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5. Expanding Fire Diplomacy in line with the New Southbound Policy - Signing
of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Taiwan-Philippines Disas-
ter Prevention Cooperation

Since its establishment in 2010, the NFA Training Center of the Ministry of the Interior has been
committed to promoting international training exchanges and has established close cooperation
with the Philippines. As a result, there are relevant exchange courses every year. In order to deepen

the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in disaster prevention and rescue, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Economic and Trade Negotiation Office of the Executive Yuan, and
the International Trade Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs actively contacted the Philippines.
After two years of communication and coordination, it was finally agreed by the Philippines. On June
16, 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that the two sides had signed the agreement.

6. Enhancing the Exchange of International Disaster Prevention Training and
Know-How

In 2021, due to the impact of the pandemic, the international training class was not held, and we
will cooperate with the measures of the Central Epidemic Command Center to continue planning for
international disaster prevention training

7. Construct Firefighting Formative Education and Professional Skills Training
Mode
To respond to climate change and disaster complexity and to reinforce the training for enhancing

members' expertise, the NFA training center assists firefighter special examination class to adopt
training of firefighting skills, including fire disasters, chemical disaster rescue, EMT-1, EMT-2, water
saving, swift-water rescue and other assistance training for disasters (mountain accidents). In 2020, a
total of 173 trainees of the fire protection special examination class completed the course (training
period: from January 21, 2021, to January 20, 2022). In addition, the NFA also assisted in-school stu-

dents of the Central Police University and Taiwan Police College in cultivating their professional skills.
That is, apart from the formative education with academic subjects, they shall simultaneously com-
plete professional training before graduation.

8. Strengthening Firefighters' Chemical Disaster Rescue Ability Training-Pro-
moting the Certification of Chemical Disaster Rescue Courses

The NFA of the Ministry of the Interior and the Bureau of Toxic and Chemical Substances of the

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