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4. Improvement of the Equipment and Supplies of Disaster Prevention and
Rescue Groups and Volunteer Organizations
In 2021, implemented "the 'National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior, subsidizes municipality and

county/city governments to enhance disaster prevention and rescue groups and voluntary organizations
with equipment operations" to subsidize equipment to civil disaster prevention and rescue groups and
voluntary organizations who have been successfully cooperating with local governments in all types of

missions so as to strengthen the disaster-relief efficiency of disaster-prevention and rescue groups and
voluntary organizations and improve the safety of people's lives and property.

5. Conducted National Open Audition for Disaster Prevention and Rescue Elite

Volunteers
Selected elite volunteers in accordance with "Regulations Governing the Recruitment of 2021
National Disaster Prevention and Rescue Elite Volunteers, National Fire Agency, Ministry of the In-
terior", and 12 elite volunteers were selected. Besides, in response to United Nation's International

Volunteer Day, a praise ceremony took place on December 3, 2021, to recognize elite volunteers'
contributions and to boost the morale of all volunteers. All news media, network platforms, and so-
cial networks have paid great attention thereto.

VIII. Fire Investigation

1. National Fire Statistics of Recent Years
There were 21,684 fires around the country, which caused 192 fire deaths in 2021. Table 9-1 shows

the national statistics of fires over the last 5 years.

Table 9-1 National Fire Statistics

Casualties (persons)
Fires Estimated Loss
Year
(times) (NT$ Million)
Total Deaths Injuries
2017 30 464 480 178 302 691
2018 27 922 463 173 290 596

2019 22 866 628 150 478 1 442

2020 22 248 625 161 464 641
2021 21 684 496 192 304 356

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