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National Fire Services

and "enriching and replenishing equipment and appliances," so as to elevate the volunteers’ ability
to assist in disaster prevention and rescue across the country. In 2022, the promotion of this program
yielded the following outcomes:

(1) Planning and designing the Intelligent Civilian-assisted Fire Services System

Interviews were conducted with various counties and cities across the country on the require-
ments for the system’s needs, with a total of 266 people interviewed in 23 interview sessions,

and 191 comments and feedbacks collected.

The functions of the system include creative business functions such as written reporting materials;
statistical report production, data analysis, & applications; visual presentations; humanized opera-
tion of materials, training, and maintenance arrangements; online instructional training or course
selection; compilation of disaster cases or videos; management of disaster prevention knowledge;
evaluation and assessment of people (groups, and organizations); release of/ adding value to part

of materials, etc., to meet the relevant requirements, with the objectives of "smartness," "mobility"
(revisions for PCs and mobile devices), and "Geographic Information System (GIS) friendliness."

(2) Enhancing human resources
A total of 13 sessions of disaster prevention education and intensive composite professional

training were conducted, with a total of 692 people-times.

Enlistment of professionals: Two new teams of disaster prevention and rescue groups were reg-
istered, with a growth rate of 1.02% on disaster rescue ID cards and 427 new personnel.

(3) Enriching and replenishing equipment and appliances
Subsidies went to local volunteers for high-effectiveness equipment and appliances, including

five kinds of equipment/appliances for mountain area rescue, water rescue, land rescue, emergency
medical services, and common use, with a total of 535 items, such as divers’ trackers and 360-degree
mobile lights, among other disaster rescue equipment and appliances.

2. Strengthening training for fire service volunteers and disaster prevention
and rescue groups (in 2022)

(1) Conducting the “2022 Fire Rescue Training for Fire Service Volunteers”
In 2022, 25 sessions of "Fire Rescue Training for Fire Service Volunteers" were conducted

from April 19 to June14, with a total of 1,001 participants. Thirteen sessions were conducted from
August 16 to September 13, with a total of 520 participants, allowing fire service volunteers to

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