Taipei City Fire Department

Since Typhoon Morakot with heavy precipitation had brought disastrous floods which swept over central and southern Taiwan, it caused a grave loss of lives and properties to many Taiwanese in 2009. In order to counter possible large scale and complex disasters such as floods, mudflows and landslides resulting from extreme typhoons, Taipei City Government has organized the 2010 Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill before the flood defense season arrives. This also shows the determination and ability of disaster prevention and rescue from each unit of Taipei City Government. The drill is scheduled to proceed at 9 a.m. on Thursday, on April 15th, 2010 in Taipei City.
At the beginning of the drill, Mayor Hau Lung-Bin presided over the Disaster Prevention and Rescue conference at the Emergency Operations Center of Taipei City, and held an online video conference with all District Emergency Operations Centers respectively. Afterwards, the drill commenced at No. 168, Section 5, Chenggong Road, Neihu District, and Watergate No. 16 of Meiti Riverside Park.
Incorporating the energy and resources of local governments and relevant organizations and units for disaster prevention and rescue, this drill simulated a scenario where grave disasters had occurred, such as when Northern Taiwan was struck by Typhoon Lina and the rainfall of upstream Keelung River quickly reached 1,000 mm —hydraulic facilities and sections of roads and bridges in Taipei City were damaged, residents stranded on sandbanks and wreckage occurring on the Blue Highway. Mudflows and landslides also took place at the end of Lane 50, Section 2, Huanshan Road, Neihu District. Faced with several serious simultaneous disasters, the Government effectively coordinated 5 different forces: the administration, police, fire department, army, and civilian efforts. The Government also showed its regional-level capability to conduct rescue and emergency operations and its efficiency of support across regions for disaster mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery.
The testing items in this drill include: process of Emergency Operations Center mudflows and landslides rescue; refuge and relocation for a large number of injured people and patients; preparing, promoting and displaying the equipment, goods and materials for disaster prevention and rescue; urgent repair of hydraulic facilities, roads and bridges; water and other life-saving exercises.
The total number of personnel mobilized for this drill is around 2,000.