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V. Disaster Rescue

1. Enhancing Local Disaster Rescue Capacity

(1) The 21st rescue team instructor-training course was carried out from November 1 to December
3, 2021, and 35 trainees completed this training and obtained the rescue instructor certificate. In
addition to improving the capacity of professional rescue instructors, they can continue to serve
as seed teachers for rescue training in various local fire departments after their return, which will
comprehensively enhance the overall disaster rescue capabilities of firefighters. They will also as-

sist the NFA in promoting rescue-related techniques and tactical, physical training in 2022.

(2) The command and privacy advisor training for mountain rescue took place from October 18 to
22, 2021. The 40 trainees who have completed the training will assist relevant units in integrating
resources required for implementing mountain rescue missions and engaging in current mountain
rescue operations, search management, cross-organization dispatching, etc. They also serve as
the first-line rescuers in mountain accident rescue to comprehensively enhance the capabilities of

mountain accident rescue. In 2022, the command and privacy advisor training for mountain rescue
will be continued, and it will be expanded by inviting mountain management agencies.

2. Improving Firefighters' Disaster Rescue Vehicles and Equipment
(1) Implement the "Build a safe chemical environment plan"

In order to enrich and strengthen the local government's first-line environmental accident re-

sponse capability, the NFA filed a budget for five years from 2020 to 2024 and continued to sub-
sidize local government disaster relief agencies to expand disaster relief information systems, fire
rescue robots and infrared thermal imaging aerial photography with UAVs, chemical disaster rescue
equipment, special disaster rescue equipment, digital air breathing apparatus, mobile remote con-
trol turret, muscle training equipment, special disaster simulation training facilities, etc.

(2) Implement the "Seven-Year Long-Term Firefighting Vehicle Equipment Refining Project"
The "Seven-year long-term Firefighting Vehicle Equipment Refining plan" was formulated to

enrich the equipment of fire fighting vehicles and rescue air cushions that are required for disaster
relief missions for municipal and county/city government fire departments from 2015 to 2021. This
plan improves disaster relief functions and further enhances disaster relief capabilities to meet the

needs of modern firefighting and large-scale disaster relief missions.

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