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National Fire Fighting

2. Provision of Training Courses for Emergency Medical Technicians at All Levels

Training courses were continuously provided to improve the technical capabilities of emergency

medical technicians. Among all employees of nationwide fire departments, 13,443 of them are qualified
as emergency medical technicians by the end of 2017. 1,158 of them are EMT-I, 10,962 are EMT-II, and
1,323 are EMT-P.

3. Promotion of Nationwide Emergency Medical Service Publicity

To promote all citizens’ knowledge of and understanding towards emergency care and medical
services, the NFA appealed people of the nation to learn more medical care knowledge to enhance

their self-help capabilities while emphasizing on the importance of cherishing emergency and medical
resources. In 2017, the “Medical Care Week” was launched for the first time and the 9th of September
was set as the “Medical Care Day”. During the period of this event from the 3rd to the 9th of September,

nationwide fire bureau held a number of themed activities, including the Life Saving Day, Safety Day
and medical care service workshops. It is expected that, by launching these promotional activities and
educating people how to use medical care resources correctly, people will have a better understanding on
medical care services and cherish all relevant resources.

4. Assessment of Phoenix Ambulance Volunteer Groups at Local Fire Departments
Set “The Ministry of the Interior NFA Implementation Plan for Selecting and Awarding Nationwide

EMS Volunteer Elites”, selecting and commending excellent volunteers, giving a boost to the moral.
In 2017, 18 people were elected as the excellent medical care volunteer.

VII. Use of Civil Power

1. Development of Volunteer Fire Fighting Organizations

According to the statistics from the end of 2017, there were 40,967 volunteer firefighters in 26
battalions, 114 groups, 176 squadrons and 912 branches.

2. Improvement on the Manpower, Equipment and Supplies of Volunteer

Firefighter Organization
Conduct “The Mid-Term Plan for the Improvement on the Manpower, Equipment and Suppliers

of Volunteer Firefighter Organization of the NFA, Ministry of the Interior” (2017 to 2021) which the
purposes are to “expand the recruitment of young people and people with diverse background”,

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