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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

3. Selecting medical service volunteer elites nationwide
In response to the UN’s “International Volunteer Day,” the selection and commendation of volun-

teer elites was carried out on December 5, 2022, in accordance with the "NFA’s Provisions on Imple-
menting the Selection and Commendation of Medical Service Volunteers Nationwide." In this event,
contributions of the volunteer elites were commended for the encouragement of medical service

morale, which drew attention from various news media, online platforms, social networking sites, and
more. Accordingly, 18 people were selected as medical service volunteer elites.

4. Implementing pandemic prevention and response medical services

(1) Statistics were made available on the injured and ailing who were suspected of contracting
COVID-19 and were transported by fire agencies nationwide. In the period from the breakout of

COVID-19 to December 31, 2022, a total of 179,143 people were transported.
(2) The National Health Insurance (NHI) VPN system was installed, allowing the 119 Rescue and Relief

Command Center (RRCC) of all fire agencies across the country to access region-specific travel
history and contact history of injured/ailing people, when dispatched to medical services, thus en-
suring the safety of frontline medical service personnel.

(3) Fully in conjunction with the “Working Guidelines for Centralized Quarantine Venues for
COVID-19,” people suspected of having contracted COVID-19 were assisted with transportation
from centralized quarantine venues to designated hospitals for medical treatment.

(4) All fire agencies were continuously requested to implement comprehensive guidance for infection
control measures, and to strengthen education and training to provide their staff with the ability

to successfully and completely complete their tasks.

VII. Civilian Coordination

1. Promoting the “Mid-term Program for Strengthening of Volunteers’ Capa-
bilities in Assisting Disaster Prevention and Rescue”

The 6-year “Mid-term Program for Strengthening of Volunteers’ Capabilities in Assisting Disaster
Prevention and Rescue” was approved by the Executive Yuan on March 31, 2021, and is scheduled

for promotion during the period from January 2022 to the end of December 2027. This program aims
to subsidize 20 fire agencies across the country in six years, to achieve three main objectives, namely
"deploying the Intelligent Civilian-assisted Fire Services System," "enhancing human resources,"

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