Takehisa Hinawa

is a Second Generation Company Commander at the 8th Special Fire Brigade.

Appearance
Takehisa is a young man with a short crop of light hair and glasses. He is seen wearing the traditional brigade's bunker gear, which consists of a black tank top, buckled at the waist with a belt, which presses a middle part that's strapped to his shoulders, and dark pants. Those are later topped by a protective jacket and trousers. He was also seen wearing a grey-colored jumpsuit.

Personality
Takehisa is a calm and resourceful individual, not bothered by Akitaru's antics, instead telling him to focus on the task at hand. He is deductive, as he determined that Shinra joined the brigade in order to make-up for the mistakes he made in the past. When on the field, he was shown to be rather rough, but caring for his team-mates. He is also rather close to Maki and often scolds her for playing with flames, though he is rather strict with all of his team-mates.

Abilities
Takehisa is a Second Generation, who has adapted to the phenomenon and was granted the ability to manipulate and control flames. However, Takehisa cannot kindle flames himself and must use external sources. On the field, he uses military-based weapons, like a machine gun or a mini-bazooka, with which he can use the Special Fire Extinguishing Bullet.

Introduction arc
Takehisa, alongside the rest of the 8th Special Fire Brigade, arrives to save a train station from a Flame Human in berserk. Once there, Takehisa uses his weapon to shoot a bullet, which dissolves into foam and distracts the threat, granting Akitaru the chance to strike it. A light starts falling straight at Iris and Takehisa readies to shoot it down with his weapon, but Shinra manages to save the girl beforehand. Later, Takehisa greets Shinra when he arrives at the 8th Special Fire Fighting Church and questions the boy's motives after he reveals his ambitions to him and Akitaru. He is present when the Battalion Commander delivers a speech regarding the Human Body Ignition Phenomenon. Later that night, when the siren notifies the brigade of an accident in a factory, Akitaru moves out with his brigade. When the team arrives at the scene, Takehisa fights the Flame Human alongside the rest of his comrades, holding a machine gun in his hand. After Shinra defeats the rampaging Flame Human, Takehisa subtly shows his pride towards the boy, putting a helmet on top of his head, telling him that he forgot it.

When Arthur and Shinra cause a ruckus on the roof, Takehisa comes by to see what was behind it, having a stoic look on his face. He seems Maki's floating fireball and immediately putts it out with a glass of water, scolding her for playing with her abilities. Takehisa then meets Arthur, informs him about the upcoming Fire Officer Newcomer Tournament and tells Maki to fight the two Third Generations, revealing that both he and Maki are former soldiers. During the fight between the girl and the two Fire Officers, Takehisa categorizes Maki as a due to her abilities, and shows fascination towards Arthur's plasma cutting abilities. After the battle, Takehisa, much to Maki's horror, uses a fire extinguisher to put out Maki's giant fireball.

Later, he gives a Seven-Style Fire Fighting Battleaxe to Shinra and also offers one to Arthur, who refuses to accept it. Akitaru points out that having a mechanic in the brigade would relieve some of the work from Takehisa, but the man tells his superior that he doesn't mind the extra work. When a Flame Human is spotted in the Iriya District, he moves out with his allies, where Takehisa looks upon a gigantic flame, coming from the apartment, and thinks it to be Maki's doing. The whole brigade then storms into the room, where they spot Mikako's father. When Arthur impales the man with his weapon, the building's roof starts to collapse, but the team manages to escape.