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National Fire Services

(2) Conducted routine testing drills based on EMIC 2.0
In order to enhance the effectiveness of local governments and relevant central government

agencies to convey disaster information and facilitate disaster response measures, the "2022 Drill
Program for Emergency Management Information Cloud (EMIC) 2.0" was promulgated on April 15,
2022, by the NFA. Subsequently, in April and October 2022, routine drills were conducted, respec-
tively, involving various central government agencies, municipalities, county (city) governments,

township (town, city, district) offices, and the NFA’s Emergency Response Teams. To this end, local
governments and the NFA’s Emergency Response Teams were able to familiarize themselves with
the operations of the EMIC 2.0 system by filling out relevant EMIC 2.0 forms reporting sample di-
saster information. In addition, during the routine drills in April and October 2022, specific scenarios

were included to test the EMIC 2.0 system, including scenarios such as evacuation and sheltering,
distribution of goods for people’s livelihood, and disaster information reporting over the EMIC 2.0
system during traffic blockades. As a result, a total of 3,463 persons participated in the two drills to
enhance and strengthen the effectiveness of their actions in response measures.

(3) Enhanced disaster response effectiveness

As the permanent Deputy Commander of the CEOC, the Director General of the NFA has been
mandated to bridge and integrate the capabilities of fire services in peacetime and disaster relief
during a disaster. During major disasters with unidentified threats, the Director General of the NFA is
to preemptively activate the central emergency response mechanism, followed by having personnel of
Taiwan Power Company (TPC), Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC), and China Petroleum Corporation

(CPC) stationed at the CEOC to cooperate with the NFA, so as to sustain vital supplies of electricity,
water, and petroleum as critical disaster information is collected. Meanwhile, the Director General of
the NFA is to establish a mechanism for reviewing disaster information. In case of misinformation and

disinformation, prompt explanations shall be given to the public. Daily, three press conferences shall
be held to release updates, early warnings, or disaster information, to ensure the smooth conveyance
of disaster response situations to the public. Furthermore, based on studies of the situation, a first re-
sponse team shall be dispatched, prior to the advent of the disaster, to the local emergency operation
center of the county or city with higher risks, to grasp the disaster information at the source and to sup-

port the needs of the area. After the lifting of a typhoon warning, the CEOC may continue to operate
as necessary to track and control the progress of repairing and restoring water, electricity, communica-
tions, and road facilities, so that people's normal lives may swiftly resume.

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