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.

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".
 * It seems that before killing a Flame Human, a member of the Brigade must chant the following: "Flames are the breaths of souls... And smoke is the souls' release... Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. This soul, return to the raging flames." - This is used as a way of purifying the soul of the Flame Human.