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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

V. Disaster Rescue

1. Enhancing the capabilities of local fire and disaster rescue services, as well
as improving vehicles, equipment, and appliances for fire personnel’s disas-

ter rescue work
(1) From November 3 to December 7, 2022, the “22nd Training Course for Rescue and Relief Instructors”

was conducted, where 26 participants received their certificate of “Rescue and Relief Instructor” upon
successful completion of their training. In addition to elevating their capabilities of disaster rescue and
relief, those professional rescue and relief instructors can continue to serve as pioneer instructors, in
their service areas, for the rescue and relief training of local fire agencies, thus comprehensively en-

hancing the overall disaster rescue capabilities of the fire service personnel. In 2023, these pioneer
instructors will assist the NFA in promoting rescue-related technical and tactical physical training.

(2) From November 28 to December 2, 2022, the “Training on Rescue Command and Staff Collabora-
tion for Incidents in Mountain Areas” was conducted, with 40 participants successfully completing
the training. These participants can assist local service units, in their service areas, by integrating
resources required for the rescue mechanism, search management, cross-agency dispatch, etc., for

incidents in mountain areas, and can act as frontline rescuers for incidents in mountain areas, thus
comprehensively enhancing the overall rescue capabilities for incidents in such areas. Additionally,
on December 1, 2022, a “Mountain Rescue Consensus Camp” was held, where mountain manage-
ment authorities (such as National Park Headquarters, Forest District Offices, etc.) and search and

rescue (SAR) units from the private sector were invited to participate, totaling 120 person-times. At
this camp, breakout sessions and special lectures were conducted on the implementation of the
existing rescue mechanism for incidents in mountain areas, to build consensus. Command and staff
training of this kind will continue to be administered in the same manner in 2023.

(3) On August 18, 23, and 26, 2022, three sessions of the "Seminar on Electric Vehicle (EV) Rescue
Safety" were respectively held at the Fire Department of the Tainan City Government, Emergen-

cy Response Command Academy (ERCA) of the Fire Department of the New Taipei City Gov-
ernment, and the Nantou Training Center (NTC) of the NFA. Professionals were invited to give
lessons, and physical electric vehicles (EVs) and various common fire extinguishing equipment for
EVs were displayed. For example, while simulating a fire caused by an EV battery, a fire blanket (also

known as fireproof blanket) and a chassis nozzle were used to actually extinguish the fire from the
bottom of the EV. Operating instructions for piercing nozzles and water baffles were given, just to

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