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EMS volunteer elites were selected in accordance with "The Ministry of the Interior NFA Imple-
mentation Plan for Selecting and Awarding Nationwide EMS Volunteer Elites". Besides, in response
to the International Volunteer Day of the United Nations (U.N.), a commendation ceremony was held
on December 3, 2021, to praise extraordinary volunteers for their contributions and to encourage all

volunteers. This event successfully attracted the attention of media, press, network platforms, and so-
cial media platforms. In 2021, 18 volunteers were elected as EMS volunteer elites.

4. Status of Providing Medical Transport to the Hospital (Nursing) in Response

to the Pandemic
(1) According to statistics, all fire departments across the country transported 44,610 suspected severe and
special infectious pneumonia (COVID-19) patients from the beginning of the pandemic to December

31, 2021.
(2) Install a health insurance VPN system to provide 119 disaster relief and rescue command centers
of national firefighting agencies. When dispatching rescue cases, patients' travel history and con-

tact history in specific areas can be obtained to ensure the safety of front-line rescuers.

(3) Fully cooperate with the "Guidelines for the Work of Centralized Quarantine Sites for Severe and
Special Infectious Pneumonia" and assist in transporting suspected patients from centralized
quarantine sites to designated hospitals for treatment.

(4) Continue to require firefighting agencies to implement all infection control measures guidelines, and
strengthen agency education and training to empower staff on duty to successfully complete their tasks.

VII. Use of Civil Power

1. Promote and Strengthen the Medium-term Plan of Disaster Prevention and

Rescue Volunteers in Disaster Relief and Cooperation
On March 31, 2021, the Executive Yuan approved the "Strengthening the medium-term plan of
disaster prevention and rescue volunteers in disaster relief and cooperation" to be promoted from Jan-

uary 2022 to the end of December 2027, subsidizing 20 fire departments across the country for 6 years.
The goal is to achieve three major aspects of "building an intelligent system for civil power assistance",
"improving human resources", and "enhancing the replacement of equipment", and to enhance the
cooperative energy of disaster prevention and rescue volunteers across the country.

(1) Building an intelligent system for civil power assistance

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