire Officer Company".