Brave Firefighters, known as Shouboushi Brave Fire Fighters (消防士 BRAVE FIRE FIGHTERS) in Japan, is a light-gun shooter game released for Sega Hikaru arcade hardware in 1999. It uses a heavy, vibrating light-gun controller shaped like a fire hose to provide a realistic simulation of firefighting.

The debut title for the Sega Hikaru arcade system in 1999, it had the most technically advanced graphics of its time. It was the first game with Phong shading, which has since become the most common shading technique. It also had the most advanced lighting, particle and fire effects of its time, and the most detailed environments at the time of its release.

Gameplay

An electrical fault has caused the WhiteHead Hotel to go up in flames, trapping Mayor Taylor and his family inside. The object of the game is to extinguish the fires and progress through the building in order to rescue the mayor.

Fires may be extinguished by pushing the "drainage" button on the hose controller to release a stream of water. Continuous use of this button depletes the player's Water Gauge and decreases the distance and power of the water stream. The "nozzle" of the hose can also be twisted to create a powerful fog stream that can be used to extinguish nearby fires and flying sparks, as well as to move or destroy obstacles in the player's path. The player is under a time limit for each stage, but extra seconds are added to the timer if fires are extinguished quickly. When the timer runs out, the game ends.

A modified version of "Brave Firefighters" was produced by SEGA and donated to the Kyoto City Disaster Prevention Center. This version of the game has a different scenario and opening movie, Japanese subtitles, shortened stages, and no time limit.

There were plans for a home conversion of Brave Firefighters, along with Jambo! Safari and Emergency Call Ambulance, for release in a Real Life Career Series compilation for the Sega Dreamcast. This project was eventually canceled.