Matsunaga Gengo, a former top fire-fighting samurai known as the "Fire-eating Bird", was once renowned for his heroics in extinguishing the great fire. After leaving the fire brigade, he received an invitation from the financially struggling and disrespected Shinjo clan to lead their fire-fighting team. With the support of his wife Miyuki, Gengo decides to revitalize the clan as its chairman, despite being mocked as the "Boro-Tobi-Gumi" or "ragged steeplejacks".