Taipei City Fire Department-Chronicle

Apr	30	To test the mobilization capabilities of various departments of the city government during non-office hours, the mayor issued an order for a "Sudden Heavy Rainfall Response and Field Inspection Exercise" to be conducted tonight. The exercise simulated the activation of the city's flood disaster response center at Level 1, with the mayor presiding over a work meeting. After the meeting, the mayor personally conducted field inspections at locations such as the old settlement in Liuhé Village, the underground passage at Xinyi Car Dealership, and the Yucheng Expansion Pumping Station in Xinyi District to test the emergency response capabilities of departments in handling unexpected situations.
	26	The Taipei City Government conducted a live exercise for disaster prevention and rescue in 2024, following the Executive Yuan's "Disaster Prevention and Rescue Exercise Planning and Evaluation Mechanism." The scenario was based on a hypothetical "6.6-magnitude earthquake on the Taipei Shanjiao Fault." Through situation simulation and damage assessment, the exercise estimated the possible impact on Taipei City, with Shilin District and Beitou District expected to suffer the most severe damage. The exercise focused on various drills in these areas, including setting up a wide-area disaster relief support base, establishing forward command posts in disaster areas, conducting search and rescue operations in collapsed buildings, setting up evacuation shelters, and opening disaster prevention parks. The exercise was conducted in a "scriptless" and non-compressed timeline manner, with on-site coordination using wireless radios, telephones, and pre-positioned actors simulating casualties. Temporary scenarios were directly issued by exercise controllers to frontline participants, allowing them to report actual disaster situations and formulate rescue plans. This exercise aimed to verify the city's emergency response mechanisms, the operational capabilities of response personnel, and the mobilization capacity.
	24	The Taipei City Government will host the Taipei International Search & Rescue Technique Seminar 2024 on April 24th at the Taipei Regent Hotel. This event will feature invited search and rescue teams from the United States, Japan, Singapore, and other international participants, along with Taipei City and other county/city government rescue teams. The seminar aims to share rescue experiences and techniques, allowing teams to learn from each other and achieve the goal of urban joint defense.
	18	The Heavy Rainfall Disaster Response Center was upgraded to Level 3 at 7:06 a.m. and reverted to Level 3 standard at 10:15 a.m. During this period, a total of 24 disaster reports were received.
	17	The 113th Disaster Prevention and Rescue Exercise and War Game Simulation in our city followed the Executive Yuan's "Disaster Prevention and Rescue Exercise Planning and Evaluation Mechanism." It used a hypothetical scenario of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake on the Taipei Foot Fault as the basis for simulating and assessing the damage, estimating potential disaster situations in Taipei City. The exercise involved simulating the "initial response," "post-earthquake rescue," and "shelter and resettlement" activities that would occur after an earthquake. It was conducted at the city's disaster response center using a spirit of no script and close-to-reality disaster scenarios. Participants discussed current operating procedures or laws and regulations to deal with the simulated situations. Through cross-discussion, the practicality of the current disaster relief operation regulations of each department was verified.
	3	An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck near the coast of Hualien at 7:58 a.m., with a depth of 15.5 kilometers. This is the largest earthquake in Taiwan in nearly 25 years, with a maximum intensity of 5 on the seismic scale in our city. The Earthquake Disaster Response Center was upgraded to Level 3 at 8:01 a.m., raised to Level 2 at 8:13 a.m., and further raised to Level 1 at 8:39 a.m., before reverting to Level 2 at 11:30 p.m. On April 4, it was again upgraded to Level 3 at 7 a.m., and returned to Level 3 constant operation at 12 p.m. During the activation period, a total of 1,151 incidents were reported, mostly involving minor damage to buildings, gas leaks, and water supply disruptions. The earthquake resulted in 216 injuries in our city, with no fatalities reported. In response to damage to buildings in Zhongqin Li, Zhongzheng District, a forward command post was established at 3:09 p.m. on April 3 and was disbanded at 9 p.m. on April 6.
Mar	31	The passage of a cold front resulted in strong gusty winds, leading to a total of 38 reported cases of incidents, with 3 people injured.
	30	At 13:44, a collapse of the second-floor floor occurred during demolition work at 208 Fugang Street, Shilin District (Yuan Gong Fu Jing Reception Center), resulting in the death of a male worker. The mayor arrived at the scene for assessment at 16:02, and by 23:30, the Construction Management Office had cleared the road obstruction and set up safety fences around the site, restoring pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
	19	At 22:32, a collapse of the second-floor floor of a building at 245 Wenchang Street, Da'an District, was reported. There were no casualties, but six motorcycles were trapped. A forward command post was established at 23:40, with the Deputy Director of the Construction Management Office serving as the on-site commander. The post was dismantled at 03:50 on March 20.
	18	In response to the air pollution incident stemming from the fire in Shenkeng, New Taipei City, we have established a complex cross-sectoral notification mechanism for handling unusual events in our city.
	13	Our department has signed a memorandum of cooperation with 3C Computer Co., Ltd. With this collaboration, we aim to enhance the context understanding, speech recognition, and context-to-meaning capabilities of our speech-to-text AI. In the future, we plan to integrate this technology into our 119 dispatch system to strengthen our ability to control and respond quickly to information reported by the public or at the scene.
	11	At 19:17, we received a report that a school bus from Kang Chiao International School overturned in the Wenshan Tunnel on the Xinyi Expressway in Wenshan District. This incident resulted in one driver and 19 students being injured and sent to the hospital. At 19:48, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) notified the case information through the Taipei-Kaohsiung-Taoyuan Cross-Domain Horizontal Contact Compound Notification Group.
	4	A fire broke out on Wanda Road in Wanhua District, resulting in one firefighter being injured.
Fed	23	At 21:01, a report was received regarding a foundation collapse at a newly constructed site at 55 Qingcheng Street, Songshan District. This incident affected four parked vehicles along Qingcheng Street, causing them to tilt. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. An advance command post was established at 21:54 and dismantled at 23:25 on the same day. Follow-up actions were handed over to the Taipei City Urban Development Bureau for further monitoring and handling.
	15	There was a fire in Section 2 of Xiyuan Road, Wanhua District, resulting in one civilian fatality.
	5	The Taipei City Fire Department's Volunteer Fire Brigade's Yuan Shan Special Search and Rescue Logistics Team held a plaque unveiling ceremony at 102-1 Zhongshan District, Section 2, Xinsheng North Road. The volunteer firefighters, trained for disaster relief operations, are responsible for providing logistical support and coordinating the dispatch of materials at disaster sites. The logistics team, consisting of volunteer firefighters, assists in leading and effectively managing logistical resources, coordinating the needs of various disaster relief units, and ensuring that disaster relief manpower and equipment are fully engaged in frontline rescue operations, allowing firefighters to focus on their tasks without worries about logistical matters.
Jan	23	A fire broke out on Section 1 of Roosevelt Road in Zhongzheng District, causing one civilian injury.
	20	The "119 Disaster Prevention Promotion Event" was held at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place, with the theme "Let’s Get Ready for Disaster Prevention." Approximately 3,500 people participated in the event.
	19	At the end of 112, our department completed the construction of the "Intelligent and Resilient Wireless Communication System" and fully replaced the existing wireless radio equipment. The inauguration ceremony was held on the day of the 119 Fire Prevention Festival and Golden Dragon Awards Ceremony, presided over by the mayor. This system is the first in the country to adopt a same-frequency simultaneous broadcasting mode and utilizes a grouped communication model. It has expanded from the traditional single command channel to four independent command channels. This allows the disaster relief and rescue command center to simultaneously conduct command and dispatch in multiple disaster scenes without interference. Integrated with the high-efficiency duty dispatch system, it enhances the efficiency of disaster relief and rescue, providing comprehensive protection for both firefighters and citizens' safety.
	17	On January 17, 113, our department signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Taiwan Search and Rescue Dog Association, represented by Chief Mo Huaizu of the Fire Department and Chairman Hung Han-Ching of the Taiwan Search and Rescue Dog Association. The collaboration aims to strengthen the disaster rescue and response capabilities of the city through mutual cooperation, enhance search and rescue dog skills, and elevate the overall capabilities of the Taipei City Search and Rescue Team.
	6	A fire broke out on Guangzhou Street in Wanhua District, resulting in one civilian injury.
	3	On January 3, 113, our department signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Veterinary Medicine at National Taiwan University. The memorandum was signed by Chief Mo Huaizu of the Fire Department and Director Su Biling of the College of Veterinary Medicine at National Taiwan University. The collaboration aims to enhance the search and rescue capabilities of the Taipei City Search and Rescue Team and elevate the standard of medical care for search and rescue dogs.

A.D. 2024
December	18	A fire occurred on Ruian Street in Da'an District, resulting in two civilians injured.
	13	A fire broke out on Section 1 of Jinshan South Road in Zhongzheng District, resulting in one civilian fatality.
	12	A fire occurred on Changchun Road in Zhongshan District, resulting in three civilians and three firefighters injured.
	7	On December 7, 2023, our bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taipei City Hospital. The MOU was signed by Director-General Mo Huaizu of the Fire Department and President Hsiao Sheng-huang of Taipei City Hospital. The collaboration aims to strengthen the disaster rescue and response capabilities in Taipei City through mutual cooperation. It also seeks to enhance the capacity of the Taipei City Search and Rescue Team and promote the exchange between firefighting and medical personnel.
	6	This bureau's project, "119 Efficient Dispatch, Precision Service," was honored with the Digital Innovation and Value-added Project Award at the 6th Government Service Award by the National Development Council. Among 145 entries, a total of 25 projects stood out in this year's Government Service Awards. Deputy Director-General You Jiayi led the award-winning team to receive the recognition on December 6th at the International Conference Center of National Taiwan University Hospital in Hall 101.
	1	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Zhonghua Road in Wanhua District, resulting in two civilian fatalities and two civilians injured.
	1	A fire occurred on Nanshen Road in Nangang District, resulting in three civilians injured.

November	30	The "EMS Asia 2023 Conference," organized by the Asian Association for Emergency Medical Services (AAEMS), presented the 6th EMS Awards. Our bureau received a total of two awards, including the Emergency Medical Services Department winning the "Best Organization Award," and Captain Yang Wenshuo of the Jianguo Substation, Third Emergency Rescue and Ambulance Team, receiving the "Anti-Epidemic Warrior Individual Award."
	28	The Administrative Yuan, Personnel Administration Directorate, Civil Service Human Resource Development Institute, held the presentation ceremony for selected benchmark learning cases for the year 2023. Our bureau's case, "Optimizing the Chain of Life - PA Linking Service Dispatch Model," was awarded the Outstanding Prize in the local government category.
	23	On November 23, 112 (the year 2023), our bureau renewed the memorandum of understanding with the Oshima Rescue Dog School in Japan. The content includes cooperation on sourcing assistance for dogs, conducting technical exchanges at least once a year, and mutual support requests in the event of significant disasters. The signing process was smooth and successful, continuing the friendly collaboration between Taiwan and Japan.
	20	A fire occurred on Zhixing Road in Beitou District, resulting in one civilian injured.
	17	The groundbreaking ceremony for the "Xinglong Substation New Construction Project" of this bureau.
	13	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Jiuzhuang Street in Nangang District, resulting in one firefighter injured.
	13	A fire occurred on Section 2 of Zhongshan North Road in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian injury.
	5	A fire occurred on Minquan West Road in Datong District, resulting in one civilian injured.
	3	A fire occurred on Section 1 of Neihu Road in Neihu District, resulting in one civilian injured.
	3	A fire broke out on Xin'an Street in Xinyi District, leading to one civilian death and one civilian injury.
	1	A fire occurred on Section 3 of Chengde Road in Datong District, resulting in one civilian injured.

October	31	The 119 High-Efficiency Duty Dispatch System of this department was honored with the "Best Digital Policy Award" in the "Smart City" category at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Future Enterprise Awards, organized by IDC (International Data Corporation). Director Secretary Liu Yongbin led the team to receive the award on October 31st at the Singapore Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
	12-13	Deputy Director Xu Zhimin, representing the city, participated in the "2023 Crisis Management Conference" organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Japan. He shared the city's earthquake disaster preparedness measures to enhance international cooperation and exchange.
	12	Deputy Director You Jiayi attended the "Asia-Pacific Urban Summit and Mayors' Forum" in Brisbane, Australia, where he shared insights on the digitization of emergency medical services.
	11	Deputy Director Xu Zhimin, representing the city, visited the CityNet office in Kobe, Japan, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the "16th CityNet Disaster Cluster Meeting." The MOU aims to ensure a collaborative understanding between the participating cities in organizing the event.
	4-5	On the 4th, the Small Dog Typhoon Disaster Response Center strengthened to Level 3 at 9:00. On the 5th, at 18:00, it returned to regular Level 3 operations. During the period of operation, a total of 56 disaster reports were received.

September	22	the "Executive Yuan's 112th Annual Disaster Preparedness and Response Joint Evaluation for Region A" was conducted at the Taoyuan Disaster Prevention Education Center. The Central Evaluation Team was led by Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Environment, Yeh Chun-Hung. The local government was represented by Deputy Mayor Lee Szu-Chuan, who led the relevant departments in the evaluation. This event aimed to promote the exchange of disaster preparedness and response mechanisms among various counties and cities, with the goal of improving the local government's disaster preparedness and response capabilities.
	22	a fire occurred on Section 3 of Hépíng West Road in Wanhua District, resulting in one civilian fatality.
	18	a seminar titled "Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Preparedness and Response Practices" was held, focusing on "Disaster Response Center Operations and Resource Management." Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Wend, representing the local government, attended the event. The Central Police University's Disaster Research Institute Director Lin Beishan, Associate Professors Lu Jingchen and Wu Rongping, along with other disaster-related departments from various northern counties and cities, engaged in discussions and practical exchanges to enhance the disaster preparedness and response capabilities of the local government.
	9	a fire occurred on Guìlín Road in Wanhua District, resulting in one injured civilian and one civilian fatality.
	7	at 8:34 p.m., we received a report of a house tilting at 1 Alley, No. 94, Dazhi Street, Zhongshan District. The actual tilting affected 25 households, with an additional 183 households in the vicinity. Our department immediately arrived on the scene and evacuated residents in the surrounding area, relocating 367 people to 12 nearby hotels temporarily. A Forward Command Post was established at 9:30 p.m., with the Head Commander being the head of the department in charge (Director of the Urban Development Bureau). To better serve the affected residents in the area, a Joint Service Center was set up on-site on September 8th, with participating units including the Department of Health, Department of Economic Development, Department of Education, Department of Social Affairs, Construction Bureau, and Department of Labor. This setup continued until September 22nd when the mission was temporarily concluded, and the Forward Command Post was dismantled on October 2nd at 6 p.m.
	2	the Typhoon Hai'an Disaster Response Center was set up at Level 2 at 9 a.m. It resumed Level 3 constant operation on September 4th at 12 p.m. During the operation, a total of 123 disaster cases were reported.

August	31	A fire occurred on Section 1 of Tonghe East Street in Shilin District, resulting in one citizen injured.
	30	The city's Search and Rescue Team, in conjunction with the Ministry of the Interior's Fire Department and the New Taipei City Fire Department, jointly formed the Taiwan Search and Rescue Team. They traveled to Tokyo, Japan, from August 30th to September 4th to participate in a 6-day "2023 Comprehensive Disaster Preparedness Training."
	26	On August 26th, the Bureau's Third Disaster Relief and Ambulance Team, in collaboration with the Neihu District Office, held a Disaster Prevention Park Fair titled "2023 Enjoy Neihu - Social Safety Net and Nationwide Leisure Sports Promotion" at Dahua Park.
	17	A fire occurred on Section 4 of Roosevelt Road in Da'an District, resulting in 9 citizens injured
	2	The Canu Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 at 2:00 PM and elevated to Level 1 at 10:00 PM. During the opening period, a total of 357 disaster reports were received.

July	30	A fire occurred on Section 1 of Nanjing East Road in Zhongshan District, resulting in one civilian injured.
	24-28	On the 24th, Mayor Jiang Wan-an presided over the first preparatory meeting for Typhoon Dujuan held by the municipal government. On the 25th, Deputy Director Mo Huaizu of the Disaster Prevention Office chaired the second preparatory video conference for Typhoon Dujuan held by the municipal government. On the 25th, Mayor Jiang Wan-an inspected the Jianguo Pumping Station (Pumping Station Central Management Center). On the 26th, Deputy Director Mo Huaizu of the Disaster Prevention Office chaired the third preparatory video conference for Typhoon Dujuan held by the municipal government. On the same day, Counselor Lin Yuhong led a team for on-site inspections. On the 27th, the mayor presided over the fourth preparatory meeting for Typhoon Dujuan held by the municipal government. As of the 28th, a total of 24 disaster-related incidents were reported.
	14	A fire occurred on Nanjing West Road in Datong District, resulting in two civilians injured.
	9	A fire occurred on Section 2 of Huanhe North Road in Datong District, resulting in the death of one civilian.
	8-13	On the 8th, a report was received regarding a road collapse at the center of Nanjing West Road, No. 311, Datong District. On the 9th, an advance command center was established, with disaster management authorities on-site (New Construction Office). No injuries were reported, and it was dismantled by 9 PM on the same day. On the 10th, the Public Works Bureau reported another collapse at the site, prompting the reopening of the advance command center by the bureau. It was dismantled by the 13th.
	7	A fire occurred on Xinglong Road, Section 4, in Wenshan District, resulting in one civilian injured
	5	The "119 High-Efficiency Service Dispatch System" has been nominated for the 6th Government Service Award by the National Development Council.

Jun	29	A fire broke out on Wanda Road in Wanhua District, resulting in 2 civilians injured.
	25	A fire broke out on Section 3 of Muxin Road in Wenshan District, resulting in 1 civilian injured.
	12	Our department, in collaboration with the Fire Department of the Ministry of the Interior, co-hosted the "Taiwan-Japan Special Disaster Emergency Ambulance Practical Seminar" at the International Conference Center of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
	10	A fire occurred on Laoquan Street in Wenshan District, resulting in 1 civilian death.
	6	Deputy Director Wang Jingting of Taipei City Fire Department went to Makati, Philippines to attend the "16th CityNet Urban Network Disaster Working Group Seminar."
	6	A fire broke out on Wanda Road in Wanhua District, resulting in 1 civilian death and 1 civilian injured.

May

The mayor inspected the city's search and rescue dog training base and attended the donation ceremony of firefighting and security vehicles for the city's search and rescue dog team donated by Hsinchu Logistics. The process was successful and smooth.

A fire broke out on Dalie Street in Wanhua District, causing one civilian to be injured.

A fire occurred on Wolong Street in Da'an District, resulting in one civilian being injured.

A collapse occurred next to the construction site at No. 22, Lane 60, Chongde Street, Xinyi District. Our department established a command post, rescued 2 people, evacuated 2 people, and there were no casualties. 1 person was sent to the hospital for preventive measures.

The 112th National Defense Mobilization and Disaster Prevention and Rescue (Civil Security No. 9) exercise was conducted by this government.

Apr	28	The first joint regular meeting of the "Taipei City 112 Annual Civil Defense Mobilization Preparation, National Defense Mobilization, and Comprehensive Coordination of National Combat Power and Disaster Prevention and Rescue" was held.
	19	The "New Perspective on Emergency Care and Cross-Island Cooperation - Taipei & Penghu 5G Ambulance Video Conference Collaboration" launch ceremony was held, jointly organized by the Taipei City Government and the Penghu County Government. Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., members of the Taipei City Health Advisory Committee, and medical directors from the Taipei City and Penghu County Fire Departments were invited to witness the event. The system, led by senior ambulance technicians in Taipei City, uses real-time audiovisual transmission to provide remote guidance and improve pre-hospital emergency care quality in Penghu County.
	2	A fire occurred on Section 3 of Heping East Road in Xinyi District, causing one civilian injury.
	1	A fire broke out on Donghua Street in Beitou District, causing one civilian death.

Mar	10	A fire on Section 3, Heping East Road in Xinyi District, which resulted in one civilian death.
	25	A fire on Section 3, Nanjing East Road in Songshan District, which caused two civilians to be injured.
	22	A fire on Ronghua 3rd Road in Beitou District, which caused one civilian to be injured.
	20	A fire on Jili Street in Beitou District, which caused one civilian to be injured.

Feb	6	A magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in Turkey. The city's search and rescue team dispatched 60 personnel and 2 search and rescue dogs to Turkey from February 6th to 15th to carry out international humanitarian rescue missions and rescued 2 trapped individuals.
Jan	14	"119 Disaster Prevention Promotion Event" was held at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place with the theme "Disaster Prevention Together, Happiness is in Your Hands". Approximately 3,500 people participated.
	12	A fire broke out on Dalong Street, Datong District, causing one civilian to die.
	2	A fire broke out on Zhongcheng Road Section 2, Shilin District, injuring two civilians.
	1	In accordance with Interpretation No. 785 of the Grand Justices, the two-shift system was implemented. Outdoor personnel are required to have at least 15 days of rest per month, with at least 2 hours of break time during their service day. In addition, 24 hours of rest time will be added per month (excluding February).

A.D. 2022
Dec	29	A fire occurred on Section 3 of Chengde Road in Datong District, causing one civilian injury.
	27	A fire occurred on Songxin Road in Xinyi District, causing one civilian injury.
	24	A fire broke out on Zhongyuan Street in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian death.
	23	A Table-Top exercise was held for Taipei City's disaster prevention and rescue plan for the year 2022.
	18	A fire occurred on Section 1 of Zhongyang South Road in Beitou District, causing one civilian injury.
	7	Taipei held an "Expert Discussion on Stampede Incidents," inviting Dr. Masatoshi Kaetsu, an expert on large-scale stampede accidents from Osaka University in Japan, to share the results of the inspection of the Riat Ins incident.
Nov	15	A fire occurred on Section 1 of Huanshan Road in Neihu District, causing one civilian injury.
	11	A fire occurred on Section 3 of Chenggong Road in Neihu District, causing one civilian injury.
	8	On November 8 and 9, 2022, Taipei participated in the "2022 Crisis Management Conference" via video conference, sharing its experience in promoting community disaster prevention and village disaster response teams with member cities of the Crisis Management Network.
Oct	30	A fire occurred on Meide Street in Shilin District, causing one civilian death.
	25	Taipei hosted the "Administrative Yuan's 111 Disaster Prevention and Relief Business Assessment Visit to A-District Cities and Counties," allowing the city to exchange disaster prevention and relief policies with four cities and counties, including New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Keelung City, and Hsinchu City.
	16	The response center for Typhoon Nisha disaster was upgraded to Level 3 at 15:06 and resumed normal Level 3 operation at 22:00. It was upgraded to Level 3 again at 13:00 on October 17 and resumed normal Level 3 operation at 18:00.
	14	A fire occurred on Danan Road in Shilin District, causing one civilian death.
	7	A fire occurred on Linsen North Road in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian death.
Sep	30	A fire broke out on Section 1 of Da'an Road in the Da'an District, injuring one citizen.
	17	"National Disaster Prevention Day" disaster prevention education promotion event was held at the National Taiwan Science Education Center and surrounding parks, with the theme "No Fear of Earthquake, Brave Show of Disaster Prevention." About 3,000 people participated.
	14	"Taipei 2022 Global Recovery Alliance International Symposium and EMS 20th Anniversary Book Launch" was held, inviting experts and scholars from the United States and Denmark to share their experiences in promoting global EMS under the pandemic. Representatives from fire departments symbolizing north, central, south, east, and other areas around Taiwan, including Taipei, Yunlin, Tainan, and Hualien, were also invited to share localized action plans.
	8	A fire broke out on Section 1 of Zhongyang South Road in the Beitou District, injuring one citizen.
	8	A fire broke out on Linsen North Road in the Zhongshan District, injuring one citizen. Another fire broke out on Section 1 of Zhongyang South Road in the Beitou District, injuring one citizen as well.
	2	The Typhoon Consonance Disaster Response Center was upgraded to Level 3 at 9:30 a.m., then to Level 1 at 8 a.m. on September 3rd, then to Level 2 at 5 p.m. on the same day, and back to Level 3 at 9 a.m. on September 4th before being restored to Level 3 at all times at 10:30 a.m.
Aug	31	From August 31st to September 5th of 2022, the Taipei Search and Rescue Team went to Tokyo to participate in the "2022 Japan Tokyo Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Training," to gain experience and improve their disaster prevention and rescue capabilities.
	25	During the response to heavy rain disasters, the Emergency Operations Center was upgraded to Level 3 at 4:14 p.m., then to Level 2 at 4:32 p.m., and back to Level 3 at 5:04 p.m. before being restored to Level 3 at all times at 6 p.m.
	18	A fire broke out on Songde Road in the Xinyi District, injuring one citizen.
	2	From August 2nd to August 19th of 2022, the "111 Firefighting Camp" was held for a total of 12 sessions.
Jul	30	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Fuxing South Road in the Da'an District, injuring one citizen.
	29	A fire broke out on Minsheng West Road in the Zhongshan District, injuring one citizen.
	27	A fire broke out on Guilin Road in the Wanhua District, injuring one citizen.
	12	The disaster prevention and rescue exercise for the year was held in this city.
Jun	17	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Yanping North Road in Datong District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	15	A fire broke out on Wuxing Street in Xinyi District, causing one police and firefighter personnel to be injured.
	2	A fire broke out on Zhongpo North Road in Nangang District, causing one citizen to be injured.
May	16	A fire broke out on Dexing East Road in Shilin District, causing one citizen to die.
	12	A fire broke out on Zhonghe Street in Beitou District, causing one citizen to die.
Apr	28	A fire broke out in Dajia Riverside Park in Zhongshan District, causing one citizen to die.
	19	A fire broke out on Kaiyuan Street in Wenshan District, causing one citizen to die.
	16	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Roosevelt Road in Daan District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	7	A disaster prevention and rescue exercise was held for the year 2022 in Taipei City, simulating a drought disaster.
	4	A fire broke out on Section 5 of Nanjing East Road in Songshan District, causing one citizen to die.
Mar	29	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Dunhua South Road in Daan District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	18	A fire broke out on Section 8 of Yanping North Road in Shilin District, causing two firefighters to be injured.
	15	A fire broke out on Section 3 of Zhinan Road in Wenshan District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	14	A fire broke out on Section 1 of Nanjing East Road in Nangang District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	3	The power outage disaster response center was opened at level two at 10:11, and resumed constant level three operation at 12:00.
	2	A fire broke out on Minsheng West Road in Datong District, causing three citizens to be injured.
Jan	26	A fire broke out on Section 4 of Chenggong Road in Neihu District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	15	"119 Disaster Prevention Promotion Event" was held at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place, with the theme "New Life of Disaster Prevention, Fun Mind, and Happiness". Approximately 3,000 people participated.
	3	The earthquake disaster response center was strengthened to level three at 17:57, and resumed constant level three operation at 21:00.
	1	"119 High-Performance Service Dispatch System" was officially launched.

A.D. 2021
Dec	28	The "119 High-Efficiency Service Dispatch System" press conference was held, hosted by Mayor Ko Wen-je. The premiere of the promotional video was also shown. The video was directed by Tsai Yin-juan, and Wen Sheng-hao performed as the 119 intelligent dispatch ambassador. The concept of the video was "Future, Technology, and Precision," demonstrating the city's determination to use technology and wisdom to fully protect its citizens.
	16	The "Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Expert Advisory Committee's 37th Plenary Committee Meeting" was held on December 16th, 2021.
	3	A fire broke out on Shuiyuan Road, Zhongzheng District, causing one civilian to be injured and two civilians to be killed.
	1	A fire broke out on Chongqing South Road, Section 3, Zhongzheng District, causing three civilians to be injured.
Nov	29	A fire broke out on Xinhu 3rd Road, Neihu District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	16	A fire broke out on Diding Boulevard, Zhongshan District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	10	The bureau participated in the "14th Urban Network Disaster Working Group Seminar" hosted by Yokohama, Japan through a video conference, which was held on November 10th, 17th, and 24th, 2021. On November 24th, 2021, the bureau presented a report on "Integrating Public Disaster Prevention Information Services and Building Disaster-Resilient Cities."
Oct	29	A fire broke out on DaLong Street, Datong District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	28	The "Taipei City Resilient City Index Promotion Achievements Presentation and Symposium" was held on October 28th, 2021. It shared the future trends of disaster prevention and rescue work and enhanced the overall disaster prevention and rescue capabilities.
	24	At 2:05 pm, the Earthquake Disaster Response Center was upgraded to Level 3, and it returned to Level 3 constant opening at 4:40 pm.
	10	The Taipei City Crisis Management Conference 2021 was hosted by the city via video conferencing from October 12th to 14th, 2021.
Sep	29	A fire occurred on Dunhuang Road in Datong District, causing one civilian to die.
	13	A small car caught fire on Fude Road in Shilin District, causing one civilian to die.
	11	The online disaster prevention education event "Resilient Earthquake Resistance, Disaster Prevention Together" was held on National Disaster Prevention Day.
	11	The Tsamkang Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 at 2 PM and upgraded to Level 1 at 5 PM. On September 12 at 8:30 PM, it was upgraded to Level 3 and restored to Level 3 normal setting at 9 PM.
	1	The city conducted a simulation exercise for cluster infections in public housing and response measures.
Jul	23	A fire occurred at Section 4, Bade Road, Songshan District, causing one civilian to die.
	21	The Fireworks Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 at 10 PM. On July 23, it was upgraded to Level 3 at 10 PM, and on July 24 at 9 AM, it was restored to the Level 3 normal setting.
Jun	25	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Xiyuan Road in Wanhua District, causing two civilians to die.
	11	The 36th meeting of the Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Expert Advisory Committee was held.
	4	The Disaster Response Center for 2021 Flood Disaster was strengthened to Level 3 at 1:08 pm, upgraded to Level 2 at 1:57 pm, upgraded to Level 1 at 2:24 pm, downgraded to Level 2 at 5 pm, upgraded to Level 3 at 6 pm, and restored to the Level 3 state for continuous operation at 10 pm.
	1	A fire broke out on Mangka Boulevard in Wanhua District, causing three civilians to be injured.
May	30	An exercise for response to the fourth level alert of COVID-19 was conducted in Taipei City.
	25	A fire broke out on Juguang Road in Wanhua District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	13	The Level 2 Disaster Response Center for a large-scale power outage was established at 4:25 pm, and it was restored to the Level 3 state at 8:30 pm for continuous operation.
	1	A fire broke out on Chengdu Road in Wanhua District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	1	A fire broke out on Section 4 of Bade Road in Songshan District, causing four civilians to be injured.
Apr	28	An unannounced exercise for water disaster was conducted in Taipei City.
Mar	29	A fire broke out on Shezhong Street in Shilin District, causing two civilians to be injured and one civilian to die.
	25	A fire broke out on Jingfeng Street in Wenshan District, causing one civilian to die.
	18	A nationwide defense mobilization and disaster prevention and rescue exercise (Min'an No. 7) was conducted in Taipei City.
	15	A fire broke out under the Chengmei Bridge in Neihu District (outside the inner bank), causing one civilian to be injured.
	14	A fire broke out on Chongqing North Road Section 3 in Datong District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	11	A fire broke out on Yanping North Road Section 9 in Shilin District, causing one civilian to die.
Feb	22	A fire broke out on Fengnian Road in Beitou District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	19	A fire broke out on Jiankang Road in Songshan District, causing one civilian to die.
	17	A fire broke out on Linsen North Road in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian to be injured.
Jan	31	A fire broke out on Longjiang Road in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	16	"119 Disaster Prevention Awareness Event" was held at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place, with the theme "Disaster Prevention, Team Up with Me." Approximately 3,500 people participated.

A.D. 2020
Dec	2	A fire occurred on Minquan East Road, Section 6 in the Neihu District, causing one civilian to be injured.
Nov	30	From November 30th to December 2nd, 2020, the Practical Education Training Course for Fire Safety Equipment Inspection for the year 2020 was held.
	27	Assistance was provided to Taipei Medical University, commissioned by Wanfang Hospital, to conduct dynamic public safety protection drills at its nursing home. Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan personally attended to guide the drill, which was successfully completed.
	15	A fire occurred on Section 2, Zhonghua Road in the Zhongzheng District, causing three civilians to be injured.
	14	Assistance was provided to the volunteer fire brigade of Taipei City to hold specialized training.
	11	The 13th CityNet Urban Disaster Working Group Network Seminar was hosted by Yokohama, Japan. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held for the first time via online video. Taipei was invited to share its epidemic prevention experience and achievements in the conference under the theme of "Best Practices and Innovative Thinking for Taipei's COVID-19 Response and Management".
	5	From November 5th to 6th, 2020, the Public Dangerous Goods Management Seminar for the year 2020 was held by government officials at the Training Center.
	5	A fire occurred on Yishan Road in the Beitou District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	3	A fire occurred on Section 1, Huanhe South Road in the Wanhua District, causing one civilian to be injured.
Oct	29	A fire broke out on Wuxing Street in Xinyi District, resulting in one injury.
	22	The fifth joint public safety supervisory meeting was held.
	12	A fire broke out on Yanji Street in Daan District, resulting in one injury to a firefighter.
	11	A fire broke out on Section 2 of Zhonghua Road in Zhongzheng District, resulting in one injury.
	5	A safety management and practical explanation training was held on public hazardous materials, highly flammable compressed gases, gas water heaters, and carbon monoxide poisoning prevention, as well as related fireworks management.
Sep	23	A fire broke out on Section 4 of Civic Boulevard in Songshan District, resulting in two injuries.
	22	A fire broke out on Section 1 of Kangning Road in Neihu District, resulting in three fatalities.
	20	The "National Disaster Prevention Day" was held at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Zhongshan Park, with the theme of "Resilience in Disaster Prevention, Joint Efforts in Securing Safe Homes". A total of 3,600 people participated.
	18	Field inspections were conducted on sites that store hazardous materials and their connected locations.
	10	A joint public safety review was held, led by Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan, with the participation of the Research and Examination Committee, the Department of Civil Service Ethics, the Department of Urban Development, the Construction and Management Office, the Department of Education, and the bureau itself. The inspection focused on short-term cram schools, offices, and tutorial centers.
Aug	28	Amendments to the Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomy Ordinance were sent by the Taipei City Government's Department of Legal Affairs to the Taipei City Council for review.
	24	The "Operating Guidelines for Improving Fire Safety Equipment in Taipei City Buildings" was promulgated and implemented starting on August 26th, 2020.
	20	A demonstration drill was held to verify and observe the evacuation and emergency response capabilities at the Tri-Service General Hospital Neihu Branch.
	19	A fire occurred on Section 6 of Minquan East Road in Neihu District, causing two civilian injuries.
	19	The 4th Public Safety Supervision Meeting of 2020 was held.
	16	Assistance was provided to the Taipei City Volunteer Fire Brigade for their fire prevention publicity team to visit and exchange with the fire prevention team of the Taipei City Volunteer Fire Brigade's affiliated unit stationed in Tainan.
	13	The 740th regulatory committee meeting was held to review amendments to the Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomy Ordinance.
	7	The "Taipei City Rewarding Regulations for Reporting Violations of Article 15 of the Fire Services Act" was established.
	4	From August 4th to August 21st, 2020, the "2020 Taipei City Firefighting Camp" was held for a total of 12 sessions.
	3	The Hagupit Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 at 12:13pm and resumed regular Level 3 operation at 6:30pm.
Jul	15	A symposium on the draft amendment to the Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomy Ordinance was held.
	14	A fire occurred at the intersection of Zhongxiao West Road and Zhongshan South Road in Zhongzheng District (on the pedestrian overpass), causing one civilian death.
	10	A fire occurred on Chaozhou Street in Da'an District, causing one civilian injury.
	9	A fire occurred on De Xing East Road in Shilin District, causing one civilian death and one civilian injury.
Jun	24	The 3rd Public Safety Supervision Meeting of 2020 was held.
	18	The "Taipei City Fire Department's Dynamic Inspection and Handling Guidelines for Fire Safety Equipment" were promulgated.
	10	A fire occurred on Kangding Road in Wanhua District, Taipei City, resulting in one citizen's death.
May	31	A fire occurred on Daye Road in Beitou District, Taipei City, resulting in one citizen's death.
	29	The 34th meeting of the Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Expert Advisory Committee was held. Experts and scholars with relevant academic experience outside the government were invited to provide suggestions on Taipei City's disaster prevention and rescue policies and measures, as well as consultation on technology research and development and the application of results.
	28	The administrative fine collection of our department was completed for electronic payment, interfacing with the Taipei City government's intelligent payment platform, and establishing the administrative fine inquiry website of our department (https://www.af-search.tfd.tw/).
	27	An unannounced flood disaster drill was conducted by our department.
	20	A fire occurred on Section 5 of Xinyi Road in Xinyi District, Taipei City, resulting in one citizen being injured.
	15	Public hazardous materials management inspections were carried out at Kunliang Snack Shop (a chained venue) and the Water Resources Agency-Shuangyuan Pumping Station (a public hazardous material venue).
	10	A fire occurred on Section 5 of Roosevelt Road in Wenshan District, Taipei City, resulting in one citizen being injured.
	8	A fire occurred on Chenggong Road in Neihu District, Taipei City, resulting in two citizens' deaths.
	5	A fire occurred on Jinxin Street in Datong District, Taipei City, resulting in one citizen being injured.
	5	A fire occurred on Fude Street in Xinyi District, Taipei City, resulting in one citizen being injured.
	5	A fire occurred on Sanmin Road in Songshan District, Taipei City, resulting in two citizens being injured.
Apr	30	The city conducted a military simulation exercise to respond to the expanded control measures for COVID-19.
	27	Deputy Mayor Huang Shanshan led a team to inspect the fire safety equipment of six Cashbox KTV establishments in Taipei.
	26	A fire broke out on Linsen North Road in Zhongshan District, injuring 48 citizens and causing six fatalities.
	24	A fire broke out on Chengde Road Section 7 in Beitou District, injuring one citizen.
	22	The city held the second public safety supervision conference for the year.
Mar	20	The department conducted on-site inspections of the management of hazardous materials at two locations, including the Taipei Christian Academy attached to the Taiwan Theological College and Seminary's elderly long-term care center (connection site) and the HeXin Cancer Center Hospital (public hazardous material site).
	19	From March 19 to March 20, 2020, the department conducted two sessions of the annual safety management personnel training course (50 participants per session) at the Public Training Center.
	14	A fire broke out on Huaxi Street in Wanhua District, injuring three citizens and causing six fatalities.
	13	A fire broke out on Jilin Road in Zhongshan District, injuring one citizen.
	11	A fire broke out on Neihu Road Section 3, injuring two citizens.
	9	The city conducted a disaster prevention and rescue exercise, simulating a chemical disaster.
	4	"Home Safety and Epidemic Prevention Campaign" (which includes safe storage, safe handling, and safe use of disinfectants) was completed and broadcasted on the television screens of Taipei Metro platforms and promoted on the department's Facebook page to emphasize safe use at home.
Feb	28	A fire occurred on Yanping North Road Section 7 in Shilin District, injuring one firefighter.
	21	30-second version of the "Anti-epidemic Alcohol and Fire Prevention" was completed and broadcasted on the MRT Moon Station TV, and promoted on our department's Facebook page.
	19	The first public safety supervision meeting of the year was held.
	7	A fire occurred on Quanyuan Road in Beitou District, injuring one citizen.
	3	A fire occurred on Muzha Road Section 5 in Wenshan District, injuring one citizen.
	3	From the 3rd of February to the 6th of March in the 109th year, a basic course for practical education and training on fire safety equipment inspection was conducted, with about 42 colleagues attending.
Jan	20	"119 Disaster Prevention and Education Event" was held at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place with the theme "Disaster Prevention Starts from the Heart, Safe and Sustainable Happy City", with approximately 4,800 participants.
	4	A fire broke out on Huan Shan Road Section 1 in Neihu District, injuring three citizens

A.D. 2019
Dec	28	A fire occurred on Zhonghe Street in Beitou District, causing one citizen to die.
	23	On December 23, 108, the revised "Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomy Ordinance" Article 10-1 and Article 12-1 were announced, adding regulations that management rights holders of Class A places, buildings for residential use, and designated places for announcements should install and maintain residential fire alarms.
	23	The city's efficient CPR execution experience was published in the international journal JEMS and shared with EMS around the world.
	23	A fire occurred on Tonghua Street in Daan District, causing one citizen to die and one citizen to be injured.
	21	A fire occurred on Tianjin Street in Zhongshan District, causing one citizen to die.
	10	Submitted the theme of "Improving Quality Management to Increase OHCA Survival Rates" and became the only case in the country to be listed as a model of excellence by the Global Resuscitation Alliance.
	5	Conduct on-site evaluations of "Fire Safety Self-Management Excellent Places" for the 108th year from December 5th to 11th. Taipei City was represented by Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Howard Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, and the Gaia Hotel.
Nov	13	Assign two senior executives to attend the "2019 Crisis Management Conference" in Manila, Philippines, exchange disaster prevention and management experiences with member cities, and strengthen the exchange and cooperation mechanisms between our city and member cities until November 16.
Oct	23	Cooperate with Taiwan Railways Administration to hold the Taipei Station Special Zone Joint Disaster Prevention Center Exercise and Taiwan Railways Taipei District Iron Safety Exercise.
	5	Implement the "108 Excellent Fire Prevention Management Measures Commendation Plan," and Taipei City's Wanfang Hospital and Taipei City's Haoran Nursing Home are awarded.
Sep	30	The Mitag Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 at 8:30 am and upgraded to Level 1 at 10:00 am. It resumed normal operation at Level 3 at 7:00 am on October 1st.
	26	Assign two senior executives to visit and inspect Singapore to understand the disaster prevention and rescue system and operation of Singapore, and learn from Singapore's government experience in disaster response until October 9th.
	21	Jointly organize the "National Disaster Prevention Day" disaster prevention education and publicity activities and the Ministry of the Interior 921 Earthquake 20th Anniversary Commemorative Book Launch with the National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior.
	19	Hold the "Disaster Management Personnel Relocation Training for Crisis Management Network Cities" and invite two officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Department to exchange experience on disaster warning and response, community disaster prevention, and disaster prevention for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics between this city and Tokyo until September 21st.
	3	Send delegates to Yokohama, Japan to attend the "12th Urban Disaster Network Meeting and International Symposium" and exchange disaster prevention experience with member cities in the Asia-Pacific region, until September 7th.
Aug	21	In response to heavy rain on August 21st, the city's disaster response center was upgraded to level 3 at 3:10 pm and returned to level 3 constant opening at 5:00 pm.
	13	A fire occurred on Mingde Road in Beitou District, causing the death of two residents.
	8	The disaster response center was upgraded to level 2 at 9:00 am and to level 1 at 2:00 pm in response to Typhoon Lekima on August 8th. It was downgraded to level 2 at 2:00 pm and returned to level 3 constant opening at 5:00 pm on the same day.
	4	A fire occurred on Kangle Street in Neihu District, causing the death of two residents.
Jul	22	The disaster response center was upgraded to level 2 at 4:01 pm due to flooding on July 22nd and returned to level 3 constant opening at 7:00 pm.
	20	A fire occurred on Section 4, Zhongshan North Road in Zhongshan District, causing the death of one resident and injuring another.
	11	A fire occurred on Jinzhou Street in Zhongshan District, causing the death of one resident.
	2	Organized the "Firefighting Camp of the Year 2019," which was held from July 2nd to 26th (Tuesday to Friday) for a total of 16 sessions.
	2	In response to heavy rain on July 2nd, the city's disaster response center was upgraded to level 3 at 3:43 pm and returned to level 3 constant opening at 6:10 pm.
Jun	27	Co-organized the "2019 Global Resuscitation Alliance Taipei Symposium" with the Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine.
	17	The "Search and Rescue Team and Rescue Dog Training Base" was put into operation.
	6	The Taipei City Government revised and promulgated the "Operational Measures for Strengthening the Disaster Prevention and Rescue System of Taipei City" and implemented it from the date of issuance.
Mar	20	Organized the 108 Taipei Large-scale Gathering Activity Safety Management Symposium.
	20	In response to the heavy rain caused by the frontal system on May 20, the Disaster Response Center was strengthened to Level 3 at 10:00 and returned to normal Level 3 operation at 12:00.
	13	Two senior officials were assigned to the United States for a six-month research on "emergency management agencies at the state government level in the United States" to gain a deeper understanding of the disaster prevention and rescue systems and operations at the federal and state government levels, and to learn from the disaster response experience of the US state governments. The assignment ends on November 8.
Apr	18	In response to the Hualien earthquake, the Disaster Response Center was established at 14:11 and was set at Level 3. At 17:35, the center returned to normal operations.
Mar	15	The city's residential fire alarm information network was officially launched.
	10	A fire occurred on Minquan East Road, Section 6, Neihu District, causing one civilian death.
	7	The "2019 National Defense Mobilization and Disaster Prevention and Relief (Civilian Safety No.5)" exercise was held, with a large-scale disaster prevention and relief military exercise taking place at the NanGang Railway Station and its surrounding areas. Multiple drills were conducted between March 27 and April 30 in accordance with the characteristics of the city's jurisdiction, including flood prevention, drowning prevention, blue waterways, debris flow and landslide disasters, reservoir breaches, and unannounced flood drills.
	5	The "International Search and Rescue Practical Exchange Seminar" was held, inviting search and rescue teams from Japan, Australia, and Malaysia to share their experiences. The Fire Department of the Ministry of the Interior, the Special Search and Rescue Team of the city, and the Fire Department of the New Taipei City Government introduced and shared their experiences in executing humanitarian rescue operations and responding to major traffic accidents. Representatives from eight counties and cities, including New Taipei City and Taoyuan City, participated in the seminar.
	4	The "Taipei City 2019 National Defense Mobilization Preparedness Business, National Defense Coordination and Disaster Prevention and Relief Tripartite Meeting First Joint Regular Meeting" was held. Mayor Ko Wen-je convened the meeting, and the heads of the National Defense Mobilization Preparedness Committee, National Defense Coordination Committee, Disaster Prevention and Relief Committee, and relevant bureaus and agencies of the city government attended. The meeting conducted military chess simulations for a scenario of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake on the Shan-Jiao fault and invited the Chief Executive of the Executive Yuan to provide guidance.
Feb	27	A fire occurred on Tonghe Street, Shilin District, causing one civilian death.
	23	A fire occurred on Section 1, Neihu Road, Neihu District, causing two civilian deaths.
	17	A fire occurred on Section 1, Mucha Road, Wenshan District, causing one civilian death.
	10	A fire broke out on Sha Mao Road in Beitou District, causing one civilian death.
Jan	20	The "119 Disaster Prevention Campaign" was held at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place, with the theme "Disaster Prevention Starts from the Heart, Happy and Sustainable City," and approximately 4,800 people participated.

A.D. 2018
Dec	25	A fire broke out on Xinyi Road in Xinyi District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	12	A fire broke out on Xinglong Road in Wenshan District, causing one citizen to die and one citizen to be injured.
	7	Conducted the 31st "Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Expert Advisory Committee Plenary Meeting."
	2	A fire broke out on Zhonghe Street in Beitou District, causing one citizen to die.
Nov	29	A fire broke out on Renai Road in Xinyi District, causing one citizen to die.
	24	Implementation of the Taipei City Large-scale Crowd Event Safety Management and Self-governance Ordinance.
	5	A fire broke out on Dongming Street in Nangang District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	2	Conducted a municipal observation event for Taipei City Volunteer Fire Brigade, Fire Safety Promotion Battalion.
Oct	27	A fire broke out on Dali Street, Wanhua District, causing five civilians to be injured.
	27	A fire broke out on Nanjing East Road, Songshan District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	26	A fire broke out on Zhongyang North Road, Beitou District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	26	A fire broke out on ZhiYuan 2nd Road, Beitou District, causing one civilian to die.
	19	A fire broke out on Yanping North Road, Shilin District, causing one civilian to die and one to be injured.
	19	A fire broke out on GuangFu South Road, Daan District, causing three civilians to be injured.
	14	A fire broke out on Keelung Road, Xinyi District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	13	A fire broke out on HuanShan Road, Neihu District, causing one civilian to be injured.
	3	A fire broke out on DeXing East Road, Shilin District, causing one civilian to be injured.
Sep	27	Conducted the "Fire Business Group Exchange Symposium and Legal Seminar for the Fourth Quarter of 2018."
	27	The "National Guardian App" was officially launched.
	15	Participated in the New Taipei City Volunteer Fire Department's Fire Prevention Unit's special training and exchange activities between Taipei and New Taipei.
	8	The 0908 Flood Disaster Response Center was set to level 2 at 17:43 and resumed constant level 3 opening at 22:30 on September 8th.
	6	The Juguang Brigade of New Taipei City Volunteer Fire Department's Fire Prevention Unit visited our Disaster Prevention Education Center and conducted business exchange activities.
	5	Co-organized "2018 Emergency Medical Education and Personnel Development International Seminar" with the Fire Department.
Aug	31	Invited various related departments of the government to convene a conference to discuss administrative support measures after the promulgation of the "Taipei City Large-scale Group Event Safety Management Autonomous Ordinance".
	29	The " Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team " participated in the "2018 Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Exercise" in Tokyo, Japan until September 3.
	25	A fire broke out on Yangming Road in Shilin District, injuring one person.
	22	Held an event to commend the performance of units that have excelled in assisting the promotion of residential fire alarms in each district and village.
	12	A fire broke out on Xinsheng South Road, Da'an District, injuring 1 firefighter.
	5	A fire broke out on Jiulong Road, Da'an District, injuring 3 people.
	2	Attended the 11th CityNet Disaster Cluster Workshop and International Symposium in Iloilo City, Philippines, to exchange disaster prevention experiences with member cities in the Asia-Pacific region, until August 4th.
Jul	22	A fire broke out on Zhongshan North Road in Zhongshan District, injuring one person.
	13	Organized the Taipei City Volunteer Fire Brigade Fire Prevention Propaganda Brigade Exchange Symposium and Fire Prevention Propaganda Competition.
	12	Co-organized the Taipei City Elderly Welfare Institution 107 Self-Defense Firefighting Demonstration and Observation Exercise with the Social Affairs Bureau in Wenshan District's Zhao Ru Elderly Care Center.
	9	The Maria Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 at 9 p.m. and was upgraded to Level 1 at 8 a.m. on July 10. It was then downgraded to Level 2 at 11:30 a.m. on July 11 and resumed normal Level 3 operation at 2:30 p.m. on July 11.
	5	A fire broke out on Dunhua North Road in Songshan District, injuring three people.
	4	Organized a "Taipei City Liquefied Gas Fuel Business Association Business Exchange Symposium".
	2	Organized a "Taipei City Equipment Business Association Symposium".
Jun	29	Held the Lin Yu-lin Hongtai Educational and Cultural Public Welfare Foundation's donation ceremony for a joint donation of 190,000 residential fire alarms throughout Taiwan.
	28	Organized the "Taipei City Equipment Master Association, Taiwan Fire Equipment Engineers (Masters) Association, and Taipei District Fire Inspection Professional Institution Association Business Exchange Seminar."
	28	Cooperated with the Taipei City Station Specific Zone and the city government for a joint disaster prevention and rescue exercise and the Taipei District Iron Safety Exercise for the year 2018.
	26	A fire occurred on Guanghui Road, Wenshan District, causing 1 civilian injury.
	25	The 1st Fire Prevention and Firefighting Technology Review Committee of the year 2018.
	21	Organized the 30th Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Expert Consultation Committee meeting.
	20	Organized the Taipei City Jade Reservoir Dam Burst (Flood) Disaster Military Exercise.
	16	A fire occurred on Yanji Street, Songshan District, causing 1 civilian injury.
	13	A fire occurred in a residential area on Heping East Road Section 3, Da'an District, causing 3 civilian deaths.
	3	The Taoyuan City Volunteer Firefighting Corps conducted exchange and observation activities on achievements and practical experiences with the Inner Harbor Brigade, Zhongshan Brigade, and Songshan Brigade of our bureau's Volunteer Firefighting Corps.
	2	2 A fire occurred on Taiyuan Road, Datong District, causing 3 civilian deaths.
Mar	30	The Commissioner, Wu Chun-hung, represented Taipei City to attend the "30th Annual Meeting of the Asian Fire Chiefs Association" to exchange knowledge, technology, and information with various countries to further enhance the development of Taipei City's firefighting administration, which lasted until June 2.
	26	The Taipei City Volunteer Firefighting Corps conducted specialty training and exchange activities with the Taipei and New Taipei City fire departments.
	24	On May 17, 2018, the Executive Yuan approved the Taipei City Large-Scale Gathering Event Safety Management Autonomy Ordinance, which was announced on May 24, 2018.
	21	A fire occurred on Ankang Road, Neihu District, causing 1 civilian injury.
	21	A fire occurred on Nangang Road, Nangang District, causing 1 civilian death.
	18	Organized the Taipei City Large-Scale Gathering Event Safety Management Symposium for the year 2018.
	9	Yilan County Fire Bureau visited our bureau to exchange ideas on reviewing fire safety equipment drawings.
	9	Organized a business exchange seminar for Taipei City Fire Equipment Engineers Association.
	7	A fire occurred on Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, causing 1 civilian injury.
Apr	25	On Zhongcheng Road, Shilin District, a fire broke out, resulting in one civilian death.
	25	A night-time, no-notice exercise for flood disasters was conducted in 2018 (107th year).
	18	The opening ceremony for the Yangmingshan Branch was held to improve the disaster prevention and rescue capabilities and search and rescue quality in the Yangmingshan area of Taipei.
	13	A "Residential Fire Prevention Strategy 2.0 Business Experience Sharing Conference" was held for the Taipei-New Taipei Cooperation and Exchange Platform.
	13	On Wanning Street, Wenshan District, a fire broke out, resulting in one civilian injury.
	4	On Guisui Street, Datong District, a fire broke out, resulting in one civilian death.
	1	In response to the return of beekeeping and snake catching services to the animal protection unit, the Taipei City Government commissioned the Taipei City Animal Protection Office to recruit volunteer firefighters to form a special team to handle beekeeping and snake catching during the day and reduce the burden on firefighters.
Mar	29	Host the "International Search and Rescue Practical Exchange Seminar", invite search and rescue teams from Tokyo, Yokohama, and Seoul to share their experiences, and have the Hualien County Special Search and Rescue Team share their experience in rescuing the 0206 Hualien earthquake.
	22	Conduct on-site inspections of public dangerous goods management business for the second half of 2017 from March 22nd to 23rd.
	15	Conduct disaster prevention and rescue exercises for the year 2018, including the first nationwide unscripted military simulation of a volcanic disaster, as well as on-site evacuation drills. The 66th Brigade of the Army Marine Corps and the M3 Floating Bridge Car will participate for the first time, and the international search and rescue teams from Tokyo, Yokohama, and Seoul, South Korea, will also be invited to participate until April 24th.
	7	On Hulin Street, Xinyi District, a fire broke out, resulting in one civilian injury.
	1	On Longjiang Road, Zhongshan District, a fire broke out, resulting in one civilian death and four civilian injuries.
Feb	26	A fire broke out on Wenhu Street in Neihu District, injuring 3 people.
	22	Conducted inspections and assessments for firefighting safety management and dangerous goods management for the second half of 2017 on February 22, 27, and March 2 and 6.
	21	A fire broke out on Kangding Road in Wanhua District, injuring one person.
	14	A fire broke out on Roosevelt Road in Da'an District, injuring 2 people.
	8	A fire broke out on Chongqing South Road in Zhongzheng District, injuring 4 firefighters.
	7	Supported search and rescue missions for the 0206 Hualien earthquake, mobilizing 525 personnel from the Fire Department, Public Works Department, Taipei Water Department, and Taipei City Volunteer Fire Brigade, as well as 5 water trucks and 2 search and rescue dogs. One Korean tourist was successfully rescued, and 4 bodies were recovered by February 11.
	6	A fire broke out on Changtai Street in Wanhua District, resulting in one death.
	1	Strengthened and expanded promotional effectiveness by broadcasting advertisements for installing home fire alarms and using the "119 Emergency Video Call" service on radio stations.
Jan	31	A fire broke out on Kangle Street in Neihu District, injuring one person.
	17	A fire broke out on Chenggong Road in Neihu District, injuring one person.
	17	Organized a disaster prevention and relief simulation for the Taipei Station Special District.
	15	A fire broke out on Da'an Road in Da'an District, injuring one person.
	15	Promoted the importance of installing residential fire alarms on the Mayor's Facebook page.
	5	The Autonomous Regulation of Safety Management for Large-scale Gatherings in the city has been approved by the Executive Yuan upon receiving a letter of submission numbered 10611557600 from the Department of Legal Affairs of the City Government. 15 Promoted the importance of installing residential fire alarms on the Mayor's Facebook page.

A.D. 2017
Dec	22	The city's large-scale group activity safety management self-governing regulations (draft) were passed by the city council after the third reading.
	21	The "Fire Safety Day for 2018" (Safe Every Day) disaster prevention promotion and image calendar were published.
	8	A fire occurred on Hànzhōng Street in Wanhua District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	7	A fire occurred on Zhuzihu Road in Beitou District, causing one citizen to die.
	5	A fire occurred on Bādé Road in Songshan District, causing one citizen to die.
	2	A fire occurred on Mǎngxiào Road in Wanhua District, causing one citizen to be injured.
	1	The Executive Yuan issued awards for outstanding performance in 2017 disaster prevention and rescue business evaluations. Vice Director Jǐngshèng Xǔ accepted the award on behalf of the department.
Nov	23	An international seminar on disaster risk reduction strategies in response to extreme weather was held.
	11	A fire occurred on Jǐnán Road in Zhongzheng District, causing four citizens to be injured.
	5	Personnel were dispatched to Seoul, South Korea to attend the "2017 Crisis Management Conference." The conference's theme was the future prospects of disaster management, and the participating cities discussed disaster management improvement strategies and other issues.
Oct	31	A fire broke out on Gongguan Road in the Beitou District, causing one civilian death.
	29	A fire broke out on Yanping North Road in the Shilin District, causing four civilian deaths.
	22	A fire broke out on Zhuzihu Road in the Beitou District, causing one civilian injury.
	16	The city's firecracker and fireworks release control measures were implemented.
	5	A fire broke out on Qingnian Road in the Wanhua District, causing one civilian injury.
	3	The joint assessment of disaster prevention and rescue business visits for Zone A (New Taipei City, Keelung City, Yilan County, and Hualien County) for the year 2017 was conducted, hosted by Deputy Mayor Jian-Ji Deng.
Sep	28	A fire broke out on Mushin Road in the Wenshan District, causing one civilian injury.
	23	The 2017 National Disaster Prevention Day was held at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Zhongshan Park Square in the Xinyi District. The theme of the event was "Disaster Prevention Energy Conference: Earthquake Safety Guaranteed." The identification image of the department (Rescue Vanguard) was also released.
	14	A fire broke out on Zhongxiao East Road in the Daan District, causing one civilian injury.
	12	The Typhoon Talim Disaster Response Center was opened at level two at 9 p.m. The grouping was adjusted at 6 p.m. on September 13th, and the center resumed 24-hour operation at level three starting from 9 a.m. on September 14th.
	6	A fire broke out at 23 Tongsanxi Street, Section 2, Dihwai, causing one civilian death.
	3	The first stroke patient in the city was sent directly to the hospital for arterial thrombolysis treatment.
Aug	31	From August 31st to September 3rd, 2017, personnel were sent to Yokohama, Japan to participate in the "10th Urban Net Disaster Working Group Meeting and International Symposium" to exchange disaster prevention experiences with member cities in the Asia-Pacific region.
	26	A fire broke out on Fugang Street in Shilin District, causing one civilian death.
	19	The English version of the "Disaster Preparedness Taipei" civilian disaster prevention handbook was published on August 19th, 2017.
	15	The 0815 power outage disaster response center was opened at 5:45 p.m. and resumed regular Level 3 operations at 10:30 p.m. on the same day.
	10	A fire broke out on Chengde Road in Shilin District, causing two foreign nationals to die and one firefighter to be injured.
	10	A disaster prevention and rescue drill with semi-early warning was conducted in the Taipei Station Special Zone on August 10th, 2017.
	10	Personnel were stationed at the World University Games athletes' village from August 10th to September 2nd, 2017.
	7	Firefighting training was held for personnel stationed at the 2017 Taipei World University Games competition venues and athletes' village on August 7th and 8th, 2017.
	7	The Emergency Operations Center for the World University Games (UEOC) was opened on August 7th, 2017, until September 1st.
	5	A fire broke out on Jinzhou Street in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian injury.
	4	Assistance was provided to the Fire Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior in conducting self-defense firefighting verification guidance manual demonstrations.
Jul	28	The Nesa Typhoon Disaster Response Center was opened at Level 2 on July 28th, 2017, raised to Level 1 on July 29th at 8 a.m., lowered to Level 2 on July 30th at 2 p.m., and resumed regular Level 3 operations on July 30th at 6 p.m.
	11	A press conference was held at Taipei City Hall for the "Typhoon Defense Operation".
	10	The "Taipei Elderly Welfare Institution Safety Improvement Plan" was established to enhance the fire prevention and initial fire extinguishing abilities of employees, as well as strengthen the installation of fire alarm and extinguishing equipment.
	9	A fire broke out on Xinglong Road in Wenshan District, causing two civilian deaths.
	4	From July 4th to 28th, 2017, firefighting camps were held every Tuesday to Friday for a total of 16 sessions.
	4	A fire occurred on Hulutou Street in Shilin District, causing one civilian death.
	1	The "Stroke Rescue 2.0" project was launched.
	1	A fire broke out on Xinsheng North Road in Zhongshan District, causing one civilian death.
Jun	30	The disaster prevention and rescue military simulation exercise for the 2017 Taipei World University Games will be held.
	21	A large number of emergency vehicles for injured and sick patients were purchased (including the Phoenix Pioneer and medical supply vehicles).
	13	It was announced that hotels and tourist hotels with more than 200 guest rooms in the city must complete the annual public safety protection dynamic exercise by the end of November 2017, in order to strengthen risk management for large hotels in the city and implement the self-defense firefighting team operation mechanism.
	13	The Bureau was awarded the 9th Government Service Quality Award (Service Planning Category) by Vice President Chen Chien-jen for the "Your Safety Is Our Top Priority - Excellent Investigation Quality, Optimized Prevention Management - Guarding Your Home Safety" project.
	12	A fire broke out on Minquan East Road in the Zhongshan District, causing one civilian fatality.
	8	On June 8-9, 2017, the 2nd Asia-Pacific Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Symposium was held, with emergency medical experts and scholars from Taiwan, the United States, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and other places sharing their experiences and innovations in emergency medical systems.
	5	A fire broke out on Minquan East Road in the Zhongshan District, causing one firefighter injury.
	3	A fire broke out on Zhongxiao East Road in the Xinyi District, causing one civilian fatality.
	2	The Disaster Response Center for the "0602 Plum Rain Front" flood disaster will be opened at Level 2 at 12:00, and will operate at Level 3 continuously starting from June 4 at 12:00.
May	17	A memorandum of cooperation was signed with Taipei Medical University.
	3	The Disaster Response Center for the Taipower Transmission and Transformation Project Incident at the intersection of Bade Road and Guanfu North Road will open at 19:00, and will operate at Level 3 continuously starting from May 5 at 17:00.
	1	A no-notice nighttime exercise for flood disaster response will be held for the year 2017.
Apr	30	A fire broke out on Jiuzhuang Street in Nangang District, resulting in one civilian injury.
	26	The Taipei City Government held an award ceremony for administrative districts and village chiefs who successfully promoted the installation of residential fire alarms in 2016.
	24	A fire occurred on Tianxiang Road in Zhongshan District, resulting in one civilian injury.
	19	The "Taipei City Firecracker and Fireworks Launching Regulations" were announced
	8	A fire broke out on Xingyi Road in Beitou District, resulting in two civilian injuries.
	7	A fire broke out on Zhonghua Road in Wanhua District, resulting in eight civilian injuries..
	5	A fire occurred on Xinsheng North Road in Zhongshan District, resulting in one civilian injury.
Mar	30	The National Defense Mobilization Exercise for the year 2017 (Mín Ān No. 3) and the Disaster Prevention and Rescue Exercise for the 2017 Taipei World University Games, as well as the Jin Hua military live-fire drill, will be held. The President will be present to provide guidance.
	29	The National Defense Mobilization Exercise for the year 2017 (Mín Ān No. 3) and the Disaster Prevention and Rescue Exercise for the 2017 Taipei World University Games, as well as the Jin Hua military simulation exercise, will be held..
	28	To maintain public safety and order in Taipei City, the "Taipei City Firecracker and Fireworks Launching Regulations" were enacted on March 28, 2017, approved by the municipal council, and submitted to the Executive Yuan for review.
	11	A fire broke out on Muxin Road in Wenshan District, resulting in one civilian casualty.
	11	During the Qingming Festival period on March 11, the department reinforced fire safety education and disaster prevention drills at graveyards.
	3	During a hiking trip on Nan Er Zi Mountain in Hualien County, the Shuangxi Branch of Taipei City Fire Department's Fourth Brigade lost two of its members. The department launched a search and rescue operation from March 3 to March 21, mobilizing a total of six teams and 67 personnel. On July 20, the bodies of the missing colleagues were found by local hikers.
Feb	24	The Fire Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior conducted a "Self-assessment of 105-Year Firefighting Work by Municipal and County (City) Fire Departments." The city's Dangerous Materials Management, Civilian Personnel Utilization, and Disaster Relief and Rescue Command categories were ranked first in the country's Group A.
	21	From February 21 to 24, the city government and the Taipei Computer Association jointly held the 2017 Smart City Exhibition and Smart City Leaders Summit at the Nangang Exhibition Center, with the theme "Taipei, A Great Place to Live - Future City". The city's department presented the "Electronic Injury Ticket Tracking System for Large Numbers of Injured Persons" as its exhibition theme.
	17	A fire broke out on Zhongshan North Road in Shilin District, resulting in one civilian being injured.
	15	From February 15 to 22, disaster prevention and rescue workshops were held for executives and members of specialist committees at or above the level of chief executive.
	13	A major traffic accident on National Highway No. 5 resulted in 33 civilian deaths and 11 civilian injuries. The city's Disaster Response Center was opened at 22:15 and resumed full operation on February 14 at 3:10.
	12	A fire occurred on Dalí Street in Wanhua District, causing one civilian to die.
	5	A fire broke out on Chang'an West Road in Zhongshan District, resulting in one civilian death and one civilian injury.
Jan	23	An "Self-defense and Firefighting Drill by Public Security Authorities" was held at the Eslite Spectrum Corporation before the Chinese New Year.
	14	A disaster prevention and awareness event for 119 was held at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place in Xinyi District, with the theme "Family Disaster Prevention Month, Prevent Disasters and Protect Your Loved Ones".
	10	A fire broke out on Xinhai Road in Wenshan District, causing one civilian to die.
	7	A fire occurred on Xizang Road in Wanhua District, causing one civilian to die.
	2	A fire broke out on Dazhi Street in Zhongshan District, resulting in one firefighter being injured.

A.D. 2016
Jun	28	On June 28, 2016, the city council conducted the drowning prevention promotion during the press conference.
	27	On June 27, Taipei city fire department sent the subdivision chief of information of communication subdivision CIOU, GUANG-TING and team member LANG,JIA-RUEI to USA to study the disaster prevention system in US and the global disaster management.
	26	On June 26, the drowning prevention drill for 2016 was hosted under the Daji bridge at Dajia Riverside Park.
	20	On June 20, 2016, Taipei city fire department called a seminar meeting of 2016 Taipei city’s large event safety management.
	17	On June 17, 2016, water disaster emergency operation center opened up level 2 notice at 4:20pm and changed it back to level 3 at 7:30pm.
	16	On June 16, 2016, Taipei city fire department published both the hard copy version and electronic version of “2016 Disaster Prevention and Rescue”. For electronic version, you can download it from our webpage under the link of Disaster Prevention Information.
May	29	On May 29, 2016, There was a fire disaster on Dehui St in Zhongshan district. There were 2 citizens injured during the fire.
	26	On May 26, 2016, There was a fire disaster on Xinsheng North St in Zhongshan district. The fire caused a death of one citizen.
	12	On May 12, 2016, There was a fire disaster around Guangfu South Rd in Songshang district. The fire caused a death of one citizen.
	9	On May 9, 2016, Taipei city fire department hosted the information meeting for Executive Yuan’s 2016 disaster prevention and rescue evaluation.
	1	On May 1, 2016, start using e-PCR all across Taiwan.
Apr	25	On April 25, 2016, the meeting of disaster prevention mission school’s preparation and improvements planning.
	22	On April 22, 2016, the meeting of reviewing 2016’s north north Taoyuan and Keelong’s Disaster prevention drill.
	20	On April 20, 2015, Taipei city fire department promoted the installation of accommodation fire alarm and awarded districts and village which promoted well.
	14	On April 14, 2016, there was a fire disaster on Xiyuan Rd in Wanhua district. The fire caused a death of two citizens.
	12	On April 12, 2016, the meeting of “Taipei City’s Emergency Evacuation Park improvement.”
	1	On April 1, 2016, report the knowledge gained and recommendation of the study to US (USA’s disaster prevention system and Global disaster management).
Mar	25	On March 25, 2016, from 10am until the next at day 9 am, under Taipei city’s mayor Ko lead, Northern Taipei, Taoyuan and Keelong’s combined disaster prevention drill was hosted in Taipei 101 Building, Da’an Forest Park, Tri-Service General Hospital and Taipei Main Station. During the drill, there were 3500 people attended and about 200 citizens stayed in Da’an emergency evacuation shelter to experience the real life situation.
	22-25	On March 22-25, 2016, Taipei City fire department held a booth event in “2016 Smart City Exhibition” at Nangang Exhibition center. Among various topics, the part of “Intelligent Disaster Prevention” was presented with Information Information Bureau.
	17	On March 17, 2016, there was fire disaster on Tayou Rd in Songshan district. The fire caused a death of one citizen.
	16	On March 16, 2016, Taipei city fire department reinforced the educational propaganda of fire prevention warnings and protection drills during Ching Ming festival’s tomb sweeping period.
	12	On March 12, 2016, there was fire disaster on Huanhe South Rd in Wanhua district. There were 3 citizens injured during the fire.
	10	On March 10, 2016, Dr. Masotoshi Tsuji from Kobe University in Japan Provided a specialized speech of “Large event Safety Counter Strategy”.
	8	On March 8, 2015, the “supervision and evaluation on disaster prevention preparation” in the city will be executed by the Disaster Prevention Office and the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission at district among all regions.
	1	On, March 1, 2016, the deputy mayor Deng and deputy mayor Lin cooperated to hold the second union conference regarding to “The Response and Improvements on 0206 Tainan Earthquake”.
Feb	18	On February 18, 2016, held the event “life is import, so connect them together”.
Jan	26	On January 26, 2016, there was a fire on Fuxing South Rd in Da’an District. The fire caused a death of one citizen.
	20	On January 20, 2016, the deputy mayor Li Fang Chou held the city disaster preparation network conference of 2016.
	17	On January 17, 2016, Taipei city fire department hosted a disaster prevention promotion in chianti Avenue plaza in Xinyi district. The theme of the event was “Good habits of using electronic machines, disaster prevention won’t be a big deal.”
	14	On January 14, 2016, Taipei city fire department called a conference of”2016 northern Taiwan, Taoyuan and Keelong’s disaster prevention and rescue drill: earthquake evacuation practice’s negation between executive regions.
	13	On January 13, 2016, the meeting of “northern Taiwan, Taoyuan and Keelong’s disaster prevention and rescue drill’s human forces and facilities service negotiation.
	12	On January 12, 2015, called a meeting for “ 2015 USA cross country study and learning of international disaster management’s presentation.
	8	On January 8^th, 2016, the chief of emergency operation center called a conference “northern Taiwan, Taoyuan and Keelong disaster prevention and rescue drill’s scale and scripts” in the decision room.
	8	On January 8^th, 2016, our deputy commissioner hosted 2016’s city disaster planning team networking council.

A.D. 2015
Nov	9	On November 9th, 2015, Taipei city fire department organized the event "2015 Asia emergency medical services demonstration exercise" , a total of six countries’ medical rescue experts from Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam had joined the festivities.
Oct	29	On October 29, 2015, there was fire disaster on Jinxi St in Zhongshan district. The fire caused a death of one citizen.
	12	On October 12, 2015, Taipei city fire department assigned senior specialist Liu Yong Chou and section assistant Chen Jun Hao to join the even “2015’s crisis management council” established in Tokyo Japan. During the event, they shared the experience of how our city managed to respond in disasters and outcomes.
Sep	28	On September 28, 2015, there was a fire disaster on section 1, Chang’an East Rd in Zhongshan District. There were 5 firefighters injured during the fire.
	27	On September 27, for typhoon Dujuan, the emergency operation center opened up a level 2 notice at 6pm. On 27^th, 11pm upgraded to level 1. On 29^th 10am changed it back to level 2 and recovered back to level 3 at 6:30 pm.
	20	On September 20, 2015, there was a fire disaster on Jingxin St in Wenshan district. 1 citizen was injured during the fire.
	19	On September 19, 2015, Taipei city fire department held an education promotion for “national disaster prevention day”. There were approximate 6000 people attended.
	16	On September 16, 2015, the first time in history that our search and rescue dog team and PAWS represented Taiwan to join “2015’s IRO international search and rescue dog organization world cup”
	12	On September 31, 2015, there was a fire disaster at lane 160, Songjiang Rd in Zhongshan district. There were 3 citizens injured during the fire.
Aug	31	On August 31, 2015, there was a fire disaster at lane, 310. Section 3 Muxing Rd in Wenshan district and 1 citizen was injured during the fire.
	28	On August 28, 2015, Taipei city fire department was invited and attended the event “2015 integrated disaster prevention drill” hosted by Tokyo Japan.
	28	On August, 28, 2015, there was a fire disaster at lane 304, section 3. Xinlong Rd in Wenshan District. One citizen was injured during the fire.
	26	On August 26, 2015, there was a fire disaster at lane 85, Gongguan Rd in Beitou District. There were 2 citizens injured during the fire.
	23	On August 23, 2015, there was a fire disaster at lane 295, Section 1, Dunhua South Rd in Da’an district. There were 1 citizens injured during the fire.
	18	On August 18, 2015, Water Disaster Emergency Operation Center opened up a level 2 notice at 3:30pm and changed it back to level 3 at 7pm.
	13	On August 13, 2015, hosted “2015 Taipei city’s Trauma system new era conference. The conference was based on a theme of “tauma care system” and there were 13 fire departments and 10 hospitals attended.
	13	On August 13, 2015, there was a fire disaster at lane 60, section 3, Mingquan East Rd in Zhongshan District. 1 citizen was injured.
	6	On august 6, 2015, the emergency operation center opened up a level 2 notice for Soudelor Typhoon at 8 am, and upgraded to a level 1 notice at 8 am on August 7^th. On 9^th 2:30am changed it backed to level 2 and on 28^th 17:00pm recovered to level 3.
Jul	23	On July 23, 2015, the water disaster emergency operation center opened up a level 2 notice at 1:40pm and changed it back to level 3 at 5:30pm.
	9	On July 9, 2015, for Chang-Hom Typhoon, the Emergency Operation Center opened up a level 2 notice at 5pm and on July 10, 2015 11:30pm changed it back to level 3.
	5	On July 5, 2015, there was a fire disaster on Donghu Rd in Neihu District. One citizen was injured during the fire.
Jun	27	On June 27, 2015, Taipei city fire department sent 3 members to USA to study the ”USA disaster prevention system and Global disaster prevention management”
	14	On June 14, 2015, the water disaster emergency operation center opened a level 2 notice at 3:40pm and changed it back to level 3 at 22:00pm.

Apr	28	On April 28, 2015, The national defense and rescue (Ming-An 1^st drill) was hosted in the Liuzhangli camp (Xinyi) district and Da’an sports and recreation center. This was first time we invited Tokyo Fire Department’s rescue team to join the drill. There were 1300 people, 160 fire vehicles, 2 helicopters and 3 search and rescue dogs during the event.
Feb	4	On February 4, 2015 at 11:40 am, Fu-xing Airline’s flight tragedy triggered the level response 1 of emergency operation center. On February 7, 12 o’clock, the emergency operation center reformed the team into smaller size and changed it back to level 3 on February 12 at 7pm.
Jan	27	On January 27, 2015, there was a fire disaster on section 2, Keelung Rd in Xinyi District. There fire caused a death of one citizen and 3 people injured.
	17	On January 17, 2015, Taipei city fire department hosted event of fire prevention promotion at Chianti Avenue Plaza in Xinyi District. The theme of the vent is called “ install fire alarm at home can increase the safety in your residential area”
	14	On January 14, 2015, there was a fire disaster around section 2, Huanhe S Rd in Wanhua District. The fire caused a death of 2 citizens
	12	On January 12, 2015, there was a fire disaster around Shuangyuan St. in Wanhua District. The fire caused a death of one citizen.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2014
Dec	28	The fire on Xingzhong Rd., Nangang Dist. caused 1 dead and 19 trapped were extricated.
	13	The residential fire on Qingnian Rd., Wanhua Dist. caused 1 injured.
Nov	24	The residential fire on Sec. 4, Chengde Rd., Shilin Dist. caused 2 dead and 3 trapped were extricated.
Oct	27	The residential fire on Fuhua Rd., Shilin Dist. caused 1 dead.
Sep	29	Our department members attended the 12^th Asia crisis management conference in Kuala Lumpur from 29^th Se%ember to 3^rd October.
	20	The Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon FUNG-WONG was initiated from 20:00 on 20^th to 06:00 on 22^nd.
	20	The promotion activities of “National Disaster Reduction Day” were hold in The Taipei Expo Park..
Jul	26	Taipei city urban search and rescue team was invited to “2014 Synthetic Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill” by Tokyo Metropolis.
	24	“Heart Bus” was officially announced.
	22	The Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon MATMO was initiated from 10:00 on 22^nd to 18:00 on 23^rd.
	20	The Drill of Gas Utilities and Oil Pipeline Disaster Prevention and Response was hold on Xinhu 1st and 2^nd Rd., Neihu Dist.
	19	The Emergency Operation Center for flood disaster was initiated from 16:45 to 18:30.
Jun	28	The gas explosion on Fude St., Xinyi Dist. caused 2 injured.
May	20	The Emergency Operation Center for flood disaster level 2 was initiated from 23:30 on 20^th to 04:30 on 21^st
Mar	30	The residential fire on Tanmei St., Neihu Dist. caused 1 injured.
	27	The fire in the basement on Sec. 2, Ren’ai Rd., Zhongzheng Dist. caused 1 firefighter dead and 4 firefighters injured.
	10	The annual disaster prevention drills were held in Dajia Riverside Park, Minquan Park, and Taipei Municipal Minquan Elementary School.
	7	The residential fire on Sec. 3, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Da’an Dist. caused 2 dead.
Feb	25	“Taipei City Disaster Prevention App” was officially offered to download on Android devices and added upgrade functions including “the Immediate Information on Disasters”, “1991 Message Board”, and “Information Centre”.
	17	Our department with the departments in 5 other cities and counties and Shizuoka Prefecture signed the disaster areas of mutual support agreement.
	14	The residential fire on Tanmei St., Neihu Dist. caused 1 injured.
Jan	29	The residential fire on Danan Rd., Shilin Dist. caused 1 injured.
	18	“119 Disaster Reduction Promotional Activities” in which the CPR interactional learning system called “iCPR” was officially released.
	17	Chinese Association of Fire protection donated 10 thousand residential fire alarms in the 119 firefighter’s festival to popularize.
	14	The residential fire on Sec. 2, Xiyuan Rd., Wanhua Dist. caused 1 injured.
	14	The initiating ceremony for the Datong Station Reconstructed building.
	5	The residential fire on Sec. 6, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Nangang Dist. caused 1 injured.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2013
Dec	29	Residential fire at Kangle Street. in Neihu District caused 2 dead.
	10	The number of visitors over years at Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department has reached a million.
Nov	25	Residential fire at Sec. 6, Minquan E. Rd. in Neihi District caused 1 injured.
	16	Residential fire at Sec. 1, Hangzhou S. Rd. in Zhongzheng District caused 1 injured.
Sep	11	Printed out a million copies of Disaster Prevention Manual and distributed them to every household.
	4	Residential fire at Sec. 3, Xinsheng S. Rd. in Da’an District caused 3 injured and 1 dead.
Aug	31	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for 0831 Flood at 10 PM and closed it at 5 AM on Se%. 1st.
	28	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Kong-rey and closed it at 5:30 PM on Aug. 29th.
	23	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for 0823 Flood at 2 PM and closed it at 7:30 PM on the same day.
	20	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Trami at 2 PM and closed it at 7:30 AM on Aug. 22nd.
Jul	11	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Soulik at 2 PM and closed it at 11 PM on Jul. 13th.
	5	Residential fire at Xining S. Rd. in Wanhua District caused 2 dead.
May	11	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for 0511 Flood at 7:45 AM and closed it at 11 AM.
Mar	3	Residential fire at Sec.1, Zhongyang S. Rd. in Beitou District caused 1 dead.
	1	Ying-wen Hsiau retired as the fifth Commissioner of Taipei City Fire Department; he was succeeded by Mao-wei Liao, commissioner of Fire Bureau, Hsinchu City.
Feb	20	Residential fire at Sec.1, Nanjing E. Rd. in Zhongshan District caused 2 dead.
Jan	20	A fire at the guest house of JihSun Bank on Fuxing 3rd Rd. in Beitou District caused 1 dead.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2012
Dec	13	A car drove by a drunk driver crashed into an ambulance resulted in 2 paramedic injured.
Nov	28	Residential fire at Heping W. Rd. in Zhongzheng district caused 1 dead.
Oct	26	A fire at CtiTV studio left no dead and injured.
Sep	27	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Jelawat at 8 PM.
Aug	31	A fire in restaurant at Dexing E. Rd. in Shilin district caused 1 injured.
	29	A fire in temple at sec. 3 Zhishan Rd. in Shilin district caused 1 injured and 6 dead.
	27	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Tembin at 2 PM.
	27	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Tembin at 8 AM.
Jul	31	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Saola at 11 AM.
	10	17th year anniversary for Taipei City Fire Department ceremony.
	6	Residential fire at Changshun St. in Wanhua district caused 1 dead.
Jun	26	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for 0626 Flood at 2:30 PM and closed it at 4:30 PM.
	19	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for Typhoon Talim at 10 AM and closed it at 8 AM on Jun. 21st.
	16	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for 0616 Flood at 2:45 PM and closed it at 7 AM on June 17th.
	14	Disaster Prevention Mobile APP published.
	12	Taipei City Fire Department set up an Emergency Operation Center for 0612 Flood at 7:30 AM and closed it at 11:30 PM.
	6	Songjiang Fire Station renovation began.
	4	Established “Taipei City Management Guidelines of High-Rise Building Disaster Prevention Center and Underground Building Administrative Office”.
May	23	A deaf-mute person reported an incident through 119 fax and was be able to save one person from dead.
	10	Established “Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomous Legislation” standards.
	7	Coach buses was on fire after the crash and this accident caused 30 injured and 2 dead in Hsuehshan Tunnel.
Apr	28	A fire near Zhengzhou Rd. in Datong district caused 2 injured and 3 dead.
	20	Established “Taipei City Fire Department Operation Guidelines of Regular Maintenance of Fire Safety Equipments in Specific Places”.
	11	Established “Taipei City Inspection Guidelines of Lighting and Stereo Equipments in Bars or Clubs”.
	9	Bromine Pentafluoride corroded in the Academia Sinica and no one is injured or dead.
	1	1 Residential fire at Wende Rd. in Neihu district caused one dead.
Jan	31	Fire at BBQ restaurant at Sec. 1 Dunhua S. Rd. in Da’an district caused 4 injured.
	28	Carbon monoxide poisoning in a house caused 2 injured.
	24	Residential fire at Gongguan Rd. in Beitou district caused one dead.
	5	Residential fire at Sec. 4 Chengde Rd. in Shilin district caused 1 injured.
	4	Established 4th Advanced Life Support unit at Jianguo Station.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2011
Dec	19	A fire at Zhongsheng Market at night left no injured.
	7	A fire left one injured at Lane 8, Heshun St.
	2	A 26-year-old female tried to commit suicide at Sec. 3, Xinsheng N. Rd. After firefighters’ 4-hour coordination, the woman was successfully saved from a parapet.
Nov	30	A lorry crashed into a tow truck at the intersection of Minquan E. Rd. and Chenggong Rd. The injured were rescued and hospitalized after firefighters destroyed the vehicles.
	25	A fire at the restaurant on Lane 280, Guangfu S. Rd. left no injured.
	21	Mr. Jia-yi You, chief of the Information Systems Division, participated in First Responder Forum held by FutureGov in Singapore on behalf of Taipei City Fire Department.
	17	A fire at Ln. 790, Sec. 5, Guangfu S. Rd. left no injured.
	4	A fire at Ln. 423, Zhuangjing Rd. left 3 injured.
	3	Taipei 101 conducted the training of office building’s earthquake drill and disaster preparedness.
	2	A fire at 4F, Sec.1, Chengde Rd. left 1 injured.
Oct	26	The Taipei City Fire Department cooperated with Tri-Service General Hospital and Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine to organize 2011 Seminar of Prehospital Emergency Care, attracting more than 400 people, focusing on the issues of current condition of prehospital emergency care, future visions and first aid equipments.
	25	Led by Mr. Yong-an Chen, 5 members of the rescue team of Taipei City was invited by Japan for the fifth time to attend 2011 Disaster Preparedness of Tokyo City from Oct. 25 to 30.
	19	A fire at Sec. 6, Minquan E. Rd. left one injured.
	8	The Taipei City Fire Department held the exhibition of Community’s Disaster Prevention Plans at Taipei University of Technology.
	1	The Taipei City Fire Department’s rescue dog Pasha got A-level in IRO test from Oct.1 to 4.
Sep	27	The chief Mr. Jia-yi You and his assistant participated in the 9th Asian Crisis Management Conference held by Asian Network of Major Cities in Seoul from Sep. 27 to 28.
	17	A fire at the touring cars of Taipei City Zoo left no injured.
	16	Due to the deterioration of the epidemic of dengue fever, the emergency operation center (EOC) was launched on a Level-2 alert at 2 p.m. and closed at 5 p.m. on Sep. 27.
	10	The Taipei City Fire Department held a disaster prevention promotion at Shilin Main Presidential Residence.
	9	Cooperating with Industrial Development Bureau’s Taipei World Design Expo, the Taipei City Fire Department had disaster preparedness in three expo plazas (Songshan Cultural & Creative Park, Nankang Exhibition Hall, TWTC Exhibition Hall 1).
	1	A billboard of earthquake preparedness guidance was set on the east side of Taipei City Government from Sep. 1 to 30.
Aug	30	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted the drill of earthquake preparedness and emergency rescue at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Nanxi branch.
	30	The Taipei City Fire Department held the drill of earthquake preparedness and emergency rescue at SOGO Department Store.
	22	The Taipei City Fire Department evaluated the preparation of 12 districts’ Disaster Prevention Parks.
	19	A fire at Macao Bridge, Yangmingshan burned 1500 square feet of grass.
	15	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted the drill of earthquake preparedness and emergency rescue at Breeze Center, Songshen district.
	6	The Taipei City Fire Department held the promotion of community disaster prevention at Nankang Public Housing.
	5	The emergency operation center of Typhoon Muifa was launched on a Level-2 alert from 10 a.m. Aug. 5 to 8 a.m Aug. 8. There was no disaster caused.
	3	A fire at Yanping N. Rd. left 7 burned houses and no injured.
Jul	31	The reorganization of the Secretariat of the Taipei City Government went into effect: the Spokesperson's Office was renamed the Media Affairs Division of the Secretariat; the Taipei City Disaster Prevention Center was rechristened the Taipei City Fire Department.
	21	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted the drill of earthquake preparedness and emergency rescue at Lake Square Department Store.
	8	Celebration of the 16th anniversary of Taipei City Fire Department and the donation ceremony of ambulances. There were 12 ambulances donated.
	5	The Taipei City Fire Department arranged a fire safety camp for children at Fire Safety Museum.
	2	Ambassador Theatre on Chengdu Rd. was on fire and put off within an hour. Nobody was injured.
	2	In cooperation with Da'an District Office, the Taipei City Fire Department ran a fire prevention campaign and road running activity at Da'an Forest Park.
Jun	30	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted a fire drill at Shihlin Temporary Market.
	21	A woman committed charcoal-burning suicide in Jinxi St., Ximending, intoxicating three roommates in the same floor.
	18	The Taipei City Fire Department ran a disaster prevention campaign at Zhongyuan Village, Zhongshen District.
	12	To enhance the collaboration between Taipei City Fire Department and rescue teams, the Taipei City Fire Department sent the chief of the training center and a team member to participate in International City Rescue Training in Singapore from June 12 to 25.
	1	A billboard of typhoon preparedness guidance was set on the north side of Taipei City Government from June 1 to 30.
May	31	A fire at United Daily News Building on Sec.4, Zhongxiao E. Rd. left no injured.
	21	The Taipei City Fire Department launched a disaster prevention activity at the tourist service center of Taipei Water Park, promoting an emergency kit, disaster prevention park, disaster prevention map and 1991 Safety Bulletin Board.
	13	De-xuan, Hong and Yang-shan, Zhou, commissioners of Control Yuan, inspected EOC of Taipei City Fire Department.
	8	The Taipei City Fire Department arranged a promotion of community disaster prevention at Yongji Market, Xinyi District.
Apr	25	The Taipei City Fire Department sent two trainers and rescue dogs to assist in the disaster prevention drill of Hsinchiu City (Wan’an NO.34).
	23	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted an activity of disaster prevention at Fu’an Station, Shihlin District.
	10	2010 Taipei City Disaster Prevention Booklet was completed and distributed to each unit.
Mar	27	The Taipei City Fire Department arranged a promotion of community disaster prevention at Zhongyan Park, Nankang District.
	26	To enhance the fire prevention ability of the factories in Shenzi, located in area with insufficient water, the Taipei City Fire Department arranged a fire rescuing drill.
	16	A delegate of the Disaster Prevention Bureau of Brazil Ministry of the National Integration visited the EOC of Taipei City Fire Department.
	14	Seven rescue specialists from the Taipei City Fire Department joined hands with the National FireAgency, Ministry of the Interior, the New Taipei City and Tainan City to form a 28-member rescue teamand flew to Japan for disaster relief efforts. Their mission ended on March 19.
	11	The earthquake in Japan caused tsunami. The EOC of Taipei City Fire Department was launched on a Level-2 alert from 4:30 p.m. to 6:40 p.m.
	2	A fire at VOLVO Vehicle Maintenance Plant on Songjiang Rd. left 11 burned cars and no injured.
Feb	20	A fire at an apartment on Sec. 1, Chang'an E. Rd. left 2 injured.
	7	A gas explosion at a dumpling store on Minsheng W. Rd. left 5 injured.
	4	A fire at the military housings on Sec. 2, Hangzhou S. Rd. left no injured.
	4	A fire at the brick wooden houses on Aiguo E. Rd. left no injured.
Jan	28	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted a drill of fire rescuing for Chinese New Year at Grand Victoria Hotel.
	26	The Taipei City Fire Department arranged a drill of fire rescuing for Chinese New at Carrefour Dongxing Branch.
	25	The Taipei City Fire Department held a drill of fire rescuing for Chinese New at SOGO Department Store Zhongxia Branch.
	19	The celebration of 119 Fire Prevention Day and the ceremony of Gold Dragon Award.
	18	The Taipei City Fire Department conducted a drill of fire rescuing at the showroom of Cirque du Soleil.
	10	The Taipei City Fire Department promoted 2011 Lunar Year Festival Fire Prevention Drill in Dihua St.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2010
Dec	27	To mark the centenary of R.O.C., the Taipei City Fire Department launched a limited-edition calendar entitled “Keeping Alive the Century-Old Firefighting Heritage”, which were all distributed by December 29th.
	26	At the natural gas base at Shezi, a faulty electro-magnetic valve led to an excessive level of gas odorant that sparked a panic. Fortunately, no one was injured.
	21-22	A hands-on fire drill took place at MRT Taipei City Hall Station, where firefighters were braced for new-year countdowns by familiarizing themselves with the team formations.
	19	The building that houses the Chengde Station of Taipei City Fire Department was inaugurated.
	14	After an overnight search operation failed at 3:00 a.m., the city’s police and fire personnel found a missing man in his 80s, with the personal information provided by his family being the only clue, around 11:00 a.m. at Yangmingshan’s Che-deng-jiao Bridge after a re-operation.
	13	With the all-out support from a telecom service provider, a missing suicidal man based in Wenshan District was found on a hiking trail and rushed to hospital.
	8	Firefighters evacuated 30 students from a swimming-pool fire in Yucheng Park.
Oct	22	After Typhoon Megi struck the Suhua Highway in Yilan County, Taipei City International Rescue Team sent 70 rescuers, 2 rescue dogs, vehicles and rescue equipment to perform relief works from Oct. 22nd to Nov. 3rd at the site of the collapsed highway.
	22	Taipei City International Rescue Team sent 7 members, 2 rescue dogs and 2 vehicles in a relief effort around the 114K section of Suhua Highway.
	22	The city’s Hydraulic Engineering Office deployed 8 four-inch water pumps, 11 rescuers and 4 trucks to help alleviate flood waters in Yilan’s Suau region.
	21	Typhoon Megi left the entire Yilan area seriously flooded. Taipei City Fire Department sent a rescue mission consisting of 10 rubber rafts, 8 fire engines, 1 fire department’s vehicle and 53 volunteer policemen/firefighters to Yilan County. 52 people were rescued and more than 100 evacuated in an effort that lasted from late evening on October 21st to 3:00 p.m. the next afternoon.
	21	At 6:00 p.m., Taipei City set up Emergency Operations Centers for Typhoon Megi based on a Level-2 alert (which was upgraded to Level-1 5 hours later) and closed them at 9:00 p.m., Oct. 22nd.
	18-20	A Japanese official in charge of disaster response named Shiraishi Masahiro, the Deputy Director to the Counselor, Cabinet Secretariat, visited Taipei City Emergency Operations Center for a seminar on evacuation plans for massive floods.
	7-15	The rescue dog unit of Taipei City International Rescue Team attended a national seminar on rescue dog assessment at Kaohsiung City's rescue dog training center, where the Taipei-trained rescue dog Tanya passed the Level-B (high level) test of International Rescue Dog (IRO) Testing Standards.
	1	Taipei City Fire Department started supporting the emergency center of Taipei International Flora Expo.
	1	To celebrate the 300th life saved from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) by the Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team between June 1, 1999 and Se%ember 31, President Ma Ying-jeou and Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-bin co-hosted a thanksgiving event entitled “Seeing the Power and Hope of Rebirth: Taipei Loves You”.
	1	To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, the District HQs held a campaign between Oct. 1, 2010 and Mar. 31, 2011 to improve women’s awareness of fire safety, with firefighters and volunteers visiting each household to examine if the water heaters were correctly installed, among other safety issues.
Sep	21	In the 3rd-stage Typhoon Fanapi relief mission, the city’s Hydraulic Engineering Office sent 12 water pumps, 2 trucks, 2 nine-passenger vans and 11 rescuers to alleviate basement flood waters in Benhe Village, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City.
	20	Typhoon Fanapi left southern Taiwan heavily flooded. Taipei City sent a 1st-stage rescue mission that consisted of 23 rescuers, 34 mini pumps and vehicles to the hard-hit Kaohsiung City, followed by a 2nd-stage mission that involved 19 rescuers and 16 mini pumps.
	18	At midnight, Taipei City set up Emergency Operations Centers for Typhoon Fanapi based on a Level-2 alert (which was upgraded to Level-1 8 hours later) and closed them at 8:00 a.m., Se%ember 20th.
	18	An earthquake rescue drill took place in Jinghua Park in Wenshan District, along with a disaster prevention awareness campaign and a drill for the Disaster Prevention Parks.
	17	To mark the 10th anniversary of Taipei City International Rescue Team, the Red Cross Society of The Republic of China on Se%ember 17th and 18th conducted a multi-location drill at the Nantou County Training Center of National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior. A total of 97 volunteers were mobilized in the drill.
	17-18	The 8th Asian Crisis Management Conference took place at Grand Hotel. Among the 80 attendees were 18 representatives of 6 Asian cities (Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur), central-level disaster relief units of the Taiwan government, regional partners of 8 counties/cities in northern Taiwan, and local colleges.
	11	Taipei City Fire Department sent 6 command vehicles, 4 fire engines, 7 ambulances, and 41 rescuers to a car accident scene 50 meters downhill from the hiking trail on Neihu’s Bishan Rd., rushing 12 victims to the hospital.
Aug	31	Bracing for Typhoon Namtheun, Taipei City set up Emergency Operations Centers at midnight, Aug. 31st based on a Level-1 alert across all districts and closed them 18 hours later. The city mayor called the first Disaster Prevention Meeting at 11:20 a.m. on the same day. While falling roadside trees accounted for the largest part of the 56 emergency reports received during the typhoon period, the relief efforts involved 512 personnel dispatches and 100 trips of rescue vehicles.
	28	A fire broke out in an em%y wooden house on Xiamen St.; no casualties were reported.
	26-27	The Yangmingshan National Park Administration, Yangmingshan National Park Police Brigade under the National Parks Police Corps, Yangming Water Purification Plant, and the First Air Force Command Center jointly launched a hands-on drill for mountain fire rescue at the parking lot of Yangmingshan’s Xiaoyoukeng Visitor Center.
	25-30	Taipei City International Rescue Team sent a 6-member delegation to Tokyo for the 2010 Complicated Disaster Prevention Drill.
	21	The city’s first bike rescue team and pit stop was established on Shezi Island to offer emergency help in bike accidents. Launched on the same day was the Fu-an Bikers’ Pit Stop (at Fuan Station), where cyclists could take a break and refuel their supplies.
	21	The building that houses the Fuan Station of Taipei Fire Department was inaugurated.
	9-10	An area-specific, hands-on fire drill took place in the underground strip mall at Taipei Main Station.
	5	In a joint effort, police and fire personnel found 4 missing volunteer moms near Yangmingshan’s Qingtiangang area.
Jul	24	An-an the Elephant, the mascot of Taiwan’s emergency rescue efforts, was unveiled in the courtyard of Xinyi Viewshow Cinemas by Deputy Mayor Lin Jian-Yuan, who announced the winners of a corresponding children’s drawing contest.
	14-15	Firefighters received a sign language training program, in hopes of improving services for the hearing impaired.
	9	In the 10th floor auditorium, the Taipei City Fire Department unveiled the Second Generation 119 Crime-Reporting System for the Hearing-Impaired in a 15th anniversary event entitled “The 100th Anniversary of a Soaring Phoenix”, hosted by city mayor Hau Lung-Bin.
	2	14 people were evacuated from a fire-stricken house made of corrugated iron sheets on Tingzhou Rd.; no casualties were reported.
Jun	28	A construction-site fire broke out on the 7th floor of Neihu District Administrative Center, leading to an evacuation of approximately 200 people; fortunately, no casualties were reported.
	27	Firefighters evacuated 25 people and rescued 2 others from a fire-stricken rooftop addition on Neihu’s Tanmei St.
May	29	Over 100 people were evacuated in the early evening when a fire hit a mixed-used building near Renai Roundabout; no casualties were reported.
	21	In its 2010 flood Prevention Plan jointly proposed with Taipei City, Taipei County, Taoyuan County and Kaohsiung County, NDPPC launched a drill based on the rainfall brought by Typhoon X, an imaginary disaster patterned after Typhoon Morakot. When the second-, third- and fourth-stage drills started on May 21st, Emergency Operations Centers were set up across Taipei City on Level-1 alert.
	18	In the Taipei City Fire Department Training Center, a training session of Hsinchu County’s special rescue team took place simultaneously with the annual mobilization drill of Taipei City International Rescue Team. 71 rescuers participated in the joint event, including a 26-member special rescue team from Hsinchu County.
Apr	25	Taipei City International Rescue Team sent 26 rescuers, 2 rescue dogs, 5 rescue vehicles and various search/rescue devices in support of Keelung City Fire Department’s relief effort in the wake of a mountain slide on National Freeway 3.
	21	For three consecutive days, the Taipei City International Rescue Team displayed disaster relief equipment and achievements in a realistic setting at SecuTech Expo 2010, held in TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall.
	21	A late-night fire hit a poorly maintained apartment on Sec. 2, Xiyuan Rd., leaving 2 dead and 3 injured, including a rescuer.
	10	Taipei City Fire Department introduced “Fire Hero”, the country’s first disaster prevention-themed 3D online game.
Jan	15	A 33-member disaster relief mission consisting of members from Taipei City International Rescue Team, the Red Cross Society of The Republic of China and Tri-Service General Hospital arrived in Haiti in the wake of an earthquake.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2009
Dec	24	Taipei City announced the Disaster Response Plan for Massive Typhoons.
	20	In an annual onsite survey report on disaster prevention and response released by the cabinet-level National Rescue Command Center (NDPPC), Taipei City Government registered an impressive total score of 92.75 and was ranked first among Category A county/city governments. It was the only local government to receive an “excellent” rating, with terrific performance in the remaining categories.
Oct	19	Tanya from the Taipei City International Rescue Team became Taiwan’s first state-trained rescue dog to pass the Level-A test of International Rescue Dog (IRO) Testing Standards.
Sep	19	As part of an event that marked the 921 National Disaster Prevention Day, the country’s first drill for Disaster Prevention Parks took place at 7:00 p.m. in Da’an Forest Park and Chiang Kai-Shek’s Shilin Residence simultaneously. The drill lasted until 9:00 a.m. the next morning.
Aug	20	Taipei city’s Fire Investigation Laboratory became the country’s first fire authority to win the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Laboratory certificate. Having secured mutual approval from 46 countries and 58 certification bodies worldwide, it was the first certified fire investigation lab in Taiwan.
	8	Taipei City International Rescue Team performed relief and reconstruction duties from August 8th to Se%ember 20th in areas hard hit by Typhoon Morakot , namely Pingtung County, Tainan County, Chiayi County and Taitung County.
	3	Taipei City set up an H1N1 Emergency Operations Center at 3:30 p.m. on a Level-2 alert.
Jun	11	Taipei City Fire Department beat the other 149 finalists to win first place in the service planning category of the first Government Service Quality Award, held by the Executive Yuan under a theme of “Safe Living in Taipei: Building a Reinforced Anti-Disaster Network”. It was the only fire authority in the country’s 25 local governments to receive that award.
May	16	A rescue mission co-organized by Taipei City International Rescue Team and The Red Cross Society of The Republic of China left for the earthquake-stricken Sichuan Province in China during May 16th-20th.
Apr	28	Taipei City set up a H1N1 Emergency Operations Center at 2:00 p.m., where representatives and spokespersons of the city’s health, education and civil affairs authorities, EPA and Fire Department helped to tackle the disaster.
Mar	20	Volunteer firefighter Zhang Hong-fan was killed while performing his duties in the basement of an RC structure on Roosevelt Rd., Zhongzheng Dist. that had caught fire.
	2	A fire killed 8 in Bashue Hotel on Taiyuan Rd., Datong Dist.
Jan	10	A fire occurred at the Mackay Memorial Hospital; no casualties were reported.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2008
Dec	17	A fire at the NTU Hospital injured two.
Sep	27	Du-du the Elephant was proclaimed the mascot of Taipei Fire Department.
Aug	1	In a survey conducted by Common Health Magazine, Taipei City Fire Department was ranked the best provider of pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) in Taiwan.
Jun	28	An arson attack occurred in Mt. Sishou; fortunately no casualties were reported.
Jan	16	The Dazhi Station was relocated to a new site.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2007
Dec	12	Taipei City launched an Emergency Operations Center, which was the country’s most comprehensive disaster prevention and emergency center.
Oct	7	Typhoon Krosa triggered a landslide that killed 2 and injured 1 in a Yangmingshan residential home at No. 21, Xinan Rd., Shilin Dist.
Aug	30	The Taipei City International Rescue Team participated in a drill for the prevention of complicated disasters in Tokyo City; it was the first Taiwanese rescue team involved in an international disaster relief drill.
Jun	24	Reportedly due to a faulty brake system, a tourist bus crashed into a white sedan in the evening at the intersection of Yangde Blvd. and Yonggong Rd. before falling into a valley 100 meters below; 8 were killed and 25 injured in the accident.
Apr	7	Chiang Kai-Shek's Yangmingshan-based Caoshan Residence was burned to the ground in early morning.
Jan	15	The Taipei City Fire Department launched a probe into three fires involving dehumidifiers reported during the winter of 2006, and found those faulty dehumidifiers to come from the same brand/model. At a press conference, the city’s Consumer Ombudsman issued an urgent consumer alert and called for a recall in the country’s first example of a consumer alert system established through the fire investigation mechanism.
Jan	1	An e-services online service was launched to offer a one-stop registration service for fuel gas and water heater installers.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2006
Dec	21	The construction of Taipei City’s Emergency Operations Center was completed.
Nov	13	According to an amendment to the Self-government Ordinance of the Taipei Municipal Government, an Emergency Operations Center was set up under the Taipei City Fire Department.
Aug	31	The 2nd Emergency Operations Center of Taipei City was inaugurated.
Jul	17	The 119 Intelligent Computer-Aided Dispatch System (ICADS) was officially launched.
May	24	Taipei Fire Department established the Hougang Advanced Paramedic Station.
	9	The building that houses the Hougang Station of Taipei Fire Department was inaugurated.
Apr	4	The building that houses the Yanping Station of Taipei Fire Department was inaugurated.
Jan	16	The building that houses the Zhuangjing Station of Taipei Fire Department was completed and inaugurated.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2005
May	18	An apartment fire on Ningbo E. St. killed 4 and critically injured 1 as the iron-barred windows obstructed people from escaping.
	3	Taipei City unveiled a video conferencing system to provide real-time disaster and relief information, regardless of geographical location.
Mar	31	Taipei City Fire Department launched an online service system, hoping to create a paperless environment for fire investigation and the inspection/ maintenance of fire safety supplies.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2004
Nov	26	Over 100,000 kilograms of gas leaked in a construction site of MRT Neihu Line, which was the worst ever since the MRT project began. It forced an evacuation of nearly 10,000 people.
	2	Longshan Temple donated a Europe-imported, 50-meter-long aerial ladder platform worth NT$ 33 million to Taipei City Government. Complete with state-of-art disaster relief devices, the vehicle was the most costly donation made by an NGO.
Jul	10	Three rescue battalions: dive rescue, water rescue and paramedics, were added to Taipei Volunteer Fire Department.
May	27	Taipei City Fire Department launched the self-developed online service of “Disaster Prevention and Rescue Information”.
Apr	23	As reports of SARS infection resurfaced, Taiwan became the world’s first region to declare a Level-A mobilization that required temperature-taking for anyone entering or leaving the country or a school.
Feb	6	Taipei City Fire Department was expanded to include an Emergency Medical Services (Ambulance) Division, an Inspector’s Office and the 4th District HQ.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2003
Dec	27	The Taipei City International Rescue Team joined earthquake relief efforts in Bam, Iran, and returned to Taiwan on Jan. 6, 2004.
Oct	1	The Yongji Advanced Paramedic Station, the country’s second station of EMT-Ps, was inaugurated.
Sep	26	The Phoenix Volunteers were officially included in the paramedic battalion under Taipei City’s Volunteer Fire HQ.
Jul	10	Taipei City Fire Department launched an online monthly newsletter.
Jun	30	A fire at the Fuyi Mansion construction-site killed 3 and injured 7 (Sec. 2, Dunhua S. Rd.).
May	29	Taipei City’s local government became the country’s first to establish an Advisory Committee for Disaster Prevention and Response.
	15	Three suspected cases of SARS were hospitalized, two being firefighters and one a substitute military servicemen.
Apr	27	Taipei City’s SARS Emergency Center put the Fire Department in charge of evacuating the closed-down Taipei Municipal Hoping Hospital, and the inter-hospital transport of already hospitalized SARS patients. Starting May 3rd, it took home-quarantined patients to the hospital for follow-up exams.
	25	Taipei City Fire Department set up a SARS Emergency Operations Center to directly offer patient transport services.
	23	The temporary site of Dazhi Station of the 3rd District HQ was inaugurated.
Mar	18	Reports of SARS infection began to surface city-wide. As of June 30th, the Taipei Fire Department had rushed 1,873 SARS patients to hospital, including 273 home-quarantined patients, 344 hospitalized ones and 1,256 fever-stricken ones.
Feb	15	The Zhongxiao Advanced Paramedic Station was established as the country’s first station of EMT-Ps.
Jan	1	The Safety Management System was initiated.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2002
Dec	25	Zhang Bo-Qing retired as the second Commissioner of Taipei City Fire Department; he was succeeded by Hsiung Kuang-hua, associate professor at the Department of Fire Science, Central Police University.
Nov	18	The building that houses the Minquan Station of Taipei City Fire Department was completed and inaugurated.
	7	In an attem% to improve the OHCA survival rate, Taipei City launched the Golden Phoenix advanced paramedic team, which was made up of 20 EMT-Ps and 20 BMW motorcycle ambulances.
Oct	20	The building that houses the Baoqiao Station of Taipei City Fire Department was completed and inaugurated.
Aug	18	For the first time, 42 incident commanders from around the country were trained in the U.S. as high-level cadre of disaster relief (in two sessions).
	5	The maximum capacities of public facilities were announced.
	5	Taipei City’s Volunteer Fire HQ launched the 3rd District HQ.
Jul	9	The building that houses the Fuxing Station of Taipei City Fire Department was completed and inaugurated.
	3	The Taipei City Disaster Decision-Making Support System kicked off.
Jun	25	The “Regulations on Controlling the Number of Persons Accommodated in Specific Places in Taipei City” was enacted.
	3	The building that houses the 1st District HQ and Quanzhou Station of Taipei City Fire Department was inaugurated.
Apr	13	Taipei City launched a 500-member team of Fire Safety Specialists.
Mar	31	At 2:52 p.m., a massive earthquake (6.8 on Richter scale, or magnitude 5) caused a falling crane to kill 5 and injure 19 at Taipei International Financial Center, which was under construction. The city’s rescuers rescued 26 trapped people and 7 others from a collapsed home on Chengde Rd.
Jan	19	20 persons received Taiwan’s first training program for advanced Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P).
	19	The Taipei City District HQ of the Volunteer Fire Department was expanded into “The Volunteer Fire HQ, Taipei City Fire Department”.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2001
Sep	17	The floods brought by Typhoon Nari left 27 civilians dead, 3 missing, and 16 critically injured.
Jun	18	4 people were killed by a gas leak on Xinglong Rd.
Apr	7	4 died in a speed crash on Dadu Rd.
	7	A fire killed 4 in a residential home in Sec. 4, Renai Rd.
	3	Taipei City Council approved a bill to regard any non-firefighting use of hydrant water as theft, starting May 1st.
Mar	25	After implementing a duel system of emergency care, Taipei City saw its OHCA survival rate increase to 7-8%.
	15	Taipei City launched its first squad of 46 EMT-Intermediate-qualified servicemen.
Feb	20	Taipei City launched a Disaster Prevention Planning Office to show its determination in stepping up disaster prevention/relief efforts.
Jan	14	In its first relief operation, a 30-member Taipei City International Rescue Team arrived in earthquake-stricken El Salvador and returned home on Jan. 22nd.
	11	The country’s first batch of substitute military servicemen to receive first-aid training program successfully graduated.
	4	A shooting-range fire left 3 dead and 20 injured in the Special Service Center of the National Security Bureau.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 2000
Dec	20	The outdated 119 crime reporting system was replaced with the ANI/ALI system, which has a caller ID and address display capacity.
	20	The SOS System for Elders Living Alone was launched.
	8	Representatives of the Work Team for Disaster Prevention started offering assistance at Taipei City Disaster Prevention Planning Office.
Nov	1	Taipei City Fire Department set up a Medical Advisory Committee.
Oct	30	Typhoon Xangsane wrecked havoc with Taipei City, sending the Keelung River and Jingmei River swelling, which in turn killed 1 civilian and injured 2.
Sep	21	Taipei City Mayor authorized the establishment of the country’s first International Rescue Team, which consists of 64 members.
Sep	7	A fire ravaged the Shilin-based Golden Buddha Meditation Center, killing 2 nuns.
Jul	22	A fire ruined 280-odd vendors’ booths in Ximen Market on Chengdu Rd. 3 firefighters and a volunteer firefighter sustained injuries from the dense smoke while performing their duties.
	2	Zhang, the first beneficiary of AED since it was available on June 1st came back to life after receiving an 8-minute emergency treatment.
Jun	16	A total of 12 Disaster Prevention Parks were set up as shelters for disaster victims, or centers of disaster relief operations/command and reconstruction. They included the 228 Memorial Park (Zhongzheng Dist.), Youth Park (Wanhua Dist.), Jinghua Park (Wenshan Dist.), Minquan Park (Songshan Dist.), Dahu Park (Neihu Dist.), the Square in front of Taipei City Hall (Xinyi Dist.), Nangang Park (Nangang Dist.), Da’an Forest Park (Da’an Dist.), Chiang Kai-Shek’s Shilin Residence (Shilin Dist.), Beitou Park (Beitou Dist.), Yuquan Park (Datong Dist.), and Xinsheng Park (Zhongshan Dist.).
	1	The country’s first Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team to receive an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), an emergency medical device that cost NT$ 20 million.
Mar	1	Taiwanese mobile phone operators launched a mobile-enabled 112 emergency assistance service that functions like the 110 and 119 hotlines.
Jan	19	In celebration of the 119 Firefighter’s Day, Taipei City Mayor authorized the establishment of a rescue battalion under the Volunteer Fire Department District HQ, as well as the Taipei City Phoenix Ambulance Volunteer Rescue Squad. A total of 126 volunteers joined the city’s fire fighting, disaster relief and emergency rescue efforts.
	14	One of the rare crimes in Taiwan, a failed robbery attem% involving a cell phone-detonated bomb in an elevator injured 2 security guards and a civilian.
	8	After a fire hit a commercial building in Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., the firefighters evacuated 120 people from the top-floor balcony.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1999
Nov	10	The Central Police University started planning for a fire service college.
	10	Taipei City Fire Department planned to build Disaster Prevention Parks.
Oct	30	A fire ruined the Japanese-style wooden structure that housed the Tsai Jui-Yueh Dance Research Institute (a class-2 historic site built 80 years ago) on Zhongshan N. Rd. The historic house was later restored in the same design at the same location.
	12	Taiwan launched its first Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR).
Sep	26	Under the persistent effort of the rescue team, the Sun brothers were rescued at 11:15 a.m. after being buried under the debris of Dongxing Mansion for 130 hours.
	21	The 921 Earthquake killed 2,100 people and injured 8,737 nationwide. This magnitude-4 quake registered in Taipei City caused the collapse of Dongxing Mansion and left 74 dead, 14 missing, and 316 injured. The valiant rescuers from Taipei City Fire Department saved 109 lives on the day of the earthquake, although 4 of them died afterward.
	1	The Golden Phoenix pre-hospital care team was launched in a partnership between Taipei City Fire Department and the Department of Health, which gave firefighters training in pre-hospital care at emergency sites, with the hope of improving the pre-hospital survival rate.
Aug	2	Taipei City Fire Department set up Fuxing and Baoqiao Stations in the Da’an and Wenshan Districts, respectively.
Jul	29	The “729 Blackout” left Taipei City Fire Department overwhelmed throughout the late evening with a staggering 5,000 phone calls. 4 fires and 7 car accidents happened during the blackout in addition to 27 reports of people trapped in elevators. Casualties reported included 1 death and 6 injuries.
	9	Taipei City set up the District HQ of Community-Based Women’s Fire Safety Promotion Team, which is the country’s first fire safety awareness promotion team to target women. Huang Gui-Mei led the promotion effort as the founding District HQ Chief.
	9	Taipei City Mayor Ma Ying-Jeou hosted the inauguration ceremony of Shuangxi Station of Taipei City Fire Department.
	1	In the Women’s Protection Division of Taipei City Police Department, an early-morning fire killed a woman in police custody.
	1	Taipei City became the country’s first local government to introduce 35 Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Teams, which consisted of a total of 64 ambulances and 300 dedicated rescuers.
Apr	16	Taipei City Fire Department introduced the country’s first fire safety campaign vehicle, giving visitors an understanding of Fire Safety Equipment through a comprehensive display of safety/escape devices.
Mar	29	The Taipei City volunteer policemen who died while performing duties were enshrined in the Martyrs’ Shrine.
	19	The temporary site of Yuanshan Station was inaugurated.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1998
Dec	25	Chen Fa-Sheng retired as the first Commissioner of Taipei Fire Department; he was succeeded by Zhang Bo-Qing, deputy head of National Fire Agency.
Nov	27	The country’s first Fire Safety Museum was opened.
Oct	16	A deadly mudslide triggered by Typhoon Zeb buried 5 people in a home in Sec. 1, Neihu Rd.
Jul	10	Taipei City Fire Department became the country’s first fire authority to implement the “Work One Day, Take One Day Off” program.
Jan	29	The fire-stricken Fortuna Hotel left 1 dead and 3 injured.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1997
Aug	18	The ravaging Typhoon Winnie killed 3 on Dahu Villa St. and injured 5 on Dexing E. Rd.
Jul	1	The building that houses the Datong Station of Taipei Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
Jun	25	Firefighters rescued 17 people trapped in an apartment fire on Nongan St., which killed 2 tenants and left 4 injured.
Arp	14	An apartment fire on Zhuangjing Rd., Xinyi Dist. was put out in 10 minutes; however, the iron-barred doors and windows blocked the exits so 2 lives were lost and 1 person was injured.
	11	An alleged arson attack at a rented apartment on Minquan W. Rd. left 2 dead and 2 injured in the early morning.
Feb	15	A rapidly spreading fire broke out in the early morning in Sec. 2, Roosevelt Rd., killing a family of 4 and a neighbor because of misjudgment regarding the exit.
	3	A fire on Shida Rd. left 40-odd vendors’ booths engulfed in flames; no casualties were reported.
	2	The fire-stricken Qingguang Market (Nongan St.): 4 killed and 3 injured.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1996
Nov	22	Electrocuted while fighting fire in a basement on Roosevelt Rd., Jinhua Station firefighter Yan He-dong became demented and subsequently was ordered to retire on Nov. 26, 1998. The court ruled that two Taipower employees pay Yan NT$ 14.77 million in compensation and serve 3 months in prison for the faulty operation in power-cutting. That was the largest amount of compensation for an accident involving firefighters; it also marked the first time Taipower was fined for faults in a joint disaster relief operation.
	12	A fire occurred at 6:10 p.m. in the Jinxing Mansion (Sec. 2, Xinsheng N. Rd.). In the Country’s first helico%er-aided fire rescue effort, the Airborne Service Corp of Taipei City Fire Department sent a helico%er to save a woman trapped on the top floor. The fire, however, left 2 dead and 61 injured (including 4 firefighters).
Jul	25	A fire ravaging the Meilin Wedding Gown Co. in Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., left 6 dead and 10 injured.
Apr	25	A fire started at 3:50 a.m. in a quilt store on Fuyuan St. in Songshan Dist. Firefighters successfully rescued 27 people trapped in the fire, which nevertheless killed 4 and injured 7.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1995
Nov	1	The National Fire Agency under the Ministry of the Interior designated “phoenix” as its logo and also an identification symbol for fire authorities.
	1	Taipei City Fire Department was officially expanded into three District HQs that oversee a total of 9 Battalions and 33 Stations. The first three District HQ Chiefs were: Xu Jing-Sheng, Yang Xi-Chuan and Chen Chong-Yue.
Oct	20	A “3456119” disaster prevention hotline was launched to offer around-the-clock consultation regarding disaster prevention and fire safety equipment of public facilities. It also collects the callers’ opinions on relevant issues. (Note: the hotline number was later changed to an 8-digit 23456119).
Jul	10	Taipei City Fire Department was officially established under Taipei City Government, with Fire and Police District HQ Chief Chen Fa-Shen serving as the first Commissioner.
Jun	27	A fire struck the top floor of Grand Hotel at a height of 50 meters above the ground, but the gusty wind prevented firefighter from rescuing those trapped. The District HQ sent 56 fire engines and 9 ambulances besides 23 volunteer fire engines to the scene, registering a record number of rescue vehicles used in a firefighting operation. The fire wiped out the hotel’s 10th through 12th floors, injured 4 people and caused property losses that totaled NT$ 100 million according to the budget review session of Taipei City Council. As the fire revealed difficulties facing disaster relief workers, the city councilors unanimously approved a plan to upgrade Taipei’s fire department. On July 10, the Taipei Fire Department became the Country’s first fire authority to receive a higher administrative status.
Apr	17	A gasoline bomb attack occurred at 2:08 a.m. in Happy Song Karaoke (No. 51, Sec. 2, Hankou St., Wanhua Dist.). Firefighters rescued 38 people from the roaring flame that killed 1 on the spot and 12 after being rushed to hospital; 11 people sustained injuries from the fire.
Jan	2	A fire starting around 4:00 a.m. at the dorm of Cherish Hair Salon on Songjiang Rd. killed 3 female hairdressers and injured 3 others who were trapped inside the iron-barred windows.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1994
Oct	25	A fire occurred at 9:10 p.m. in the Super Star Karaoke on Songjiang Rd., leaving 13 dead and 2 injured.
	1	2 died and 10 were injured in an arson attack occurring at 9:54 p.m. in Rustic Castle Café on Sec. 2, Dunhua S. Rd.
Sep	11	An early-morning fire killed 1 and critically injured another in Lane 84, Siwei Rd.
May	26	An early morning fire was immediately extinguished in the underground machine room of Taipei Railway Station. Although the lingering smoke grounded all trains for 4 hours, no one was injured exce% 7 firefighters.
Apr	16	Allegedly involving an arsonist, 5 gasoline-induced fires occurred in Da’an District in one night; no casualties were reported.
	1	During April 1st to 26th, a whopping 48 arson attacks targeting automobiles happened in remote alleys in Da’an, Zhongzheng and Zhongshan Districts. These attacks, allegedly committed by the same person, sparked a panic across society; fortunately there were no casualties.
Feb	15	A fire killed 2 in Sec. 3, Mingsheng E. Rd. although it was put out in 30 minutes.
	1	An early-morning fire in a residential home on Zhuhai Rd. (Beitou Dist.) left 4 people suffocated to death by the dense smoke and 3 injured.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1993
Nov	26	A fire hit a 3-story em%y house in Sec. 2, Hankou St. in the evening. The District HQ put out the fire in 30 minutes and found 5 bodies.
	11	After a fire broke out in the MING YAO Department Store (Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd.), firefighters evacuated 150 people through the fire escape, and rescued 21 others trapped on the top floor using an aerial ladder platform. The swiftly executed rescue efforts successfully avoided casualties.
	8	A fire broke out around 7:00 p.m. at the Waishuangxi-based Chinese Culture and Movie Center. While ruining a martial art studio and equipment worth millions of NT dollars, at one point it threatened the El Salvador Embassy situated just one lane away.
Oct	5	Lin Zhang-Yang, founder of the Taipei City Association of Friends of Firefighters, called for the first fire safety advisory meeting.
Sep	1	Motorcycles parked in the arcade of Xinsheng Mansion (at the Zhonghua-Hengyang Intersection) became targets of an early-morning arson attack, which left 1 dead and 2 injured. The arsonists Ciu Wen-Cheng and Lin Qing were arrested on Sep. 14th.
May	12	21 died and 7 were injured in the fire-stricken Carlton Barber Parlor in Sec. 2, Xinsheng N. Rd.
Mar	15	The District HQ of Taipei City Fire Department implemented a “Work One Day, Take One Day Off” program, starting with the Shilin Station.
Jan	19	Firefighters rescued 49 people from Lunqing Café on Songjiang Rd., the target of an arson attack in the morning. The raging flames killed 33 and injured 20.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1992
Nov	21	The Mythological World Karaoke on Fushun St. suffered an arson attack in the early morning. 14 were rescued, 16 were dead and 2 injured. The arsonist Tang Ming-Xiong was arrested immediately afterward and executed in July 1997.
Sep	16	4 died in a short circuit-induced fire in a brick house in Sec. 1, Huanhe N. Rd.
Aug	8	Taipei City Fire Department sent 57 rescue vehicles, including fire engines and ambulances, to the Liufu Building (Sec. 2, Hankou St.) after a fire occurred at 11:26 p.m. The fire engendered property losses that totaled NT$ 10 million, killed Chengzhong Station firefighters Zhang Zhi-Shi, Wu Jing-Wen and Mong Zhong-Hu in a sudden explosion, and injured 3 others.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1991
Dec	15	Taipei City Mayor hosted the inauguration ceremony for Guandu Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ.
	8	46 fire engines and 13 ambulances rushed to the fire-stricken Hai Pa Wang Restaurant (Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd.), where 358 victims were rescued via aerial ladders. The fire left 86 injured and 5 dead, including Yuanshan Station firefighter Xiong Chong-Hua.
Nov	5	Sergeant Lin De-Liang from Shezi Station suffered high voltage electrocution while fighting a fire on Shilin’s Zhongzheng Rd. He died after being rushed to the Veterans General Hospital.
Oct	19	The building that houses the 2nd Station of Guting Battalion of the Volunteer Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Sep	10	5 died and 1 was injured in a fire that struck Dongmen Market on Jinshan S. Rd.
Jul	20	Using an aerial ladder platform, firefighters rescued 7 people from a fire in Magnolia Hotel (Dunhua N. Rd., Songshan Dist.); 2 hotel workers and a tourist died after they were rushed to the hospital; 8 were injured.
	16	An early-morning fire killed 6 and injured 9 in Wanhua-based Aston Hotel.
	11	A groundbreaking ceremony took place for the building that houses the Training Center of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ.
May	10	The building that houses the Shuangyuan Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Mar	9	A firefighting foundation was established in Taipei City.
Jan	6	Firefighters evacuated 125 civilians from a fire site at Tianlong Sauna (Sec. 1, Chongqing N. Rd.) and rescued 43 others on an aerial ladder platform. Despite their all-out effort, 18 civilians died and 7 were hurt in the fire.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1990
Nov	1	A fire broke out at 5:07 a.m. in Hani Wedding Pastry (No. 85, Hengyang Rd.), leaving 7 bakery workers dead and 4 injured (including 3 police/fire personnel and a bakery worker).
Aug	1	Taipei City Fire Department District HQ Chief Zhao Gang took over as the Fire Rescue Sub-division Chief of National Police Agency; he was succeeded by Chen Fa-sheng from the Inspector’s Office, Taipei City Police Department.
Apr	9	The District HQ of Taipei City Fire Department set up Yongming and Guting Stations.
Jul	26	3 people died and 17 were injured in a fire that broke out at 9:38 a.m. on Mingsheng E. Rd.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1989
Nov	3	A fire in Sec. 5, Zhongshan N. Rd. killed 4 civilians and injured 2.
Oct	24	A fire on Fuyuan St. killed 2 company employees and injured 1.
Se%	30	A fire broke out at Mt. Datung Air Force Station, leaving 9 dead and 10 injured.
	25	A fire in Sec. 2, Changan E. Rd. killed 5 civilians and injured 2 police/fire personnel.
Aug	3	A fire in Today Department Store on Emei St. claimed the lives of 2 civilians and 2 volunteer firefighters; it injured 34. The Taipei City Fire Department District HQ rescued 36 people trapped in the fire.
	1	The District HQ of Taipei City Fire Department sent policemen and volunteer firefighters to rescue 113 people from a fire on Mingsheng E. Rd. that killed 2 and injured 12.
Mar	22	The wooden structure of a vehicle repair shop on Chengde Rd. caught fire, killing 5 civilians.
Jan	1	The Taipei City Corp of Civilian Firefighters was reorganized as the District HQ of the Volunteer Fire Department.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1988
Dec	11	A fire in the Born Winner MTV left 5 dead and 1 injured.
Nov	21	A fire occurred around 3:00 a.m. at Lingxia Karaoke on Shuangcheng St., Zhongshan Dist., killing 4 and injuring 5.
	20	A fire struck the central dome of Chunghua Stadium in Sec. 4, Nanjing E. Rd., resulting in property losses of NT$ 20 million.
Oct	10	Firefighter Yu Guang-Yu from Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was killed by an explosion in the Cultural City Barber Parlor on Jiankang Rd. The accident also injured 9 of Yu’s colleagues.
May	5	A fire in the Formosa Plastics Building on Dunhua N. Rd. killed 2 civilians and injured 8 firefighters.
Feb	8	A fire broke out on Shuanglian St., leaving 8 dead and 1 injured.
Jan	29	A fire in the Chunghwa Market killed 5 and injured 1.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1987
Sep	4	A tourist bus with 43 passengers on board crashed into woods along Yangmingshan’s Yangde Blvd. around 1:00 p.m., killing 22 and injuring 21.
Aug	1	17 alleged arson attacks occurred in Jinmei District within two weeks, overwhelming the firefighters.
Jul	12	A fire lasting more than 3 hours in the Ximen shopping district destroyed the Liufu Building (Sec. 2, Hankou St.) below the 7th floor. An estimated 40-odd people sustained injuries.
Jan	6	Zhao Gang succeeded Wang Ren as the 5th District HQ Chief of Taipei Fire Department.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1986
Oct	2	A fire in the dorm of a fabric processing factory, which was an illegal addition on top of a 4-story building on Sec. 2, Xiyuan Rd., left 4 firefighters injured and 4 clothing workers dead.
Feb	24	Taipei City Police Department launched a task force on Fire Cause Determination.
Jan	19	A computer-aided information system was inaugurated at the 119 Service Center of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1985
Nov	26	A series of arson attacks occurred at No. 110, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., Asia Building (No. 152, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd.) and Kolin Building in Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd. between 4:20 and 4: 46 a.m. Among the four targets, Asia Building was the worst hit as it registered one death and 11 injuries. The accident had a grave social impact.
Oct	4	A National Day celebratory structure collapsed on Jieshou Rd. when Typhoon Brenda hit Taipei City, causing minor damage to 3 passers-by, 2 military vehicles, 4 taxis and a civilian car; no major damages were reported.
Aug	23	Typhoon Nelson wreck havoc in Taipei City, taking the life of one and injuring 12.
May	20	A fire in the Armed Forces Cultural Center on Zhonghua Rd. injured 8 employees and a firefighter.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1984
Nov	13	A fire in the Disney Barber Parlor on Jilin Rd. caused 7 suffocated to death and 3 injured, including 2 firefighters.
Oct	23	A fire struck the King Gaming Parlor on Nongan St., leaving 3 dead and 7 injured amid property losses that totaled over NT$ 500,000.
Aug	1	Taipei Fire Department District HQ Chief Du Jia-Qi took over as a Specialist of Taipei City Police Department; he was succeeded by Wang Ren, Assistant Commissioner of Kaohsiung County Police Department.
Jun	3	June 3, 1984 An explosion triggered by gas tank installation killed 8 and critically injured 12 in the Xinglan Fashion Co. on Jingmei St.
May	28	A short circuit-induced fire hit the Jin-Fu-Yuan Restaurant on the 2nd floor of Time Hotel (Sec. 2, Xinsheng N. Rd.), trapping 300 civilians and killing 19, most of whom were suffocated by the dense smoke. The fire injured 35 civilians and 16 firefighters.
Feb	10	A fire ravaging Sec. 2 of Changsha St. left 6 dead and engendered property losses of NT$ 200,000 in total.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1983
Sep	27	The building that houses the Chongqing Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
Aug	13	The building that houses the Taipei City’s Fire Dispatch Center and the Computer-aided Traffic Control Center of Taipei City Police Department was completed. Personnel from related units were relocated on the same day to this 7-story building that occupies an area of 2,565 m2.
Apr	19	2 civilians were killed in an arson attack at Zhangzhou St.
Mar	25	An early-morning fire broke out in Sec. 1, Dihua St., leaving 3 civilians dead and 2 firefighters injured.
Feb	1	A short circuit-induced fire killed 13 and injured 23 in Sec. 2, Kaifeng St.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1982
Dec	3	The building that houses the Shezi Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
Oct	21	The building that houses the Jiancheng Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
May	12	The building that houses the Dazhi Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
Mar	25	39 miners were successfully rescued in a mine accident in Neihu-based Futian Coal Mine; 8 died.
Feb	15	Taipei City Police Department Commissioner Hu Wu-Xi was appointed as deputy head of National Police Agency and the head of Police Force; he was succeeded by Yan Shi-Xi, Chief of Education at Taiwan Provincial Police School.
Jan	22	A gasoline-induced fire allegedly resulting from a gambling problem involving the suspect He Wei-Cai killed 6 and injured 8 on Hanzhong St.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1981
Oct	19	Taipei City Fire Department District HQ Chief Zhang Min-Chang was appointed to head the 1st Division of Taipei City Police Department; he was succeeded by Du Jia-Qi, District HQ Chief of Kaohsiung City Police Department.
Jul	24	The building that houses the Nangang Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
	19	Typhoon Maury triggered floods across Taipei City, leaving 8 dead, 4 missing and 2 injured.
	15	The building that houses the Yongming Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
Jun	1	The Dazhi, Yongming and Shezi Island Stations of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ were established.
Mar	11	A fire which occurred on Emei St. wiped out the 5th through 8th floors of Today Department Store, killing 7 and injuring 16.
Jan	23	A surprise water release at Shilin’s Waishuangxi Dam swe% away people downstream, including students and faculty members from Ching-Mei and Ta Ren Girls’ High Schools. 300 drowning students were rescued, 12 survived after being rushed to the hospital, 10 died and 5 went missing in the accident.
	23	A Civil Defense HQ was established under Taipei City Police Department to integrate the services of civil defense and volunteer policemen/firefighters. It has conducted since a professional training session and four regular sessions.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1980
Dec	24	Firefighters rescued over 300 people from a fire in Yongqi Department Store (Sec. 2, Nanjing E. Rd.). 32 people sustained minor injuries in the fire that lasted 11 hours.
Nov	19	The Maintenance Workshop of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ unveiled 5 self-developed fire trucks equipped with low-, mid- and high-pressure pumps.
	2	The building that houses the Neihu Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed and inaugurated.
Oct	19	4 victims of a fire in Lane 553, Chengde Rd. died after being rushed to the hospital.
	8	2 were killed in a fire that broke out at 3:00 a.m. in Sec. 1, Xinglong Rd.
	6	The building that houses the Muzha Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Jul	1	Taipei City Fire Department Commissioner Hu Wu-Xi and Deputy Commissioner Wu Wei-He were appointed as the chief and deputy chief, respectively, of the newly established Taipei City Civil Defense HQ, which consisted of 80,000-odd personnel that belonged to various units (i.e., the District HQs for civil defense, volunteer police service and volunteer firefighters, as well as a Civil Disaster Rescue Corp).
Jun	27	An early morning fire occurred in Sec. 6 of Zhongshan N. Rd., Shilin, killing a family of 5 trapped inside iron-barred windows.
Mar	23	A fire on Xiamen St. killed a newlywed couple.
	2	2 died and 2 were injured in an arson attack at a motorcycle supplies store on Heping W. Rd.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1979
Se%	30	A gas leak-induced fire wiped out 129 houses and partially ruined 5 in Lane16, Zhongshan S. Rd. It left 5 people injured and more than 700 victimized.
Aug	7	In a basement’s storage area of refined benzene on Chongqing N. Rd., the hydraulic motor triggered an explosion that killed 1 and injured 3.
Jul	13	An illegal stockpiling of hardening agent triggered a basement explosion on Fuyuan St., taking the lives of 32 and injuring 45 in the Country’s first chemical-induced explosion.
Jul	1	The Fire and Police District HQ took over fire-cause investigation services from the Criminal Investigation Corps.
Jun	15	To mark the first Police’s Day, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd divisions of The Corp of Civilian Firefighters were established simultaneously.
Feb	22	In a tie-up with Taipei City Fire Department, the China Television Company mentioned fire safety tips in the 17th and 18th episodes of the Taiwanese-language drama “Mother-in-Law”, which proved highly successful in raising awareness.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1978
Dec	12	A newly completed 4-story building that houses the Beitou Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Oct	12	Wang Jin-Lai and Ke Zao-Song, both civilian firefighters from the Beitou Station of Fire District HQ, Taipei City Police Department, died in an overturned vehicle while conducting a rescue operation during Typhoon Ora.
Se%	23	A newly completed 4-story building that houses the Longshan Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Aug	20	A newly completed 7-story building that houses the Chengzhong Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Jul	20	A newly completed 4-story building that houses the Jingmei Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1977
Sep	22	When torrential rain-triggered flash floods were reported across Taipei City, a crumbling mountain crushed a Heping E. Rd. dorm belonging to the Taipei City Fire Department District HQ, killing firefighters Ge Xin-zhong and Huang Ming-shen, along with their family members (3 and 3, respectively). When the accident happened, Ge was already in firefighting gear and Huang was still working; they were honored for their dedication to their job.
Aug	1	Typhoon Vera left 23 dead, 11 critically injured and 1 missing in Taipei City. 95 houses were wiped out and 250 partially collapsed. The City’s fire department ambulances rescued 120 victims in total, including pregnant women.
Jul	31	Taipei City Fire Department District HQ swiftly extinguished eight fires from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., successfully avoiding serious damages.
	31	Typhoon Vera hit northern Taiwan, where a piece of falling scaffolding killed 8 and injured 9 at an elevated road construction site near the North Gate on Zhonghua Rd.
Jun	13	A vehicle maintenance station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was unveiled under the Guanghua Bridge.
May	20	An explosion in the China Gasoline Co. on Wanda Rd. triggered a fire that killed 3 and injured 15.
Apr	26	The building that houses the Zhongshan Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was inaugurated, with the Battalion personnel relocated to the 2nd floor office on the same day.
Mar	10	A fire ravaging Zhonghua Rd. and Kaifeng St. for 2 hours ruined 77 wooden houses, engendering considerable property losses.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1976
Se%	21	The building that houses the 3rd Battalion of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ on Yongji Rd., including the garage, was inaugurated. The 3rd Songshan branch of the Corp of Civilian Firefighters was relocated to this office building on the same day.
Aug	25	A wildfire lasted for 14 hours in Mt. Songshan and the other forested areas near the Yangmingshan-based International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT). The fire was put out by 4,000-odd firefighters, including the entire personnel of Shilin Police Precinct and volunteer firefighters, leaving the ICRT station intact.
Jul	14	The building that houses the 4th Battalion and the Shilin Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ, including the garage, was inaugurated. The Shilin and Beitou branches of the Corp of Civilian Firefighters were relocated to this office building on the same day.
Jun	25	The building that houses the 3rd Battalion of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ (on Yongji Rd.) was completed.
May	15	The building that houses the 4th Battalion of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Apr	27	The building that houses the Tianmu Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Apr	19	The building that houses the Shuangyuan Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Apr	1	The building that houses the Shilin Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completed.
Jan	27	The building that houses the Longshan Station of Taipei City Fire Department District HQ was completely revamped and underwent the inspection and acce%ance process.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1975
Se%	25	An early-morning fire resulting from a coal gas leak killed a family of 7 in Lane 65, Wuolong St.
Se%	4	8 died in an early-morning fire triggered by an incense-offering ritual in Lane 235, Huanhe N. Rd.
Aug	24	A night fire hit a woodworking supplies store on Jinxi St., devastating 80 illegal houses in the neighborhood.
Apr	5	A fire broke out at 5:52 p.m. at the Association of Li-ism on Zhonghua Rd., destroying over 200 houses.
Jan	25	The Country’s first fire safety exhibition took place at Central Police College (No. 20, Guangzhou St.) for 10 days consecutively.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1974
Oct	20	Taiwan’s first privately funded fire department building was inaugurated in Songshan District, Taipei City.
Feb	27	An afternoon fire that ravaged the traditional market on Sanshui St. destroyed 40-odd illegal structures and vendor’s booths; no casualties were reported.
Jan	1	A fire broke out at 8:15 p.m. in South Asia Hotel on Chengdu Rd., a part of the Ximen shopping district. It injured 4 people and killed a woman; 38 hotel customers were rescued.
Jan	1	The Yangmingshan Police HQ was merged with Taipei City Police Department. The Police Offices of Shilin and Beitou were renamed Police Precincts. The Yangmingshan Fire Brigade was incorporated as the 4th Battalion of Fire District HQ under Taipei City Police Department.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1973
Dec	26	An illegal wooden house on Sec. 4, Yanping N. Rd. exploded at 9:25 p.m., leaving a crater of 150 centimeters in diameter and 4 bodies. The accident left 3 critically injured and shattered all the glass windows within a 150-meter radius.
Sep	5	In Jingmei District, 2 female workers were killed and 14 people injured in an early-morning fire at Taixing Textile Factory.
Jul	25	Li Bao-hong, Fire District HQ Chief of Taipei City Police Department, was appointed as the Commissioner of Kaohsiung County Police Department; he was succeeded by Assistant District HQ Chief Zhang Min-chang.
Jan	11	The Firefighter's Association of Taipei City (FAOTC) was established, with National Assembly member Liu Jie-Zhou being the founding director.
	3	Jan. 3, 1973 The National Police Agency under the Ministry of the Interior Affairs designated Jan. 19, 1973 as the first Firefighter’s Day.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1972
Oct	30	A fire broke out at the Auditorium of Ming Chuan Women’s Business College around 1:00 p.m. and lasted 54 minutes; 9 military personnel stationed nearby sustained injuries while fighting the fire.
Sep	23	A Moon Festival fire presumably caused by a faulty power line killed 2 and injured the other 5 from the same family on Andong St.
Sep	2	16 storefronts and 3 residential homes were destroyed in a fire that struck an illegal marketplace near the Taipei West Bus Terminal. While fighting the fire, District HQ Chief Li Bao-hong was suffocated by the dense smoke and lost consciousness for over 10 minutes; 4 firefighters were burned or hit by falling bricks.
Aug	19	When Super Typhoon Betty struck Taipei, firefighter Wang Hai-yun in a heroic attem% mended a breach in Water Gate No. 12 on Tamsui River.
Mar	23	36 street vendor’s booths were ruined in an early-morning fire in Sec. 1, Chongqing N. Rd.
Jan	28	A fire struck two Japanese-style wooden houses in Lane 78, Wenzhou St., killing 2 children.
Jan	8	An Emergency Medical Center was established under the Fire District HQ of Taipei City Police Department.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1971
Nov	29	5 firefighters sustained injuries while performing duties in Ruby Hotel (Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd.).
Nov	14	An early morning fire occurred on Shilin’s Dadong Rd. and blocked the only exit, causing the death of 5 people.
Se%	24	Super Typhoon Bess left many low-lying areas in Taipei City flooded, 2 houses wiped out, 46 partially collapsed, 5 people dead and 12 injured.
Aug	12	On Yongfu St., 8 people were burned by a morning fire in Meida Fish Liver Oil Factory, which engendered property losses totaling NT$ 2 million.
Jul	1	Taipei City started a Corp of Civilian Firefighters by merging the Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Civil Defense and Fire Squad. Lin Zi-xi was the Corp’s founding director.
May	5	An early morning fire killed 9 and injured 4 in Yuchang Chemical Engineering Co. (Sec. 4, Bade Rd.).
Feb	5	A fire started in the evening in Sec. 2, Chongqing N. Rd., leaving 3 dead, 1 missing and 2 critically injured.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1970
Jan	20	In the 3rd Yongan Civil Defense Drill that took place on Dunhua N. Rd., Songshan Dist., dry powder and high-swelling foam were used for the first time in Taiwan to extinguish fire.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1969
Nov	1	Li Bao-hong, Assistant Commissioner of Keelung City Police Department, took over as the Fire District HQ Chief of Taipei City Police Department.
Oct	21	Two fires broke out within an hour at the intersection of Ningbo W. St. and Kuling St., rendering 249 people homeless.
	1	The medium-strength Typhoon Flossie left half of Taipei City submerged in flood waters that reached a height of 0.5 to 3 meters. The 3-day flood caused record losses and victimized 600,000, with 300,000 people seeking refuge.
Sep	26	Typhoon Elsie triggered torrential rains that lasted for days, killing 4 and injuring 30 in Taipei City. It wiped out 200 houses while leaving 1,113 partially collapsed. Over 60% of the City was submerged in flood waters reaching as high as 1 meter.
	5	The First Dance Hall was ruined by a fire that broke out in First Cinema, previously known as “First Theater”, in Sec. 2 of Yanping N. Rd.
Jul	13	An early-morning fire hit the Red Cross Society of The Republic of China (Sec. 1, Renai Rd.). The District HQ put out the fire with 20,000 packs of blood plasma intact, in spite of the hefty property losses.
Jun	1	In its 39th training session, the Central Police College recruited 20 students for the newly established Department of Fire and Police.
May	12	A fire on Zhenzhou Rd. devastated 56 houses in Jinquan Village, rendering 265 people homeless.
Mar	1	The District HQ launched three ambulances free-of-charge in an effort to enhance its emergency rescue services.
Feb	2	A wildfire started in the afternoon in Mt. Xiaoguanyin (Beitou Dist.). As the mountain trails were too narrow for fire engines, Taipei City’s disaster relief staff put out the fire with bamboo rods and tree branches. The fire destroyed mountain area measuring an estimated 20 hectares.
Jan	1	To offer an integrated phone number for fire rescue services, a Dispatch Center was set up under the Fire District HQ of Taipei City Police Department.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1968
Apr	20	A fire ravaged both the Huamei Hotel and Tian-xiang-lou Tea House in Sec. 1 of Chongqing S. Rd., killing 7 and causing property losses of NT$ 8 million.
		The building that houses the Fire and Police District HQ of Taipei City Police Department was unveiled on Beiping E. Rd.
Mar	16	A fire lasted 4 hours since noontime in the First Hotel, engendering property losses estimated at NT$ 20 million.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1967
Jul	1	Taipei City was upgraded to a special municipality, with its Fire and Police Department reorganized into a Fire and Police District HQ.
Apr	1	Under the auspices of NGOs such as Red Cross, a water rescue team, mostly consisting of firefighters from the Police Department, was launched.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1966
Oct	16	The Fire Brigade in each county and city took over fire rescue services from the Public Order Division.
Jul	4	6 people who jumped from the building fell to their death during a fire that struck the New Taipei Hotel on Songjiang Rd. around 1:00 a.m.
Jan	19	At the Zhonghua-Hengyang Intersection, a fire ravaged Wanguo Club in Xinsheng Building, killing 30 and injuring 25. Among the dead was Sergeant Zeng Guang-Rong from the Fire Brigade, who fell from a broken aerial ladder.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1965
Jan	20	A severe car accident in Yangmingshan killed/injured 101 school children.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1964
Oct	16	In a fire safety drill during the visit of General Thanom Kittikachorn, prime minister of Thailand, firefighter Zeng Tian-ming from Taipei City Police Department fell to his death from an aerial ladder at Renai-Dunhua Intersection.
Jan	20	Taiwan Provincial Government released The Management Regulations of County and City Harbor Bureaus and Fire and Police Brigades, establishing a Fire Brigade under each County/City Police Department. The Regulations also expanded the services of Fire Brigade to include everything pertaining to disaster prevention and rescue, ushering in a new era of Modernized Fire Safety.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1963
Sep	11	Typhoon Gloria left downtown Taipei flooded, victimizing over 18,000 people, wiping out 800-odd houses and killing 34 people.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1962
Sep	5	Typhoon Amy wiped out 71 houses and left 295 partially collapsed. 9,438 victims were saved by rescuers while 23,053 people took refuge in temporary shelters.
Apr	23	Volunteer firefighter Pan A-Shui died on duty in the Hengyang Rd. fire outbreak.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1961
		Typhoon Pamela wrecked havoc in Taipei City.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1959
Dec	1	The phone number for fire rescue service changed to 119, to separate it from the 110 crime/accident hotline.
Oct	27	A fire devastated 53 houses on Neijiang St.
Jul	15	Typhoon Billie brought floods to the City’s Nanjichang among other low-lying areas, victimizing over 9,200 people with 120 houses wiped out and 1,423 partially ruined.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1958
Mar	20	The responsibilities of police personnel and civil defense administration were redefined, with the latter put in charge of war-time fire rescue and the former in charge of such peace-time firefighting affairs as fire safety awareness campaigns and inspections, control of fire safety equipment, and training of firefighters.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1956
Sep	20	A paper mill fire on Xuchang St. destroyed over 100 houses near Xuchang St., Guanqian Rd. and Nanyang St.
Sep	15	Super Typhoon Dinah ruined thousands of houses across Taipei City, wrecking havoc in low-lying areas.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1953
Aug	17	Typhoon Nina dealt the worst blow in 20 years to Taipei City.
Jun	10	The Yangmingshan Station of fire rescue service was set up under the Yangmingshan Police Office.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1951
Jul	12	Taiwan Provincial Government published an amendment to the Regulations Governing the Organizations and Training of County and City Volunteer Fire Brigades, establishing the volunteer fire rescue service in a separate unit.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1950
Jun		The Taipei City District HQ of Civil Defense and Fire Rescue was established. Members of a civil engineers’ union started an 800-member demolition team under the 4th District Squad of Fire Rescue District HQ, Self Defense HQ.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1949
		More than 80 illegal houses on Zhonghua Rd. were devastated by fire.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1947
Aug	14	The Guidelines for the Expansion of Fire Administration were revised as The Regulations Governing the Organization of County and City Fire Administrations. All county-level and city-level fire authorities were renamed as “Fire Brigades” under the Police Department and were overseen by the Public Order Division head.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1946
Feb	28	Taiwan Province released regulations governing the organization and training of volunteer fire brigades at the county and city levels.
	6	Taiwan Province enforced regulations governing illegally manufactured and/or sold slow-burning fuses, firecrackers and fireworks.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1945
Dec	25	Under the newly released Organizational Rules of Taiwanese Police Stations in Province-Governed Municipalities, Taipei City Police Department was established by merging the colonial-era police administrations in South and North Taipei with a Fire Brigade reorganized from the National Fire Agency.
Oct	25	Taiwan Retrocession Day
Aug	15	Japan surrendered unconditionally to the United Nations, officially ending the Sino-Japanese War.
Jun		Both the central hall and left wing of Longshan Temple were destroyed in a World War II bomb attack.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1935
		A fire ruined the 4th floor photography studio of Taiwan’s Governor-General’s Office.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1934
		The colonial government established a gas company, including a branch, in Taipei City’s Da'an area, which was devastated in World War II.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1930
		To facilitate cooperation among police personnel, a “Taiwan Police Personnel Mutual Aid Association” was set up in each Prefecture and District.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1929
		The Guidelines for the Expansion of Fire Administration were promulgated.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1924
		A fire hit Nichi Honganji Temple on Zhonghua Rd. (the current location of the Association of Li-ism).

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1921
		homes were destroyed by a fire near Taihoku City Hall.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1920
Sep	8	The Japanese colonial government replaced the administrative status of Prefecture with State and renamed “Ai-yong” (namely “valiant men in the alley”) as “Jing-ding” (or Policeman), a title abolished when it gave up sovereignty over Taiwan. The Japanese ruled Taiwan in 5 States and 2 Prefectures; each State consisted of Districts (Counties) and Cities. The colonial-era fire safety division oversaw three sections (i.e., Police, Fire Safety and Construction & Maintenance) in a move to authorize policing powers.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1918
		aihoku Hospital, the predecessor of NTU Hospital, was partially destroyed in a fire (Note: “Tohoku” is the Japanese pronunciation of Taipei.)

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1913
Feb	12	The Japanese army officers’ club “Kaikousha” was inaugurated behind a library in Ximen area; it was devastated in a World War II bomb attack.

Month	Day	Memorabilia
A.D. 1912
Aug	28	Both the Xindian River and Tamsui River swelled during a typhoon, leaving the entire Taipei City flooded, with hefty losses ensuing.