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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

2022 Award Ceremony for the “Phase III Exhaus- 2022 National Disaster Prevention Day Exercise-
tive Program for Disaster Prevention and Rescue” Large-scale Mobilization Drill for Earthquake
Disaster Rescue

In 2023, the NFA began promoting the "Program for Solidifying Taiwan's Disaster Preparedness and
Collaboration Capabilities against Large-Scale Typhoon and Earthquake Disasters" which is a 5-year
program scheduled for 2023 through 2027. The program has three core themes: "Large-scale Disaster

Preparedness," "Cross-regional Support and Cooperation," and "Public-Private Collaboration," as well
as five major goals, namely to "strengthen the preparedness and operation of disaster prevention and
rescue bases," "establish a mechanism for the continuous operation of the public sector following a di-
saster," "promote mutual support and regional joint preparedness operations for disaster prevention and

rescue," "establish a mechanism for civilian collaboration and enterprise cooperation," and "promote
policies and training vertically and horizontally to respond to large-scale disasters." In conjunction with
the previous "Phase III Exhaustive Program for Disaster Prevention and Rescue," which established the
disaster prevention personnel and resilient community systems, the current "Program for Solidifying Tai-

wan's Disaster Preparedness and Collaboration Capabilities against Large-Scale Typhoon and Earthquake
Disasters" aims to continue to refine and elevate such existing systems, while focusing on large-scale
disaster preparedness, to continue to strengthen the capacities for disaster prevention and rescue at the
local government level, as well as to raise citizens’ awareness, and to strengthen their communication re-

garding disasters and risks.

2. Operating the Central Emergency Operation Center

(1) In 2022, the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) was activated four times in response to
typhoons and earthquakes, such as Typhoon Hinnamnor, Typhoon Muifa, Earthquake 0918 (in Chi-
Shang, Taitung), and Tropical Storm Nesat. An Emergency Response Team was established by the

NFA in cooperation with the CEOC for each of those disastrous periods.

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