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2023 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

the development of professional skills of fire service practitioners, the NFA’s FSTC has assisted stu-
dents in the fire service special examination classes in receiving professional skills training, including
fire rescue, chemical rescue, EMT1, EMT2, water lifesaving, swift water rescue, relief (including train-
ing for mountain distress), etc. The fire service special examination classes, conducted from April

13, 2022 to April 12, 2023, have helped a total of 314 students successfully complete the training.
Moreover, students of the Central Police University (CPU) and Taiwan Police College (TPC) have been
assisted with the completion of their developmental education on academic subjects, and partial
completion of their professional training on major skill subjects, prior to their graduation.

7. Strengthening the training of fire service personnel’s chemical disaster res-
cue capabilities and promoting the international certification of chemical
disaster rescue courses

With the joint effort of the NFA and the Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau (TCSB) of the
Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) of the Executive Yuan, the 5-year "Training Program

for Refining the Rescue Capacity of Fire Service Personnel and Toxic/Chemical Disaster Response
Personnel" was conducted as of August 27, 2020, to enhance the toxic/chemical disaster knowledge
and response capabilities of the new fire service personnel and toxic/chemical disaster response per-
sonnel. The NFA’s FSTC marks the largest training base in Asia for chemical disaster rescue and fire

rescue, which has conducted international certifications of the chemical disaster courses under the
above-mentioned 5-year training program, with the aim to serve as a training platform for chemical
disaster in the Indo-Pacific region.

8. Mid-term program for enriching and deploying the NFA’s FSTC
In 2023, the 10-year (from 2015 to 2025) “Mid-term Program for Enriching the Deployment of the

NFA’s FSTC” was implemented, including four major areas, namely "enriching teaching functions
and expanding deployment," "enhanced and strengthened measures for functions of the training
venues," "enriching and expanding the training venues," and "purchasing and extending training
equipment and appliances," aiming to refine the skills of fire services and disaster rescue personnel

through professional training.

9. Promoting intelligent disaster prevention education for the NFA’s "5G Field

Plan for Fire Services"
From 2021 to 2023, the Sub-plan 1 “Intelligent disaster prevention education – Test fields for

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