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National Fire Fighting

(3) Categories and Standards of Assistance for Windstorm, Earthquake, Fire and Explosion Disasters

Following the amendment to Disaster Prevention and Protection Act, which were made on November
22 of 2017, it was renamed to “Categories and Standards of Assistance for Windstorm, Earthquake, Fire,
Explosion and volcanic Disasters” and volcanic disaster was added to Paragraph 2 of Article 2.

3. Coordination of the Annual Disaster Prevention and Rescue Operation and
Evaluation Project Held by the Office of Disaster Management, Executive Yuan

In response to the Executive Yuan's "2017 Annual Disaster Prevention and Rescue Operation Plan
Evaluation", the National Fire Administration acted in concert with the Executive Yuan for the purpose
of evaluating NFA’s ability for disaster prevention, rescue and ICT preparations; it implemented annual

associated visits for disaster prevention and rescue operations from July 1 to September 30, 2017.

4. Completion of "The Second Phase of Incisive Disaster Prevention and
Protection Project”; a Continual Promotion of "The Third Phase of Incisive
Disaster Prevention and Protection Project”

The implementation period of “The Second Phase of Incisive Disaster Prevention and Protection Project”

was from 2014 to 2017. During this period, the division of disaster prevention and rescue works between the
county/city and township/city/district and the operating mechanism were examined; established a disaster
prevention, rescue and response mechanism of the township/city/district; enhanced relevant personnel’s
knowledge in disaster prevention and rescue; and upgraded equipment of the disaster emergency

operation center (county or city; township, city and district). All of the works have been fully updated in 2017.

To further enhance municipalities, counties/cities, and local communities’ resilience to disasters and
improve people’s self-help capabilities, mutual help spirit and disaster prevention awareness, "The Third
Phase of Incisive Disaster Prevention and Protection Project” will be conducted from 2018 to 2022. This

project aims to assist municipality, county and city governments to enhance their disaster prevention and
rescue performance of the first and second phases of project; and to open a new discussion on the disaster
relief volunteer training system, resilient communities, resilience of the municipality or county/city, and

regional governance of local offices.

5. Operations of the Central Disaster Emergency Operation Center

(1) The Central Disaster Emergency Operation Center (CDEOC) was activated 7 times in 2017 for the
torrential rain on June 1, torrential rain on June 13, Typhoon Nesat, Typhoon Haitang, Typhoon Hato,

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