89440500https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=05C8AF1AA6DFF87DYearbook 20221. Governance Performance in Fire Prevention<ol id="isPasted"><li>Joint Inspections for Public Safety To ensure the safety of buildings accessible to the public and their compliance with regulations, the Taipei City Fire Department established a joint inspection team for public safety. The team conducted various joint inspections, and in cases where fire safety or building regulations were not met, posted notices of non-compliance and announced the results on the government website to inform the public. In 2022, a total of 176 inspections were conducted, and 157 of them met the requirements, while the other 19 were found non-compliant. All non-compliant cases have been addressed and improved.</li><li>Subsidies and Promotion of Residential Fire Alarms To improve residential safety and benefit more citizens, the Taipei City government promoted the installation of fire alarms in 22,011 households in 2022, bringing the total number of installations to 464,258 from 1990 to 2022. With the effectiveness of early fire detection, there were 126 successful evacuation cases triggered by fire alarms. Additionally, through various promotional channels, such as print and electronic media, outdoor advertising, community events, and home visits, the public was encouraged to prioritize residential fire safety and install fire alarms in their homes.</li><li>Strengthening Fire Safety Management in Public Spaces a. Strict Inspection of Fire Safety Equipment There are 33,126 buildings accessible to the public and 31,233 public spaces in Taipei City, and they are classified and managed based on their level of risk. In 2022, a total of 58,078 inspections were conducted on fire safety equipment, and 54,622 of them met the requirements. There were 3,370 cases that did not meet the requirements but were given a deadline to improve, resulting in a qualified rate of 94.05%. There were 86 cases that were reported for non-compliance even after subsequent inspections. b. Implementation of Fire Prevention Management System There are 5,863 locations in Taipei City that require a fire prevention management system, and 5,818 of them have appointed fire prevention managers and created fire protection plans, achieving a completion rate of 99.23%. The self-defense fire brigade training was attended by 122,656 people from 12,050 organizations after subsequent follow-up counseling. c. Promotion of Inspection and Declaration of Fire Safety Equipment There are 4,283 Category A sites that are required to submit declarations for fire safety equipment, and 4,272 of them did so, resulting in a 99.7% submission rate. There are 24,668 non-Category A sites that require declarations, and 24,455 of them submitted, resulting in a 99.1% submission rate. A total of 33,251 submissions were made through the internet, achieving a 100% utilization rate. d. Installation and Use of Flame-retardant Products There are 13,965 locations in Taipei City where flame-retardant products are required, and 18,645 inspections were conducted in 2022. Of these inspections, 18,547 met the requirements, achieving a pass rate of 99.47%. Non-compliant locations have been addressed and improved through regular inspections and fire prevention education, which includes encouraging the public to purchase and use curtains, and other items with flame-retardant markings.</li></ol><ol><li>Inspection of Capacity Control in Designated Premises Currently, there are 908 designated premises in the city under capacity control. A total of 2,356 inspections were conducted in 111, including regular and random checks, with 2,329 cases meeting the requirements and 27 cases being closed. All of them complied with the regulations on capacity control in designated premises.</li><li>Dynamic Drills for Public Safety Protection in Large Venues, Hospitals, and Elderly Care Facilities To strengthen the emergency response capabilities of public places such as large department stores, hospitals, and elderly care facilities, dynamic drills for public safety protection were conducted in accordance with the "Taipei City Fire Prevention Self-Government Ordinance". A total of 432 drills were conducted in 111.</li></ol>Fire Safety Education and Training In 111, 12,128 sessions of fire safety training were conducted for employees of buildings accessible to the public, with 123,358 people being informed. In addition, 1,434 fire prevention education sessions were held for communities, schools (including cram schools), and 1,928 fire safety education sessions were held for government agencies, social organizations, and businesses, with 116,280 and 94,623 participants respectively. 2.Strengthening Dangerous Goods Management<ol id="isPasted"><li>Strengthening Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Industry Management There are 87 gas stations and 3 gas filling stations in the city. Every six months, they are required to inspect fire safety equipment, gas storage amounts, and whether steel cylinders that have exceeded the inspection date are used. In 2022, a total of 1,404 inspections were carried out, with 1,389 passing and a pass rate of 98.93%. One business was given a deadline to improve their operations for not complying with regulations, and 14 businesses were fined.</li><li>Strengthening Natural Gas Industry Storage, Transportation, and Distribution Management A total of 39 inspections were carried out on the fire safety equipment of gas storage tanks of the city's 4 natural gas companies, and all were found to comply with regulations.</li><li>Setting up LPG Storage Rooms A total of 28 inspections were carried out on the fire safety equipment of gas storage tanks of the city's 4 natural gas companies, and all were found to comply with regulations.</li></ol>Strengthening Fireworks and Firecracker Management There are 52 registered stores that sell fireworks and firecrackers in the city. They are regularly inspected according to regulations. In 2022, a total of 151 inspections were carried out, and no violations were found. In order to maintain public safety during the Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival, efforts were made to crack down on illegal sales of fireworks and firecrackers. In 2022, a total of 7 violations were found, and the items were confiscated and destroyed according to the law. Additionally, 19 cases related to professional fireworks and firecracker displays were handled (18 cases for display applications and 1 case for record keeping). (V) Handling of Violations of Fire Safety Management In 2022, a total of 120 cases of violations of fire safety management in the city were handled according to the Fire Services Act, including 76 cases related to fire safety equipment, 13 cases related to LPG, 0 cases related to fireworks and firecrackers, 2 cases related to false reports by fire technicians, and 29 other cases.II. Disaster Prevention and Relief (1) The situation of disaster response centers established is as follows: Disaster Name Establishment Time Disaster Statistics 0103 Earthquake January 3, year 111 from 17:57 to 21:00 Total cases handled: 31 Water supply interruption: 14 cases Buildings slightly damaged: 9 cases Power outage: 2 cases Streetlight malfunction: 2 cases Water supply leakage: 1 case Other disasters: 3 cases 0303 Power Outage March 3, year 111 from 10:11 to 12:00 Total cases handled: 83 Power outage: 49 cases Traffic signal damage: 9 cases Fire: 2 cases Medical assistance: 1 case Other disasters: 22 cases 0825 Afternoon Heavy Rainfall August 25, year 111 from 16:14 to 18:00 Total cases handled: 23 Flooded areas: 16 cases Tree damage: 3 cases Traffic signal damage: 2 cases Damage to electric wires (poles) or cables: 1 case Other disasters: 1 case Typhoon RANANUKI September 2, year 111 from 9:30 to September 4, 10:30 Total cases handled: 173 Tree damage: 100 cases Disasters affecting people's livelihood and infrastructure: 34 cases Advertising sign damage: 9 cases Flooded areas: 8 cases Road and tunnel damage: 8 cases Building damage: 5 cases Rock and soil disaster: 3 cases Environmental pollution: 2 cases Other disasters: 4 cases Nisha Earthquake OctoberNisa earthquake, from 15:06 on October 16, 2022 to 22:00 on October 16, 2022. Reopened from 13:00 to 18:00 on October 17, 2022. Total cases handled: 183. Cases of flooding: 101. Cases of fallen trees: 20. Cases of damage to people's livelihood and infrastructure: 17. Cases of damage to roads and tunnels: 16. Cases of landslides: 15. Cases of damage to water facilities: 3. Cases of building damage: 2. Cases of environmental pollution: 2. Cases of damage to advertising signs: 1. Other cases: 6.2.Conducting the 111th Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill in Taipei City On April 7th of th year, a drought simulation exercise was conducted at the Taipei City Disaster Response Center. On July 12th, 14 mobilization exercises were carried out based on various complex disaster scenarios that could occur during a drought period, such as suspected radioactive material leakage or a fire in a quarantine hotel. For the first time, the exercise sequence was not compressed, and there was no preset scenario, with semi-early warning implemented. Relevant units received disaster notifications and mobilized to the disaster scene, where they conducted exercises according to SOP. This made the training mode closer to the reality of disasters, enabling a quick response and reducing damage when a real disaster occurs. A total of 1,288 people and 104 vehicles participated in the exercise.3. Conducting a Test Exercise for the Taipei City Disaster Response Reserve Center On April 26th of the 111th year, a test exercise was conducted at the Taipei City Second Disaster Response Center. The exercise was carried out in accordance with the adjustment plan for units stationed at the Taipei City Disaster Response Center during the COVID19 pandemic. Fourteen units, including the Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission and the police department, were stationed as first responders for level one wind disasters, while other agencies and district offices participated via video conferencing. The test items included sign-in and sign-out procedures for the disaster response support system, case handling and feedback, initial and final reports, video testing, and fax testing for backup centers in each district.4. Conducting a Table-Top Exercise Based on Simulation for the Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Plan for 111th Year On December 23rd of the 111th year, a simulation-based Table-Top Exercise (TTX) was conducted at the Beitou District Disaster Response Center to address the "life-saving and search" issue, including rescue roads and resources, among others. The exercise aimed to develop the "Earthquake Emergency Response Form," "Action Plan," and "Earthquake Emergency Response Plan," as well as to improve strategies and goals, which would be incorporated into the "Regional Disaster Prevention and Rescue Plan" at the city or district level. This was first trialed in a single administrative district to accumulate experience, with subsequent modification to earthquake response operations. (5) 111 Disaster Prevention and Rescue Training for Disaster Prevention Personnel Disaster Prevention Training Course, January 24-26, 111 (3 sessions), for disaster prevention personnel from various disaster prevention and rescue units in the government, the military, community leaders, New Taipei City and Taoyuan City government disaster prevention staff, etc., with a total of 268 participants. The course covers the following topics:<ol><li>Sharing of local disaster prevention and rescue practical experience.</li><li>Planning and adjustment of response system during the post-pandemic phase.</li><li>Discussion on the mechanism of Taipei City's volcanic disaster prevention and rescue response.</li><li>Training on Taipei City Government Disaster Response Center and Forward Command Post, June 14-15, 111 (for staff in charge), June 16, 111 (for section chiefs), for disaster prevention and rescue units in the government, section chiefs, etc., with a total of 50 participants. The training mainly uses table-top exercises based on the scenario of an air crash, with the lecturer explaining the concept and then assigning the situation, the participants will then discuss and report in groups, and the lecturer will provide professional suggestions and comments on the issues arising from the exercise.</li><li>Volcanic Disaster Education and Promotion Course, September 7-8, 111 (2 sessions), for personnel related to volcanic disaster in Shilin and Beitou potential disaster areas or nearby fire and police units, schools and kindergartens, medical institutions and nursing homes, elderly and disabled institutions, etc., with a total of 60 participants. The course covers the following: education on volcanic knowledge, introduction of volcanic disaster cases, introduction of monitoring instruments at the Datun Volcano Observatory, and on-site guidance.</li></ol>(6) Disaster Prevention and Rescue Training for Leaders and Disaster Prevention Personnel in 111 Name Date Target Participants Number of Participants Course Content Major Disaster Site Forward Command Post Training Course, February 24-25, 111 (2 sessions), for disaster response personnel of the Taipei City Fire Department and various field units, and personnel stationed at forward command posts of various bureaus and district offices, with a total of 62 participants. The course covers the following topics:<ol><li>Overview of disaster management.</li><li>Taipei City's disaster prevention and rescue system and its explanation.</li><li>Activation and notification mechanism of forward command posts and the division of tasks among various teams.</li><li>Operation support system and related equipment operation for disaster prevention and rescue.</li><li>Opening of forward command posts and related equipment operation. </li></ol>3. Disaster prevention promotion<ol id="isPasted"><li>City-wide Elementary School Fire Safety Experience Day In collaboration with the Department of Education, the "Fire and Disaster Prevention Education Team" consisting of firefighters proactively entered various elementary school campuses in Taipei City to teach 5th grade students correct fire prevention knowledge and personally experience operating fire extinguishers, earthquake evacuation procedures, crawling low in smoke, etc. A total of 184 events were held in 2022, with a total of 21,877 participating students.</li><li>Holding a 119 Disaster Prevention Promotion Event On January 15, 2022, a 119 disaster prevention promotion event was held at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place Plaza, with the theme of "New Life of Disaster Prevention, Fun Happiness". Through setting up promotion booths, the public was taught fire prevention, disaster prevention, and evacuation concepts, to enhance the public's abilities to self-rescue, mutual rescue, evacuate, and respond to emergencies, to ensure the safety of life and property of the public. Approximately 3,000 people participated in the event.</li><li>Holding "National Disaster Prevention Day" Disaster Prevention Education Promotion Activities On September 17, 2022, a disaster prevention education promotion event was held at the National Taiwan Science Education Center and the surrounding park connector road. This event was jointly organized with the National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior, the National Taiwan Science Education Center, the Children's New Paradise, and the Taipei Astronomical Museum. The theme was "Fearless Against Earthquakes, Bravely Show Disaster Prevention", aiming to promote disaster prevention education through the energy of industry, government, and academia, to let the public learn disaster prevention knowledge and skills, and to raise the public's and various sectors' attention to disaster prevention issues, promote the popularization of disaster prevention, reduction, and avoidance skills, and reduce the impact and losses faced by natural disasters. Approximately 3,000 people participated in the event.</li><li>Holding Community Disaster Prevention Carnivals To strengthen disaster prevention awareness in the communities under jurisdiction, community disaster prevention promotion activities are continuously held, in collaboration with relevant departments, neighborhoods, communities, social groups, and civilian volunteers. Community and school talents are invited to join in the promotional activities to attract the active participation of community residents and students. A total of 11 community disaster prevention promotion activities were held, with a total of 9,450 participants.</li><li>Cemetery Fire Prevention Promotion and Warning Work Execution Plan From March 19 to April 5, 2022, during the Qingming Tomb Sweeping Festival period, a strengthened cemetery fire prevention promotion and warning work was conducted in a total of 31 legal public cemeteries in the city, with environmental protection water bags produced and affixed with promotional slogans, and distributed to tomb sweepers.</li><li>Conducting Home Disaster Prevention and Safety Promotion for Little Detectives Through collaboration with 154 elementary schools in the city, 5th grade students and parents participated together to conduct self-inspection of home fire safety.</li></ol><ol start="7" type="1"><li>Disaster Rescue (1) Disaster Rescue Drills To strengthen fire rescue and enhance the emergency response capabilities of public places operators, a total of 42 large-scale exercises and disaster rescue drills were held in 2022, as detailed in the table below:</li></ol>Event Date Exercise Name 1 Jan. 5, 2022 Spring Festival Firefighting Exercise in the Guanglin Store of Carrefour in Wanhua District 2 Jan. 6, 2022 Spring Festival Safety Exercise in the Dihua Street Commercial District in Datong District 3 Jan. 19, 2022 Spring Festival Firefighting Exercise in the Breeze Plaza in Songshan District 4 Jan. 19, 2022 Enhanced Firefighting Exercise during the Chinese New Year Period in the Taipei 101 Shopping Mall in Xinyi District 5 Jan. 26, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taipei Station Special Zone-Three Rail Convergence Zone-Taiwan High-Speed Rail Sub-Zone (Taipei Railway B2 Platform) 6 Feb. 21-22, 2022 Military Chess Simulation and Actual Combat Exercise in the Jing Station Building in Datong District 7 Feb. 24, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taipei Station Special Zone- Breeze Taipei Station 8 Mar. 18-19, 2022 Military Chess Simulation and Actual Combat Exercise in Section 2 of Dihua Street in Datong District 9 Mar. 22, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taipei Station Special Zone - Taipei Underground Mall 10 Mar. 28-29, 2022 Military Chess Simulation and Actual Combat Exercise in the Wufenpu Commercial District in Xinyi District 11 Apr. 7-8, 2022 Military Chess Simulation and Actual Combat Exercise in the Hou Train Station Commercial District in Datong District 12 Apr. 12-13, 2022 Joint Disaster Prevention Exercise in Block A of Maokong Special Zone in Wenshan District 13 Apr. 26, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taipei Station Special Zone - Three Rail Convergence Zone-MRT Bannan Line Sub-Zone 14 May 16-19, 2022 Block Exercise in the Neigou Mountain Area in Neihu District 15 May 26, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taipei Station Special Zone - Eslite Zone - Guanqian Road and Gongyuan Road Sub-Zone 16 Jun. 26 and Jul. 3, 2022 Military Chess Simulation and Actual Combat Exercise in the Shilin Night Market Commercial District 17 Jun. 30, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taipei Station Special Zone - Taoyuan MRT - Taipei Station C1, D1 Sub-Zone 18 Jul. 12, 2022 The First Brigade Conducted the 2022 Taipei Disaster Prevention and Rescue Exercise (Collapse Building Rescue and Response Drill) 19 Jul. 15-16, 2022 Military Chess Simulation and Actual Combat Exercise in the Yangmingshan Area in Shilin District 20 Jul. 21-22, 2022 Firefighting and Rescue Exercise in the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Sub-Zone (High-Speed Rail U-1 Floor) in the Taipei Station Special Zone 21 Jul. 25, 2022 2022 Joint Civilian-Military Air Defense Exercise (Wan'an No.45) 22 Jul.(3) Enhancing the emergency response capabilities for fire rescue in difficult areas of the city A total of 1,205 locations were identified and listed as difficult areas for fire rescue in Taipei City, including attached brick and wood buildings, areas with limited water sources, high-rise buildings, welfare facilities for persons with disabilities and elderly care institutions, hospitals, large department stores and supermarkets, underground metro stations and malls, mechanical enclosed parking lots, and closed entertainment venues. An "Emergency Response Plan for Fire Rescue in Difficult Areas" was developed and implemented until December 31, 2022. In 2022, 738 live-fire drills and 140 simulations were conducted to enhance the firefighting capabilities of the fire department personnel.(4) Designating and managing the announced fire escape routes in the city Based on the "Taipei City Government Procedure for Designation and Management of Fire Escape Routes," fire escape routes were designated in areas of urgent need for firefighting and rescue operations. The "fire escape route" was defined as a road that leads to a difficult area for fire rescue or an existing road with a width of less than 7.5 meters and a distance of over 140 meters from buildings used for residential or commercial purposes. Existing roads that do not meet the above definition may be designated as fire escape routes after a review by the department and a consensus of more than 50% of the total households in the community through public opinion surveys. As of the end of 2022, a total of 185 announced and designated fire escape routes were posted on the department's website, and efforts to add more continue. In addition, public education on disaster prevention and firefighting drills were conducted to enhance public safety awareness. The department also regularly enforced towing and removal of illegally parked vehicles along the designated fire escape routes to ensure their unobstructed access.(5) Replacement and purchase of various types of fire rescue vehicles To improve the efficiency of emergency response, the department allocated a budget of NT$125 million (excluding duty motorcycles) in 2023 to replace and purchase 12 old vehicles, including six small water tankers, two 30-meter aerial ladder trucks, one chemical firefighting truck, one water reservoir firefighting truck, and two chemical disaster response trucks. Taipei Search and Rescue Team<ol><li>Cross-regional cooperation drills and training (1) From March 23 to 25, 2022, participated in the "National Evaluation and Testing of IRO Search and Rescue Dogs for 2022" organized by the National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior. (2) From August 2 to 5 and November 8 to 11, 2022, participated in the "Professional Training for Dog Handlers in 2022" organized by the Taoyuan City Government Fire Bureau to learn the meaning of canine body language to reduce errors in command and behavior.</li><li>IV. Emergency Medical Services (1) EMS Statistics In 2022, there were a total of 146,180 emergency medical service responses handled by 119, an increase of 26,754 responses from the previous year, an increase of 23.5%. The average daily response was 385. The number of patients served by EMS in 2022 was 115,424, an increase of 24.55% from the previous year, with 28,109 patients not transported to the hospital, resulting in a non-transport rate of 19.99%. (2) Improving OHCA Survival The first dedicated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) ambulance team, the "Golden Phoenix," was established on June 1, 1999. In 2022, 487 OHCA patients survived to be admitted to the hospital, an increase of 16 from the previous year, and 111 patients were discharged from the hospital after successful resuscitation, a decrease of 4 from the previous year. From the team's inception through the end of 2022, a total of 1,400 OHCA patients have been successfully resuscitated and discharged from the hospital. (3) Implementation of Abusive Use of Ambulance Fees Since December 8, 2012, the bureau has implemented a plan to charge abusive users of EMS ambulances. Through a combination of fee collection and review mechanisms, the bureau has worked with the Department of Health and the Department of Social Welfare to reduce the inappropriate use of ambulances, and has implemented various measures to correct the behavior of high-use callers, including home visits, subsidies, placement in care facilities, and alcoholism treatment. In 2022, a total of 21 payment notices were issued. (4) Improving Stroke Treatment Rates The bureau has been working with 10 emergency hospitals in the city, including the Tri-Service General Hospital, to promote the "Stroke Notification Medical Integration Plan." By providing advance notice to hospitals, stroke treatment teams can be quickly activated, significantly shortening the time from patient arrival to treatment. After more than 10 years of effort, the bureau has seen improvements in the accuracy and sensitivity of stroke notifications. By the end of November 2022, the rate of rt-PA (thrombolytic therapy) or IA (endovascular thrombectomy) was as high as 55.03%, providing substantial benefits to patients. (5) Promoting CPR+AED Skills for the Public The bureau has established a CPR teaching website and reservation platform, and has comprehensively promoted CPR+AED through various channels, providing citizens with online registration for emergency medical training. The bureau also offers free on-site emergency training courses for groups such as government agencies, schools, companies, and communities, as well as two weekly training courses in each district to promote public learning of CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED), and foreign object choking treatment skills, and to cultivate citizens' emergency response capabilities. By increasing the number of people who can correctly call 119 and provide timely and appropriate assistance, survival rates for patients can be improved. In 2022, the bureau provided 21,580 hours of training to more than 54,000 participants.</li></ol>V. Case Acceptance Statistics In 2022, a total of 141,642 cases were accepted, an increase of 20,951 cases compared to 2021 with 120,691 cases.VI. Fire Investigation (1) Fire Statistics In 2022, there were 1,552 fire incidents, causing 9 deaths and 25 injuries (including 3 firefighters injured). Compared to 2021 (1,637 fire incidents causing 11 deaths and 23 injuries), the number of fire incidents decreased by 85, deaths decreased by 2, and injuries increased by 2 (1 fewer civilian injury and 3 more firefighter injuries).(2) Analysis of Fire Causes In 2022, there were a total of 1,552 fire incidents, with cooking stoves being the leading cause (39.8%), followed by electrical factors (32.0%), cigarette butts (10.8%), burning of grass and garbage (3.2%), and other causes such as arson (1.7%), construction accidents (1.4%), worshipping gods, sweeping graves and ancestors, gas leaks or explosions (each 1.0%), candles (0.8%), suicide and leaving ignition sources (each 0.6%), machinery and equipment, fireworks and traffic accidents (each 0.3%), campfires (0.2%), playing with fire, chemical substances and unknown causes (each 0.1%), and other causes (5.9%).(3) Enhancing Fire Investigation and Appraisal Skills In August 2022, an advanced fire cause investigation course was held, inviting Lin Wan-yi, a prosecutor from the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office, to introduce the system of lay judges and the essentials of testifying in court, Yan Ru-yu, a prosecutor from the New Taipei District Prosecutors' Office, to explain the precautions for executing fire investigations in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, Professor Chen Huo-yan from the former National Central Police University to hold a seminar on range hood fires, and Zhu Shao-long, a technical expert from the former National Fire Agency's Fire Investigation Group, to discuss special fire cases.(4) Enhancing the Credibility of the Fire Appraisal Laboratory In November 2022, the Bureau's fire appraisal laboratory passed the proficiency testing conducted by the Collaborative Testing Service (CTS) in the United States, and will continue to enhance its appraisal credibility in the future.<ol><li>Fire Training (1) Annual Training Each brigade conducts annual training and physical fitness training every month. In 2022, a total of 11,419 people participated in the training. (2) Firefighter Training Category Number of Participants Category Number of Participants</li><li>Fire Prevention 76 5. Emergency Rescue 3,823</li><li>Hazardous Materials Management 100 6. Fire Investigation 64</li><li>Disaster Management 408 7. Education and Training 13,068</li><li>Disaster Relief 13,802 8. Duty Dispatch 365</li><li>Reconstruction of Fire Department Buildings To enhance the effectiveness of firefighting and rescue operations in the city, the department will continue to plan and carry out the construction of four new buildings. The Fukuo brigade is scheduled to be completed in 2024, the Dahua brigade in 2025, and the Guandu and Xinglong brigades are expected to be completed in 2026. In addition, four renovation projects for the Jingmei, Xinyi, Zhonglun, and Yanping brigades were completed in 2022. The air conditioning equipment in the headquarters and Shuangxi brigade was also replaced and updated to improve the firefighting and rescue equipment and working environment and enhance work efficiency.</li><li>Mobilization of Civil Forces</li></ol>(1) Taipei City Volunteer Fire Department There are six battalions, 29 companies, and 62 platoons under the Taipei City Volunteer Fire Department, with a total of 1,953 volunteers. In 2022, they participated in disaster relief, disaster prevention education, and exercises a total of 8,476 times with 16,035 person-times. They also participated in professional and regular training a total of 487 times with 12,807 person-times. In addition, the Taipei City Volunteer Special Search and Rescue Team had 61 members as of December 31, 2022, who assisted the department in various disaster relief work.(2) Disaster Prevention and Rescue Groups and Volunteer Organizations There are 11 qualified civilian rescue groups registered in Taipei City, including the Taiwan Red Cross Society's First Disaster Relief Team, Taipei City Volunteer Lifesaving Association, Chinese Diving Promotion Association, Taipei City Beihai Water Rescue Association, Taiwan Mountain Rescue Association-Taipei City Branch, Taipei City Zhongzheng Neighbors Rescue Team, Taipei City Xinyi Neighbors Rescue Team, Taipei City Daan Neighbors Rescue Team, Taipei City Zhongshan Neighbors Rescue Team, Taipei City Songshan Neighbors Rescue Team, and Taipei City Shilin Neighbors Rescue Team, with a total of 403 people. They participated in disaster relief a total of 1,378 times in 2022, and the department can notify these groups to mobilize their personnel and equipment to assist in disaster relief when a disaster occurs.<ol><li>New Policies and Performance in 2022</li><li>Amendment to the Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomy Ordinance To prevent the closure of fire safety equipment in venues due to changes in use, the department amended the "Taipei City Fire Prevention Autonomy Ordinance," which was passed by the Taipei City Council on November 10, 2021, and approved by the Executive Yuan on March 14, 2022. The department also authorized the "evacuation and escape safety video message content and playback timing precautions" in accordance with the autonomy ordinance, which took effect on May 2, 2022, to enhance the safety environment of various commercial buildings in the city and safeguard public safety.</li><li>Strengthening the Fire Safety of Elderly and Nursing Homes To strengthen the fire safety and fire prevention management of vulnerable shelters in the city, the department conducted fire safety equipment inspections and spot checks on fire protection plans during weekdays, nights, and holidays without prior notice. They also evaluated the shelter's evacuation and response capabilities during the night, when manpower was the lowest. This was to improve the self-maintenance and management of fire safety equipment and the emergency response capability of shelter staff.</li><li>Increasing the Installation Rate of Residential Fire Alarms By combining the efforts of various government agencies and utilizing various print and electronic media, the department promoted the installation of smoke alarms. They also widely publicized successful cases of smoke alarms being triggered during fires and collected data from fire incidents to encourage the installation of smoke alarms. After a disaster, they visited affected households to encourage the installation of smoke alarms, simplified the installation process, and increased the willingness of residents to install smoke alarms. For those who had already installed smoke alarms, the department conducted inspections and provided maintenance services to ensure that they were functioning properly.</li><li>Strengthening the information and communication security protection level of the disaster response center in this city. In accordance with the "Classification of Information Security Responsibility Levels" promoted by the Executive Yuan, the disaster response center in this city continues to strengthen the establishment of network firewalls, intrusion detection and defense systems, and web application firewalls to cope with new types of cyber security attacks, such as advanced persistent threats, distributed denial of service attacks, and zero-day attacks, in order to ensure the information security of the disaster response center in this city and maintain uninterrupted collection and handling of disaster information.</li><li>Training and promoting disaster prevention personnel comprehensively. In order to implement localized disaster prevention and relief, encourage the voluntary participation of the public in disaster prevention affairs, and increase the self-help and mutual assistance ratio, since 2019, this department has been conducting disaster prevention personnel training and certification. In 2022, in accordance with the management points for disaster prevention personnel training and certification of the Ministry of the Interior, the certification institutions of the Ministry of the Interior were incorporated to expand the training target. As of the end of 2022, there were 4,871 disaster prevention personnel in this city.</li><li>Preparing an easy-to-read disaster prevention handbook in Taipei City titled "What to Do When a Fire Breaks Out? (Prevention Edition)." In 2022, the government specially compiled an easy-to-read disaster prevention handbook entitled "What to Do When a Fire Breaks Out? (Prevention Edition)" in accordance with Article 21 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, targeting special needs groups such as pregnant women, infants, children, persons with disabilities, and people with mobility difficulties, to provide easily understandable fire prevention knowledge.</li><li>Continuously improving firefighting and rescue vehicles and equipment. In order to improve firefighting vehicles and equipment, enhance firefighting and rescue capabilities and efficiency, and reduce the huge losses of people's lives and property caused by fires, this department has established the "Taipei City Government Fire Department Fire Vehicle Enrichment Plan" (112-115 years), which gradually replaces vehicles that have been in use for more than 15 years or are no longer usable each year. It is scheduled to be completed in 115 years, and the ratio of firefighting vehicles exceeding the service life can be reduced to about 13.5%. In addition, this department flexibly utilizes the power of private donations. In the 2022 fiscal year, a total of three small water tank fire trucks and three firefighting patrol cars were donated by the public, and NT$10 million was donated for joint donation matters. From January 1, 2023 to present, two large water tank fire trucks and two small water tank fire trucks have been donated, in order to ensure the safety of colleagues on duty and enhance the rescue capabilities Taipei City Fire Department has formulated a contingency plan for ambulance services in response to the large number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant. The rapid spread of the virus has caused the number of confirmed cases in the city to continuously rise, making it difficult to estimate the number of injured and sick patients. The plan, called "Taipei City Fire Department's Contingency Plan for Ambulance Services in Response to a Large Number of Confirmed Cases," was established on May 13, 2022. According to the plan, the department plans to deploy 45 teams and 65 ambulances to carry out epidemic prevention duties. Depending on the development of the epidemic situation, if there are a large number of confirmed patients, backup teams will be notified and up to 92 ambulances will be deployed to carry out epidemic prevention duties to maintain the city's emergency medical system's capacity before arrival.</li><li>To optimize the chain of life, shorten the response time of OHCA ambulance services, and strive for the golden rescue time, the department has implemented the "PA (Pumper-Ambulance) Link" dispatch mode. When the ambulance of the first priority team is unavailable, a fire engine with four firefighters will be dispatched to provide emergency medical services. In 2022, the PA Link dispatch model successfully dispatched 476 fire engines and 1,904 firefighters.</li><li>To enhance the disaster prevention and rescue capabilities of volunteer firefighters and civilian rescue organizations, the department has expanded the use of civilian resources, enriched the equipment of volunteer firefighter organizations and civilian rescue organizations, and provided skills training to volunteer firefighters and civilian rescue organizations. This will improve welfare, insurance, and comfort measures, and enhance the disaster prevention and rescue capabilities.</li></ol>To provide the public with better reporting and emergency rescue services, the department replaced and upgraded the communication equipment and software system of the 119 Disaster Relief and Ambulance Command Center from 2019 to 2021. The new system was officially launched on January 1, 2022, incorporating the latest technology and planning various functions such as "integrated multi-acceptance and transfer mode," "large-volume call handling mechanism," "mobile cloud command center," "smart mobile device dispatch and use," and "construction of GIS real-time battle information dashboard and visualization decision-making platform." By using government open data to obtain various disaster relief information and utilizing digital technology to enhance system operation efficiency, the department aims to improve rescue efficiency and safeguard the lives and property of citizens. [][][][]Taipei City Fire Department32254610https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=42C2105BD9E83910Yearbook2013In order to create a safer and better qualitycity for its residents, Taipei City Governmentcontinued to promote a variety of effective firecontrol and prevention mechanisms, conducta wide array of disaster prevention awarenesscampaigns, and build a more robust disasterreadinessnetwork to upgrade the city’semergency rescue relief efforts, and perfect itsemergency first-aid skills and efficiency.<h3>1. Fire Casualties and InjuriesStatistics</h3>In 2013, 142 fires broke out in Taipei which inresult of 10 deaths and 10 injuries. In comparisonof the number of fire brok out in 2012 and 2013,the number of fire incidents has increased by 5,the number of deaths has decreased by 4, andthe number of casualties was up by 1.<h3>2. Fire Safety</h3><h4>(1) The Taipei Joint PublicSafety InspectionTask Force</h4>The Taipei Joint Public SafetyInspection Task Force spot-checked public facilities inbusiness establishments. Noticesof failed inspection items, such as“fire control” or “building safety”,were posted on the premises ofthose establishments. A deadlinewas given to each establishmentowner to rectify the situation. In2013, 1,080 establishments werespot-checked, of which 3 failedto pass the inspections for firesafety equipment. They weregiven deadlines to remedy theirdeficiencies.<h4>(2) Promotion of and Subsidiesfor Installing Fire Alarmsin Residential Buildings</h4>The Department established and publicizedthe “Taipei City Government Promotion andExecution Plan for the Widespread Installationof Fire Alarms in Residential Buildings”. To helpdisadvantaged residents obtain and benefitfrom such devices, the Department purchased4,000 of them in 2013 and subsidized lowincomefamilies, seniors living alone, or thehandicapped to receive the devices, allowingthe disadvantaged to benefit from early warningsto escape to safety in the event of a fire and tohelp protect their families and properties.<h4>(3) Promoting Measures for theTaipei City Fire PreventionAutonomous Legislation</h4><ol TYPE="A"><li>Promote Emblems That Signify QualifiedPublic Places for Fire Protectionand Safety Self-Management</li>In order to encourage public venues toimplement fire prevention measures and providesafe environments for shoppers, the Taipei CityFire Department established “Taipei City FireSafety Autonomous Management Award Plansfor Qualified Public Place of Fire Protection,Safety Self-Management” to recognizeestablishments demonstrating superiormanagement and effectiveness in fire safety andprevention of hazards in fire or electricity usage.The establishments include hotels, departmentstores with a minimum of 3,000 square metersin floor space, underground markets, andpublic venues with at least 10,000 squaremeters in floor space. The establishments areawarded emblems to recognize their superiorachievements in fire safety.<TABLE style="width:230px;" class="blank"> <tr> <td><IMG src="http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/MMO/2013_year_c/2013yb_07/2013yb_07_011.jpg" alt="Promoting fire alarm usage in residential buildings" height="200"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Promoting fire alarm usage in residential buildings</td> </tr></table><li>Improving Fire Safety in Existing Buildings</li>The Taipei City Fire Department established“Operations Summary for the Review of FireSafety Equipment Improvements and Inspectionsupon Construction Completion in Buildings inTaipei” to improve the functionality of the agingfire safety equipment in existing buildings and toimprove fire safety. It is difficult to construct firesafety equipment for buildings of this type, so theparties with the right to manage such buildingsmay submit proposals to make improvements totheir fire safety. When such improvements havebeen completed and passed inspection, theparties with the right to manage should maintainthem according to the approved proposal inorder to safeguard the safety and the propertiesof building residents.</ol><h4>(4) Advertising of Carbon MonoxidePoisoning Prevention and theFinancial Aid on Replacing andRelocating the Gas Water Heater</h4>The Taipei City Fire Department establishedthe “Taipei City Government 2013 Preventionof Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Home VisitPromotion Plan” to educate the public about theselection of appropriate hot water heaters andthe importance of ensuring adequate ventilation.In 2013, the Department provided a subsidyof NT$3,000 per household for the relocationof natural gas water heaters in 576 familiesthat were concerned about carbon monoxidepoisoning.<h3>3. Disaster Prevention and Rescue</h3><h4>(1) Distributing Disaster PreventionHandbook for Taipei City Citizen</h4>In order to improve city residents’ awarenessof disaster prevention, abilities to help themselvesand each other, and abilities to react to variousdisasters so that they will not panic in the faceof disasters, the Taipei City Fire Departmentprinted a million copies of Disaster PreventionHandbook for Taipei City Citizen and deliveredthem to each household to strengthen disasterprevention awareness among the city residents.<h4>(2) Disaster Prevention Mobile APP</h4>In order to enable citizens to access thelatest updates on disasters and rescue missions,an official website and an app for smartphoneswere installed to provide relevant downloadabledisaster prevention information. This app offersweather maps, information about typhoons,disasters, rainfall, water levels, images, escapesand escape route planning in addition tolocation-based information and capabilities todisseminate or broadcast messages.In 2013, we added functionalities for thepublic to set locations and inquire about disastersituations in neighboring areas. This systemutilizes GIS to display disaster locations, whichshows the locations of disaster sites and theirdistances to the current location of the inquirer.This information serves as a reminder to theinquirer to avoid disaster sites. Additionally, rainintensity is color coded for easy recognition.Education materials on earthquakes, typhoons,fires, and other disasters are also available onthe app, and so is information on how to preparea disaster kit and emergency contacts.<TABLE style="width:230px;" class="blank"> <tr> <td><IMG src="http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/MMO/2013_year_c/2013yb_07/2013yb_07_014.jpg" alt="Taipei Disaster Prevention Expert Advisory Committee" height="200"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taipei Disaster Prevention Expert Advisory Committee</td> </tr></table><h4>(3) Map of InformationDisplay System</h4>In order to provide the public with integrateddisaster information, the government plannedfor the establishment of the Map of InformationDisplay System, that provides information suchas weather, rainfall, water levels, and pumpingstations as well as functionalities for printing andGPS. When a warning threshold is reached, thesystem effectively summarizes and simplifiesthe relevant information into electronic maps,which it provides to users along with warningmessages.<h4>(4) Taipei City Disaster PreventionExpert Advisory Committee</h4>Implementing the authority of Paragraph3, Article 9 of the Disaster Prevention andProtection Act , the Taipei City established theTaipei City Disaster Prevention Expert AdvisoryCommittee, which chaired by the mayor, whoappoints a professional and unbiased personoutside the Taipei City Government as thecommittee vice chairperson. An additional19 to 25 people may serve on the committee,which is to be divided into six subcommittees,respectively for typhoons, earthquakes,public safety, organizations, information andcommunications, and medical and hygiene.The committee is to execute the Taipei disasterprevention and rescue policy, recommend measures to be taken, research and developtechnologies, and respond to inquiries aboutthe applications of the committee’s work. 12subcommittees and 2 whole committee meetingswere held in 2013.<TABLE style="width:230px;" class="blank"> <tr> <td><IMG src="http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/MMO/2013_year_c/2013yb_07/2013yb_07_016.jpg" alt="Taipei Disaster Prevention, Resources and ResponseSupervision Plan" height="200"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taipei Disaster Prevention, Resources and ResponseSupervision Plan</td> </tr></table><h4>(5) Implementing the Taipei CityDisaster Prevention, Resourcesand Response SupervisionPlan of Government Agencies</h4>This plan was established and executed forcontinuity during periods when the top-leveland the second-level organizations of the TaipeiCity Emergency Operations Center were beingassembled. During that time, it was necessary tounderstand the levels of preparation and rescuesituations at various levels of the emergencyoperations center, to supervise and monitor theimplementation of emergency prevention andrescue measures at various organizational units,and to strengthen the operational efficiencyand elevate the capabilities to react and handlesituations in the Taipei disaster prevention andrescue system. In 2013, during the Flood on May11 , the typhoons Soulik and Trami, the Floodon Aug. 23, the typhoon Kong-Rey, the Floodon Aug. 31 , and the typhoon Fitow, the TaipeiCity Emergency Operations Center exercised itsduties in supervising the organization for sevendisaster incidents.<h4>(6) Promotion of Disaster Preventionand Drills for Disaster Rescue</h4><ol TYPE="A"><li>A Fire Safety Day in Taipei ElementarySchools</li>Beginning in September 2013, we proactivelyentered the campuses of the 153 elementaryschools in Taipei where we taught fifth gradersa basic course on disaster prevention; in whichhaving them operate fire extinguishers andindoor fire hoses, putting them through disasterescape drills, CPR, and reporting of disasters.Using hands-on exercises, we trained andelevated the fire safety awareness, techniques,and the schoolchildren’s ability to respond toincidents.<li>We held a “119 Expanded Promotion forDisaster Prevention” rally on January 19,2013, at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi ChantalPlaza in Xinyi District. The event mainlyfeatured emergency disaster kits, the disasterprevention park, disaster prevention maps,residential fire alarms, and other relevantinformation.</li><li>In 2013 we held 17 CPR training sessionsat the Fire Safety Museum of Taipei FireDepartment. A total of 556 city residentsattended.</li><li>In July 2013, we held fire prevention campsfor young children between 6 and 12 yearsold. A total of 1,600 children participated inthe activity.</li><li>A Series of Activities for the National Anti-Disaster Day</li>(A) We hosted a drawing event on September7, 2013, at the National Dr. Sun Yat-senMemorial Hall for participants to draw or paintabout disaster prevention to help them realizeits importance. We put up posters at the venuefrom September 4 to 11 for citizens to see inadvance of the event. On the day of the event,we had on-stage programs, Q&A with prizes,information stalls, challenges for participants,and fire engines on display to help participantslearn more about disaster prevention.(B) On September 18, 2013, at Beitou garbage incineration plant, we held exercisesfor the National Anti-Disaster Day and ComplexDisaster Prevention and Rescue Drill forearthquakes and nuclear disasters. It includeddisplays of radioactive equipment, drills forplacements in shelters, and drills for earthquakesand nuclear disasters.(C) On September 13, 2013, we held oneminuteearthquake drills at high schools,vocational high schools, junior high schools,elementary schools, and kindergartens in thecity.(D) From July to September, 2013, we heldone drill for River Cruises, four drills for theestablishment of disaster prevention parks, fourdrills for multiple disasters in the MRT system,60 drills for education and evacuations invarious villages, and 65 drills for earthquakesand disaster prevention to hone the disasterresponse capabilities of the departments andunits within the Taipei City Government. Itwas hoped that through such promotions andeducational activities we could strengthen thedisaster prevention awareness, skills, and selfpreservationcapabilities of city residents andreach the goal of disaster prevention by eachindividual.<li>The Taipei 2013 National Defense Mobilization(Wan-an No. 36) and Disaster Prevention andRescue Drills: To strengthen preparedness,response, and recovery measures in the faceof large-scale disasters, to exercise mutualsupport and cooperation between centraland local governments, to improve the qualityof evacuations and sheltering, and to fosterconsensus for disaster prevention amongcity residents, we planned exercises fordisaster prevention and rescue. We held awar game on the morning of March 13, 2013,and the real exercises were executed in theafternoon at the riverside parking lot of TaipeiZoo, Chienkuo Base, and Taipei LungmenJunior High School. A total of 2,100 peoplewere mobilized, using 205 various vehiclesand 4 helicopter sorties.</li></ol><TABLE style="width:230px;" class="blank"> <tr> <td><IMG src="http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/MMO/2013_year_c/2013yb_07/2013yb_07_015.jpg" alt="Complex disaster prevention and rescue drills for earthquakesand nuclear disasters" height="200"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Complex disaster prevention and rescue drills for earthquakesand nuclear disasters</td> </tr></table><h4>(7) Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care</h4><ol TYPE="A"><li>Number of Out-of-Hospital CardiacArrest (OHCA) Patients DischargedAfter Recovery is 442</li>From its inception on June 1, 1999 to the endof 2013, the Golden Phoenix Emergency MedicalService Team of the Taipei City Fire Departmentsuccessfully saved 442 OHCA patients, whowere later discharged from hospital in goodhealth.<li> Implemented Billing for AbusingAmbulance Service</li>On December 8 , 2012 the “ TaipeiCity Ambulance Abuse Billing Plan” wasimplemented. “119” callers who requested anambulance to travel to non-medical serviceestablishments, and who “failed” to visit theemergency room for injury examinations andregistration were billed a service charge ofNT$1,800 to cut down on resource abuse. In2013, “119” emergency calls for ambulanceservice dropped 3,347 times, or 2.46% lowerthan the same period last year. 24 emergencyline abuse fines have been issued so far, all ofwhich were paid.<li>Strengthening Accident Reportsof Patients with Cerebral VascularAccident (Strokes) to EnhanceTreatment of Thrombosis</li>The Taipei City Fire Department and 9 designated emergency hospitals are now taking advantage of out-of-hospital advance emergency notification capability of “119” calls for patients suspected of suffering strokes. 422 cases were notified in 2013, of which 326 were indeed diagnosed by hospitals as strokes, giving rescue workers an overall accuracy rate of 77.25%. Of the 422 notified cases, 68 cases mobilized the stroke teams and received thrombosis treatments, or 16.11%. That effectively cut down on delays of medical care due to transit and transfers and improved patients’ prognosis.</ol><h4>(8) International Exchange Activities</h4><ol TYPE="A"> The professional competence of the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team continues to win critical acclaim and recognition by experts in Japan. The team has been invited to take part in the annual “Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers” in Tokyo for 7 years in a row between 2007 and 2013.</ol><TABLE style="width:230px;" class="blank"> <tr> <td><IMG src="http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/MMO/2013_year_c/2013yb_07/2013yb_07_018.jpg" alt="National defense mobilization (Wan-an No. 36)" height="190"/></td> <td><IMG src="http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/MMO/2013_year_c/2013yb_07/2013yb_07_017.jpg" alt="Rescue team in Tokyo’s Comprehensive Disaster Training andManeuvers" height="190"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td>National defense mobilization (Wan-an No. 36)</td> <td>Rescue team in Tokyo’s Comprehensive Disaster Training andManeuvers</td> </tr></table><table width="90%" border="1"> <caption> Table 1 Taipei City Emergency Operations Center in 2013 </caption> <tr> <th align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFCC00" scope="col">Disaster Response</th> <th align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFCC00" scope="col">Time of Operations</th> <th align="center" valign="middle" bgcolor="#FFCC00" scope="col">Disasters Reported</th> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">0511 Flood</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">May 11, 7:45am to 11:00am</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">71 incidents were reported: power blackouts at 2 locations, gas leaks at 1 location, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 23 locations, flooded houses at 20 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) at 4 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 18 locations, and 3 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Typhoon Soulic (severe)</td> <td>July 11, 14:00pm to July 13, 23:00pm</td> <td>4,141 incidents were reported: 2 seriously injured, 11 slightly injured, 13 houses toppled, power blackouts at 868 locations, telephone outages at 4 locations, gas leaks at 5 locations, city water stoppages at 48 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 9 locations, flooded houses at 13 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) at 5 locations, road damages at 7 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 1,804 locations, electrical wires (poles) damaged at 232 locations, traffic signal damage at 105 locations, streetlamp failures at 97 locations, signage fell down at 374 locations, fire rescues at 4 locations, and 540 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">Typhoon Trami (mild)</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">August 20, 14:00pm to August 22, 7:30am</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">247 incidents were reported: 1 slightly injured, power blackouts at 16 locations, gas leak at 1 location, city water stoppages at 3 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 30 locations, flooded houses at 21 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) at 8 locations, road damages at 29 locations, roadside trees toppled at 39 locations, traffic signal damages at 15 locations, streetlamp failures at 38 locations, signage fell down at 4 locations, electrical wires (poles) damaged at 7 locations, and 35 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0823 Flood</td> <td>August 23, 16:00pm to August 23, 19:30 pm</td> <td>116 incidents were reported: problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 76 locations, flooded houses at 12 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) at 3 locations, road damage at 6 locations, traffic signal damage at 2 locations, streetlamp failures at 6 locations, signage fell down at 1 location, and 10 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">Typhoon Kong-Rey (mild)</th> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">August 28, 17:00pm to August 29, 17:30pm</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">10 incidents were reported: power blackout at 1 location, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 1 location, landslides (fallen rocks) at 1 location, streetlamp failures at 1 locations, signage fell down at 3 locations, and 3 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0831 Flood</th> <td>August 31, 22:00pm to September 1, 5:00am</td> <td>28 incidents were reported: power blackouts at 4 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 6 locations, flooded houses at 1 location, landslides (fallen rocks) at 1 location, road damage at 3 locations, roadside trees toppled at 2 locations, traffic signal damage at 2 locations, electrical wires (poles) damaged at 1 location, and 8 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">Typhoon Fitow (moderate)</th> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">October 5, 14:00pm to October 7, 3:00am</td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFCC">178 incidents were reported: power blackouts at 18 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 6 locations, flooded houses at 1 location, road damage at 7 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 47 locations, traffic signal damage at 24 locations, streetlamp failures at 27 locations, electrical wires (poles) damaged at 2 locations, signage fell down at 22 locations, and 24 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> </table>[][][][]Taipei City Fire Department32254600https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=AF4C3B3C1DA15B0AYearbook2012<DIV class="WordSection1">In hopes of creating a safer Taipei City for citizens’ peace of mind, the City Government continues to promote a variety of effective fire control and prevention mechanisms, conduct a wide array of disaster prevention awareness campaigns, and build a more robust disaster-readiness network to upgrade the City’s emergency rescue relief efforts, and refine its emergency first-aid skills and efficiency.1. Fire Injury and Casualty StatisticsIn 2012, 137 fire disasters broke out in Taipei City, resulting in 14 deaths and 9 injuries. Compared with statistics tallied from 2011, the number of fires dropped by 40 cases, the number of deaths rose by 13, and the number of casualties was down by 6.2. Fire Safety(1) Founding “the Joint Public Safety Inspection Task Force of Taipei City”The Joint Public Safety Inspection Task Force spot-checked public security facilities in business establishments. Notices of failed inspection items – such as "Fire control" or "Building safety" – were posted at the establishments. A deadline was given to establishment owners to make improvements. In total, 1,059 establishments were spot-checked in 2012. Among these, 17 establishments failed to pass inspection for fire safety facilities. They were given a deadline to make improvements.(2) Inspections on Fire Safety Facilities at Religious EstablishmentsThe fire that broke out at Cixin Temple in Shilin on August 29, 2012 caused 6 deaths and 1 injury. Starting August 30 of the same year, inspections on fire safety facilities officially began. A total of 1,786 establishments received inspections. Authorities also promoted the installation of smoke detectors in residential housings for early detection of possible fires.(3) Public Safety Management in Business DistrictsOn April 28, 2012, a fire broke out in the business district on Zhengzhou Road, claiming 3 lives and injuring 2. To prevent such tragedies from happening, fire safety inspections and fire prevention awareness campaigns were reinforced in 20 problem spots-where fires could easily spread to impede rescue. Also, in accordance with “Public Safety Inspections and Execution for Rescue-Challenged Old Business Districts in Taipei City,” road sections in Taipei City’s 20 business districts-where fire trucks can be accommodated for rescue-were designated and demarcated. In keeping with “Guiding Principles Governing the Demarcation of Space for Fire Trucks Maneuvering and Operation” -formulated by the Construction and Planning Agency of the Ministry of the Interior-advertisements, illegally constructed canopies, and booths in alleyways that could hinder the movement of fire trucks were investigated. These items were documented and reported to various competent agencies for follow up fines or punishments.(4) Fire Safety Management at Medical FacilitiesIn light of the fire that broke out at the care facility-an annex to the Beimen Branch of Sinying Hospital in Tainan City-that claimed 13 lives and injured 57, fire safety inspections were conducted at the 39 hospitals, 19 care facilities, and 123 hospice facilities in Taipei City. Disaster prevention and rescue demonstrations were conducted on November 29 and December 26, 2012, at Zhishan Home for the Elderly, and the Renai Branch of Taipei City Hospital, respectively.(5) Measures to Address Fires in TunnelsIn response to the fires that struck Xueshan Tunnel on May 7, 2012, the Taipei City Government formulated and promulgated “Public Safety Inspections of Public Facilities in Taipei City” to reinforce public safety facility inspections on underpasses, tunnels for vehicular traffic, the Taipei Metro and railway tunnels. The Taipei City Fire Department has listed 24 underpasses and tunnels as rescue-challenged areas for fires, and developed fire rescue programs and rescue drills. On August 17, “Disaster Readiness Drills for On-Land Traffic Accidents in Tunnels” inside Wenshan Tunnel were conducted.(6) Related Measures for Taipei City Fire Prevention: Autonomous Legislation PromotedA. To prevent wildfires and fires caused by the setoff of sky lanterns, setting wildfires in open spaces and the setting off of sky lanterns were outlawed on March 16, 2012. B. Several laws were formulated and promulgated in 2012, including: Taipei City Inspection Guidelines of Lighting and Stereo Equipment in Bars or Clubs, Taipei City Fire Department Operation Guidelines of Regular Maintenance of Fire Safety Equipment in Specific Places, Taipei City Government Penalty Standards of Violation of Fire Prevention Autonomous Legislation, Taipei City Management Guidelines of High- Rise Building Disaster Prevention Center and Underground Building Administrative Office, and Taipei City Operation Guidelines of Public Safety Dynamic Training, so as to upgrade fire safety facilities in public venues and their overall readiness to ensure public safety.3. Disaster Prevention and Rescue(1) The Launch of Disaster Prevention Mobile APPTo enable citizens to access the latest updates on disaster outbreaks and rescue missions, an official website and an app for smart phones were installed to provide downloadable disaster prevention info, and related disaster prevention measures requiring public cooperation to minimize losses. Among these, the app for Android phones-including satellite cloud images, news on typhoons, disaster info, facts on accumulated rainfalls, water levels, images, evacuation information (including evacuation routes), location based information and information pushing/ sharing-was launched on June 14, 2012. The iOS version was launched 20 days later.<IMG alt="Mobile disaster prevention APP of Taipei City" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_01.jpg"/> Mobile disaster prevention APP of Taipei City<IMG alt="Disaster Prevention Handbook for Taipei City Citizens" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_02.jpg"/> Disaster Prevention Handbook for Taipei City Citizens(2) Introducing the Disaster Prevention Handbook for Taipei City CitizensThe Disaster Prevention Handbook for Taipei City Citizens includes a variety of useful information, including disaster minimization, preparation, readiness, and post-disaster recovery and rebuilding. It is easy to understand and teaches citizens how to be prepared for earthquakes, typhoons, fires and other disasters in a step-by-step manner to strengthen disaster prevention awareness among the public.(3) Disaster Prevention Campaigns and DrillsA. On January 7, 2012, “the 119 Expanded Disaster Prevention Campaign” was hosted at the Taipei Zoo. Themes of the campaign included, the Emergency Response Bag, the shelter park, an evacuation map, smoke detectors and fire alarms for residential complexes. B. On March 2, 2012, “the Fire Prevention Campaign Truck-the Transformer” wasunveiled. The design of a custom-made, brand-new fire prevention campaign truck was inspired by popular transformers. A variety of fire extinguishing operations was simulated in a series of games. The truck is available to citizens, agencies, schools and companies interested in hosting their own disaster prevention campaigns.C. Between May and December, 2012, 8 sessions of “CPR Training for the Public” were hosted at the Fire Safety Museum of the Taipei City Fire Department, with the participation of 403 individuals.D. In July, 2012, 16 sessions of “Fire Prevention Camp for Youngsters and Toddlers” were held for elementary schools and kindergarteners over 6 years of age. 1,600 kids participated in the drills.E. National Anti-Disaster Day(A) On September 15, 2012, a disaster prevention education and awareness campaign was hosted at the 228 Peace Park. The campaign included stage performances, booths, disaster prevention rallies, and an open drill at the shelter park to heighten citizens’ disaster readiness.(B) National Anti-Disaster Day was hosted at the Emergency Operations Center on September 21, 2012. Earthquakes and a follow-up nuclear disaster were simulated for the drills. The exercises were conducted simultaneously with those held at the Central Government via videoconferencing.(C) At 9:21AM on September 21, 2012, earthquake evacuation drills were held for students under high school level.(D) Between July and September, 2012, 4 Complex Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drills and 15 fire rescue drills were held to reinforce integrated disaster responsiveness of various departments at the City Government. F. In response to the threat of possible large scale disasters, on March 28, the Taipei City Government combined the Joint 3-in-1 Briefing, and integrated hydraulics, geotechnical skills, public works, fire prevention, the police force, civil affairs, social works, medical services, environmental protection resources and national defense to host an intercity and inter-county Regional Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill at the Emergency Operations Center and in the neighborhoods surrounding the self-autonomy rezoned district in Yucheng, Nangang District. For the first time, the drill combined the command post of the Central Emergency Operations Center to execute a joint disaster relief mission drill with 8 counties and cities in Northern Taiwan. U.S and Japanese expats living in the region were invited to join the sheltering and placement operations. The drill mobilized a total of 2,668 individuals and 286 vehicles of various sizes to strengthen mutual support and cooperation between the central and local administrations, effectively improve community disaster prevention programs, nurture the spirit of cooperation among different agencies, and boost the integrated disaster readiness of the region.<IMG alt="119 Expanded Disaster Prevention Campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_03.png"/> 119 Expanded Disaster Prevention Campaign<IMG alt="The exterior of the Fire Prevention Campaign Truck" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_04.png"/> The exterior of the Fire Prevention Campaign Truck<IMG alt="Complex Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_05.png"/> Complex Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill<IMG alt="The Achievement Expo of the Disaster Prevention and Protection Project of Taipei City" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_06.png"/> The Achievement Expo of the Disaster Prevention and Protection Project of Taipei City(4) Promoting Disaster Prevention And Protection Project of Taipei CityA study and an analysis of problem spots (areas susceptible to flooding, hillside collapses, and earthquakes) in Taipei City’s 12 administrative districts were conducted, followed by short-,mid- and long-term improvement measures and projects proposals. In 2012, a typhoon/flood prevention map for all 12 administrative districts (including boroughs in these districts) was completed. Also, on September 21 and November 16, “an Achievements Expo of Disaster Prevention and Protection Project” and “a Seminar on Disaster Prevention and Protection” were hosted at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.(5) Real-time Images at Disaster SitesThe Taipei City Fire Department houses 6 sets of disaster-site real-time image transmission systems. In the event of a disaster, 119 dispatches film and image transmission equipment to the site of the accident and sends feedback to the command center in order to keep the commander on top of the situation and enable him to make shrewd rescue decisions.(6) Disaster Reporting on the 1999 Citizen HotlineThe Emergency Operations Center of Taipei City’s “Disaster Prevention and Rescue Support System” and the 1999 Citizen Hotline support each other in the reporting of disasters. The partnership has enhanced disaster information research (collection) capacity by 50%. At present, it is one of the most vital and indispensable disaster reporting channels of the city.(7) Establishing a Mountain Accident Rescue MechanismThe “Taipei City Fire Department Enhanced Mountain Rescue Plan” was formulated that integrates resources of the private sector, experts, and seasoned mountaineers to build a designated databank and coordinated liaison mechanism.(8) Emergency Medical ServicesA. The Number of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Patients Successfully Discharged rose to 396 Since its establishment on June 1, 1999 through 2012, the Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team successfully revived a total of 396 Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) patients, and celebrated their discharge from the hospital. 45 such patients were rescued in 2012.B. On December 8, 2012 the “Taipei City Ambulance Abuse Billing Plan” was implemented. 119 callers who request an ambulance to travel to non-medical service establishments, and who “fail” to visit the emergency room for injury inspections and registration will be asked to pay a service charge of NT$1,800 to cut down on resource abuse.C. Strengthening Accident Reports of Patients of Cerebral Vascular Accident (strokes) to Enhance Treatment of Thrombosis. The Taipei City Fire Department and 8 designated emergency hospitals are now taking advantage of 119.(9) International Exchange ActivitiesA. “The 10th Asian Crisis Management Conference” kicked off on June 13 and 14 in downtown Bangkok. The Conference focused on “crisis management experiences in big cities.” The Taipei City Fire Department presented a briefing on “Taipei City’s Disaster Prevention and Management Effectiveness.”B. The professional competence of the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team continues to win critical acclaim and recognition by experts in Japan. The team has been invited to take part in the annual “Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers” in Tokyo for 6 years in a row between 2007 and 2012.</DIV><IMG alt="The 10th Asian Crisis Management Conference" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_07.png"/> The 10th Asian Crisis Management Conference<IMG alt="Labor Safety Awareness Campaigns for “High-Temperature Outdoor Operation”" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2012_08.png"/> Labor Safety Awareness Campaigns for “High-Temperature Outdoor Operation”<BR/Table 1 Emergency Operations Center in 2012 in Taipei City <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <th>DisasterResponse</th> <th>Time of Operation</th> <th>Disasters Reported in Taipei City</th> </tr> <tr> <td>0612 Flood </td> <td>June 12, 07:30amto 23:30am</td> <td width="40%">281 incidents were reported: a house collapsed at 1 location, power blackout at 6 locations, gas leaks at 2 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 52 locations, flooded houses at 42 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) were reported at 51 locations, road damages at 10 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 42 locations, 2 traffic signals were damaged, 17 streetlamp failures, signage fell down at 1 location, 2 electrical wires (poles) were damaged, and 12 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0616 Flood</td> <td> June 16, 14:45pmto June 17,07:00am</td> <td>242 incidents were reported: power blackouts at 5 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 133 locations, flooded houses at 43 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) were reported at 20 locations, road damages at 11 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 2 locations, 8 traffic signals were damaged, 11 streetlamp failures, signage fell down at 1 location, 2 electrical wires (poles) were damaged, and 6 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> Typhoon Talim (mild) </td> <td>June 19, 10:00am to June 21, 08:00am</td> <td>146 incidents were reported: power blackouts at 11 locations, problematic water puddles at 7 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) were reported at 24 locations, road damage at 33 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 20 locations, 6 traffic signals were damaged, 37 streetlamp failures, signage fell down at 2 locations, 4 electrical wires (poles) were damaged, and 2 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0626 Flood </td> <td>June 26, 14:20pm to 16:30pm </td> <td>2 incidents were reported: problematic water puddles at 2 locations.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Typhoon Saola(moderate) </td> <td>July 31, 11:00am to August 3, 09:00am </td> <td>2,301 incidents were reported: 2 injuries, a house toppled down at 1 location, power blackouts at 116 locations, a gas leak at 1 location, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 65 locations, flooded houses at 36 locations, landslides (fallen rocks) were reported at 59 locations, road damage at 73 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 1,229 locations, 104 traffic signals were damaged, 123 streetlamp failures, signage fell down at 127 locations, 116 electrical wires (poles) were damaged, disrupted phone services at 4 locations, embankment damage at 4 locations, disrupted water supply services at 7 locations, and 234 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Typhoon Tembin Typhoon Jelawat (severe)(moderate)</td> <td>First round: August 22, 08:00 to August 24, 09:00 Second round: August 27, 14:00pm to August 28, 15:00pm </td> <td>152 incidents were reported: power blackouts at 6 locations, problematic water puddles on road surfaces at 3 locations, road damage at 24 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 16 locations, 20 traffic signals were damaged, 45 streetlamp failures, signage fell down at 2 locations, 6 electrical wires (poles) were damaged, and 30 other types of incidents.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Typhoon Jelawat (severe)(moderate)</td> <td> September 27, 20:00pm to September 28, 13:00pm</td> <td>19 incidents were reported: road damage at 2 locations, roadside trees toppled down at 2 locations, 5 traffic signals were damaged, 6 streetlamp failures, signage fell down at 1 location, and 3 other types of incidents.</td> </tr></table>[][][][]Taipei City Fire Department32254590https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=F09ACF4919CF6925Yearbook2011<meta content="text/html; charset=big5" http-equiv="Content-Type" /><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Generator" /><meta content="Microsoft Word 12" name="Originator" /><link href="Chapter%207%20Social%20Security.files/filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><link href="Chapter%207%20Social%20Security.files/editdata.mso" rel="Edit-Time-Data" /><div class="WordSection1" style="layout-grid:18.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:15.0pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;background:white;vertical-align:top">In light of the close connection between social security and the quality of people's lifestyle, the Taipei City Government has prioritized public security as a key administrative concern. Other than maintaining public security, a smooth traveling space, enhancing fire safety, the high quality of labor and construction, the Taipei City Government also works to fulfill the vision of “Administrative Diligence, Peace of Mind for the Public,” working consistently to perfect and improve its administrative service quality, in hopes of creating a more peaceful and safer living space, making Taipei a city that ensures the utmost safety and protection for its citizens.<o:p></o:p><img alt="Social Security" height="276" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2011_01.jpg" v:shapes="圖片_x0020_1" width="350" /><o:p> </o:p>Fire Safety, Disaster Prevention and Rescue<o:p></o:p>In hopes of creating a safer Taipei City, the Taipei City Government continues to strengthen its fire control safety mechanisms, conduct a wide array of disaster prevention awareness campaigns, and build a more robust disasterresponse network to upgrade the Taipei City's emergency rescue relief efforts, and refine its emergency first-aid skills and efficiency.<o:p></o:p>1. Reorganizing Fire Control Agencies<o:p></o:p>The reorganization of the Taipei City Fire Department went into effect on July 31, 2011 with the addition of 302 new staff members. Missions undertaken by the Taipei Disaster Prevention Center were incorporated to bolster “the Disaster Management Division” at the Taipei City Fire Department with 3 new business units: the Disaster Prevention and Planning Division, Resources and Response Division, and the Information Systems Division. The moves were aimed at ameliorating disaster prevention and rescue efforts. “The Logistics Division” was rechristened, “the General Planning Division.”<o:p></o:p>2. Fire Injury and Casualty Statistics<o:p></o:p>In 2011, 177 fire disasters broke out in Taipei City, resulting in 1 death and 15 injuries. Compared with statistics tallied from 2010, the number of fires dropped by 59 cases, the number of deaths was down by 3, and the number of casualties rose by 2.<o:p></o:p>3. Fire Safety<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(1) Founding “the Joint Public Safety Inspection Task Force of Taipei City”<o:p></o:p>Taipei City Fire Department, the Police Department, the Construction Management Office and the Office of Commerce of the Taipei City Government formed “the Joint Public Safety Inspection Task Force.” Beginning May 1, 2011, random, spot checks would be conducted on the public safety facilities in business establishments.<o:p></o:p>Notices to alert the public of failed inspection items – such as “Fire control” or “Building safety” would be posted at the establishments. In total, 690 establishments were spot-checked between May and December.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(2) Fire Prevention Measures Celebrating New Milestones<o:p></o:p>The“Taipei Fire Prevention Autonomous Legislation” was passed on the floor of the Taipei City Council after the third reading on May 11, 2011. The new legislation stipulates clearly that the lighting and sound systems installed in KTVs, pubs and night clubs should be designed to function as emergency lighting or PA systems in the event of a crisis, and to fortify evacuation and emergency exiting at these establishments.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(3) Fire Safety Equipment Management in Public Places<o:p></o:p>In Taipei City, 24,336 buildings are registered for public use, and 24,294 are categorized as public facilities. In 2011, 53,190 inspections/ re-inspections were conducted, and 44,298 were found compliant with inspection criteria, registering a passing rate of 83.28%. 8,262 buildings failed the inspections and were watchlisted for re-inspection until improvements were made in full.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(4) Hazardous Material Management<o:p></o:p>In 2011, 785 locations in Taipei City were watch-listed for housing hazardous (including 146 gas companies, 3 subassembly factories for liquefied petroleum gas material, 4 natural gas storage tanks, 299 publicly hazardous material storages, and 333 other sites). 4,145 inspections were conducted: among which, 4,068 met established criteria, and 77 failed the inspections.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(5) Implementing the Fire Safety Management System<o:p></o:p>The Taipei City Government has designated Fire Safety Managers for a total of 5,115 watchlisted places. In 2011, Fire-Safety Managers were assigned to 5,093 places, for which a fire protection plan had been completed. Also, 11,292 of the watch-listed places launched self-defense firefighting training programs under the supervision of relevant agencies. Additionally, certification criteria were conducted for self-defense firefighting drills; the drills were administered in 181 multiple-use, high-rise buildings, 268 nursing homes for the elderly and social welfare agencies for the disabled, and 71 large public spaces. 549 of these were compliant with the regulations, and none failed the inspection.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(6) Hosting “the 2011 Taipei International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology”<o:p></o:p>In exploring issues confronting the renovation and reuse of decrepit buildings in Taipei City and their safety maintenance and management, the Taipei City Fire Department hosted “the 2011 Taipei International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology” at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology on October 14, 2011.<o:p></o:p>The symposium was graced by academicians and experts in the field from the United States, Japan and here in Taiwan, plus representatives from government agencies, to share experiences and input on their fire control studies in hopes of finding new inspiration for more robust fire safety programs and measures.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(7) Renovations on Firefighting Buildings and Structures<o:p></o:p>In hopes of improving the workplace of hardworking firefighters and their work efficiency, the Taipei City Fire Department completed renovations on the following firefighting structures successively throughout 2011: Longshan, Muzha, Xinyi, Neihu, Donghu, Jiancheng, Tianmu, Baoqiao, Anho and Jianguo Squads. The women's preparation and logistics quarters in Anho and Minquan Squads also received a facelift.<o:p></o:p>4. Disaster Prevention and Rescue<o:p></o:p><img alt="Table 1: Emergency Operations Center in 2011 in Taipei City" height="287" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2011_02.jpg" v:shapes="圖片_x0020_4" width="554" />Table 1: Emergency Operations Center in 2011 in Taipei City<o:p> </o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(1) Disaster Prevention Campaigns Fire Safety Specialists<o:p></o:p>Fire safety specialists provide free fire safety inspections to residents throughout the year; they offer pragmatic advice on fire-prevention for better fire prevention measures. In 2011, visits were paid to 30,087 households and 77,579 residents.<o:p></o:p>1. Disaster Prevention Campaigns on January 15, 2011, a “Centennial Fire Safety Campaign for Taipei, Residential Smoke Detectors as Your Trusted Guard” was held at the plaza in the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place to heighten fire safety awareness for the upcoming Fire Safety Day on January 19. The theme of the campaign was “the promotion of residential smoke detector installations (residential fire alarms) and “Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention.” During the event, it was decided that January 19 be designated as the “Residential Smoke Detectors Testing Day” so as to remind residents to conduct the following on their residential smoke detectors: “press the test button, clean the grime away, check its sturdiness, and replace the batteries regularly.” <o:p></o:p>2. Between February 25 and March 11, 2011, the Taipei City Government joined hands with Ronald McDonald House Charities to host “the Taiwan Centennial Disaster Prevention Passport for Kids.” 2,000 limited-edition disaster prevention passports were jointly distributed to heighten disaster prevention and build up disaster response capabilities . <o:p></o:p>3. On May 21, 2011, a “Pep Rally for the Disaster Prevention Campaign” was hosted in the plaza by the tourist service center at the Taipei Water Park. The campaigns focused on “the Emergency Response Bag,” “Temporary Emergency Shelter,” “Disaster Prevention Map,” and “1991 Safety Bulletin Board.” <o:p></o:p>4. In July, 2011, a fire prevention education event, “the fire control camp for youngsters and youths,” was held, targeting primary schoolchildren and kindergarten kids over 6 years of age in Taipei City. 12 camps were held with 1,200 kids participating. <o:p></o:p>5. From August 16 to 19, 2011, four “You go! We go! Brothers and Sisters Join the Fun – Firefighting Experience Camps” were held, with 200 high school and vocational school students participating. <o:p></o:p>6. On September 17, 2011, “the 2011 Taipei City 921 Disaster Prevention Campaign and Training Series” kicked off to raise awareness of disaster prevention education. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(2) Continued Promotion of Disaster Prevention and Protection Project of Taipei City<o:p></o:p>The “Disaster Prevention and Protection Project of Taipei City ” targets the 12 administrative districts to investigate areas prone to disasters (including floods, hillside disasters and earthquakes). To that end, short-, mid- and long-term improvement measures and policies were proposed to address the trouble spots. At present, typhoon and flood prevention maps have been completed for Zhongshan, Xinyi, Wenshan, Neihu, Nangang, Beitou and Wanghua (including various boroughs), and an earthquake prevention map is in place for Zhongshan District.<o:p></o:p>Additionally, 6 demonstrative boroughs in Taipei City's 6 demonstrative areas have been selected to promote community-based disaster prevention programs. On October 8, 2011, “the 2011 Disaster Prevention and Protection Project of Taipei City Achievement Exhibition” was staged on October 8, 2011 at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(3) Major Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drills and Fire Rescue Exercises<o:p></o:p>1. To fortify the disaster response capabilities of various agencies of different levels under the Taipei City Government, the “National Defense Mobilization Drill (Wanan No. 34) and Complex Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill” were expanded in scale on May 6, 2011, integrating the National Guard, the police force, the fire department, various agencies under the Taipei City Government and disaster rescue units in the private sector to conduct an actual exercise. This particular exercise was given an outstanding second-place rating by the Executive Yuan. <o:p></o:p>2. On September 17, “the emergency earthquake rescue drill” and “simulated exercises at disaster sheltering parks” of “the 2011 Taipei City 921 Disaster Prevention Campaign and Training Series” were held at the Xinsheng- Jianguo Pumping Station and Rongxing Park. <o:p></o:p>3. In preparation for the Taipei World Design Expo 2011, fire rescue drills were held at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Building (Hall 1), and the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall on September 9, 11, and 15. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><img alt="The rescue team flies to Tokyo for Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers." height="197" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/yearbook2011_03.jpg" v:shapes="圖片_x0020_7" width="258" />The rescue team flies to Tokyo for Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers.<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.25pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:20.4pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-outline-level:6;background:white;vertical-align:top">(4) Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team<o:p></o:p>1. Disaster Relief in Japan On March 11, the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered powerful tsunamis; the destruction led to numerous deaths and injuries. 7 members of the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team joined hands with rescue units from the National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior, the New Taipei City and Tainan City to form a 28-member rescue team and flew to Japan for disaster relief efforts. On March 14, the team brought life-sign detectors, fiber-optic imaging sensors and other rescue equipment, plus first-aid support, satellite communication and logistics paraphernalia to Japan to use in the rescue effort. The team completed their mission and returned to the country on March 19. <o:p></o:p>2. Invitation to Participate in International Rescue Maneuvers The professional competence of the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team won critical acclaim and recognition by experts in Japan. For 5 years in a row since 2007, the team was once again invited to partake in the “2011 Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers” in Tokyo. <o:p></o:p>3. Improving Service Efficiency of Search and Rescue Dog Team at Disaster Sites From September 26 to October 4, 2011, the Search and Rescue Dog Team attended the 2011 National Disaster Rescue Dog Evaluation Workshop at the Search and Rescue Dog Center instituted by the Kaohsiung City Government. Pasha, a locally-bred rescue dog groomed in Taipei City, successfully passed the A-Level (entry-level) Test of the International Rescue-Dog Organization (IRO). At present, a total of 3 search and rescue dogs on the team have passed the B-Level (Advanced) Test, and 1 has passed the A-Level (entry-level) test.<o:p></o:p></div>[][][][]Taipei City Fire Department32254580https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=F1746A6A7DF1D884Yearbook2010<div class="WordSection1" style="LAYOUT-GRID: 18pt none">Fire Safety, Disaster Prevention and Rescue A “Safe Taipei” intends to create a safer Taipei City. To this end, the Taipei City Government actively conducts fire control and disaster campaigns to strengthen fire-safety inspections. The establishment of a more robust disaster-response network will give rise to upgraded emergency rescue relief, refined skills and performance in dispensing emergency first aid care. 1. Fire Injury and Death Statistics In 2010, 236 fires broke out in Taipei City, resulting in four deaths and thirteen injuries. Compared with statistics from 2009, the number of fires decreased by fifteen cases, and the number of deaths was down by fourteen. 2. Fire Safety (1) Fire Safety Equipment Management in Public Places In Taipei City, 23,239 buildings are registered for public use, and 25,671 are for public facilities. In 2010, 51,506 inspections/re-inspections were conducted; 44,412 met inspection criteria, with the passing rate registered at 86.23%. Those who failed the inspections were put on a watch list for re-inspection until all improvements were made to ensure public safety. (2) Hazardous Material Management In 2010, 740 locations in Taipei City were put on a watch list for housing hazardous material; 3,926 inspections were conducted; among these, 3,851 met established criteria. Also, 50 fire-safety equipment inspections were administered for gas storage tanks at Taipei City’s four natural gas suppliers, and all of them met inspection criteria. (3) Implementing the Fire Safety Management System The Taipei City Government has established Fire Safety Managers in a total of 4,830 in the watch listed places. In 2010, Fire-Safety Managers were chosen and assigned for 4,816 places on a watch list for which the fire protection plan had been drafted. Also, 1,853 of the places on a watch list handled self-defense firefighting training under the supervision of relevant agencies; self-defense firefighting drills were held at 436 locations in 194 buildings, all of which were in line with regulations. (4) Fire Safety Campaigns Expanded A. Fire Safety Specialists Capable fire safety specialists make their way into the community to provide pragmatic advice on fire prevention for better fire prevention measures. In 2010, visits were paid to 30,116 households and 102,134 residents. B. Disaster Prevention Campaigns Held on February 27, 2010 on the pedestrian walk in Ximending, the “Spring Fortune Disaster Prevention” processional campaign, regaled with parades and carnival activities, served as a vivid reminder to residents during the joyous Chinese New Year to stay alert with regard to home safety precautions. C. 119 Fire Prevention Campaign On January 19, 2010, the 119 Fire Prevention Campaign was held at the Shenpaochen Hall in Taipei City Hall, with the theme connected to the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo, “Seeing Beauty and Hope-I Love Taipei”. The purpose was to educate citizens on disaster and fire prevention awareness as part of the campaign to create a safe and worry-free city. <map name="MicrosoftOfficeMap0"><img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" coords="0, 0, 231, 147" shape="Rect" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-1.jpg" /></map> 119 Fire Prevention Campaign Promotion Activities (5) Fire Office Building Renovation A. Due to construction limitation regulations on Shetzu Island, many buildings are not equipped with protection facilities, leading to potential fire-safety concerns. To boost the fire rescue capacity on ShetzuIsland, the Taipei City Fire Department has set up a temporary base for the Fuan Fire Brigade; the new building of the Fuan Fire Brigade was officially inaugurated on August 21, 2010. B. In response to the rapid development in Nankang region, which the houses in Nankang Software Park, the Taipei World Trade CenterExhibition Hall 2, and Academia Sinica,the Taipei City Fire Department Fire has strengthened the fire rescue capacity of the area by setting up the Chengde Fire Brigade. The 2nd floor serves as a subsidiary classroom of the Chengde Community Center, establishing a good rapport between the brigade and the neighborhoods. The new building of the Chengde Fire Brigade was officially inaugurated on December 19, 2010. <img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign-2010-2" complete="complete" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-2.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /> Facade of the new building of the Taipei City Fire Department Chengde Brigade. 3. Disaster Prevention and Rescue (1) Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients Successfully Discharged Exceeded 300 Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team, more than 300 patients were successfully discharged from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) from June 1, 1999 to December 2010. In celebration, the Taipei City Fire Department organized a thanksgiving event on October 1, 2010 at the Shenpaochen Hall in Taipei City Hall, presided over by President Ma Ying-jeou and Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin. Besides the patients’ expressions of heartfelt gratitude to the EMTs, firefighters and public interest groups, celebratory blessings were given to the “reborn” patients and their family members. Since the inception of the rescue team, a total of 310 persons have been successfully revived from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and successfully discharged. (2) Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drills In the face of disastrous floods and landslides brought on by typhoons, the 2010 Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill was held on April 15, 2010 at the Taipei City Emergency Operation Center, the Tzu Chi Recycling Plant at Nehu, and Meiti Riverside Park. The drill showcased the effective integration of administrative, police, fire, military and public resources for district-level command and rescue response capabilities and cross-region support performance. <img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign-2010-3" complete="complete" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-3.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /> Disaster Prevention and Landslide Rescue Drills.   (3) The 8th Asian Crisis Management Conference Held on September 17 and 18 at the Grand Hotel, the 8th Asian Crisis Management Conference was attended by representatives from six cities—Taipei, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. Central disaster prevention and rescue units in Taiwan and regional development partner units in eight counties in Northern Taiwan,as well as universities with related majors also participated in the event. It is hoped that through international exchanges, more effective joint prevention mechanisms can be established. <img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign-2010-4" complete="complete" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-4.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /> The 8th Asian Crisis Management Conference.   (4) Rescue Relief Support A. When Typhoon Fanapi ravaged Southern Taiwan from September 20 to 27, the Taipei City Government mobilized the Taipei City Fire Department,the Hydraulic Engineering Office of the Public Works Department, the Department of Environmental Protection and Wenshan District Office, Taipei City together with rescue equipment, to Kaohsiung and Pingtung areas for disaster relief. A total of 97 persons were dispatched; 35 vehicles of various kinds, 65 mobile water pumps and two generators were used in the relief support. B. When Typhoon Megi wreaked havoc in Yilan from October 21 to November 3, the Taipei City Government mobilized a total of 458 persons in 17 groups, from the Taipei City Fire Department,Department of Environmental Protection, and the Hydraulic Engineering Office of the Public Works. <img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign-2010-5" complete="complete" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-5.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /> Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team assisting in disaster relief in Yilan in the wake of Typhoon Megi         Table 1: Emergency Operations Center in 2010 in Taipei City <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none"><tbody><tr><th id="DRT" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Disaster Response</th><th id="TOT" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Time of Operation</th><th id="DST" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Disaster Statistics in Taipei City</th></tr><tr><td headers="DR1" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Typhoon Namtheun</td><td headers="TO1" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">24:00, August 30 through 18:00,August 31</td><td headers="DS1" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Power was cut off to 5 sites; flooding was reported at 3 sites; 1 residence suffered from flooding; landslide and fallen rocks were reported at 2 locations, road damage was reported at 5 sites; roadside trees collapsed at 20 sites; 3 traffic signals were damaged; 2 streetlamps failed;signage fell at 1 site; 1 power pole was damaged; and there were 13 other incidents.</td></tr><tr><td headers="DR2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Typhoon Fanapi</td><td headers="TO2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">24:00, September 17 through 08:00, September 20</td><td headers="DS2" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">One case of house building collapse; power was cut off to 108 sites; phone service was cut off to 2 places; 1 gas leakage; flooding was reported at 6 sites; 4 residences suffered from flooding; landslide and fallen rocks were reported at 1 location, road damage was reported at 4 sites; roadside trees collapsed at 523 sites; 53 traffic signals were damaged; 57 streetlamps failed; signage fell at 223 sites; 39 power poles were damaged; 1 case involved fire rescue, and 317 other incidents.</td></tr><tr><td headers="DR3" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Typhoon Megi</td><td headers="TO3" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">18:00, October 21 through 21:00, October 22</td><td headers="DS3" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">1. A total of 89 cars and 36 motorcycles were flood damaged in the Sanjiaodu parking lot located at the right bank of the Bailing Riverside Park and Shangyou parking lot at the left bank since the drivers failed to relocate their vehicles before the water gates were closed. 2. Flooding was reported at 14 sites; 1 residence suffered from flooding; landslide and fallen rocks were reported at 4 locations, road damage was reported at 13 sites; road-side threes collapsed at 10 sites; 2 traffic signals were damaged; 3 streetlamps failed; signage fell at 2 sites; 3 power poles were damaged; and 25 other incidents.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" headers="TF" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top">Department, sending 180 vehicles of all kinds, 10 rubber rafts, eight four-inch mobile water pumps and four disaster search dogs to assist in the relief in Yilan.</td></tr></tbody></table>   <img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign-2010-6" complete="complete" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-6.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" />  Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team providing humanitarian relief in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. <img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign-2010-7" complete="complete" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2011report-7.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" /> Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team attending the 2010 Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers in Tokyo, Japan. (5) Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team A. Disaster Relief in Haiti A catastrophic magnitude-7.0 earthquake slammed the Republic of Haiti on January 13, 2010, with casualties in the tens of thousands. The Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team immediately mobilized twelve rescue members, who teamed up with fifteen Red Cross volunteers and six medical personnel from the Tri-Service General Hospital to provide humanitarian aid to Haiti from January 15 to 25; the rescue team helped to locate twenty victims and indirectly rescued seven survivors. B. Participation in Dubai Exhibition From April 4 to 6, 2010, a delegation consisting of representatives from the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan), and National Fire Agency, of the Ministry of the Interior participated in the 2010 Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD 2010). C. Invitation to Participate in International Rescue Maneuvers The professional competence of the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team has been greatly recognized in Japan. For four consecutive years since 2007, the team was once again invited to partake in the “2010 Comprehensive Disaster Training and Maneuvers” in Tokyo on August 29, 2010. D. Enhancement of Search Rescue Dog Team Capabilities at Disaster Sites From October 7 to 15, 2010, the Search Rescue Dog Team attended the 2010 National Disaster Rescue Dog Evaluation Workshop at the Kaohsiung City Government Search and Rescue Dog Center. Tanya, a rescue dog groomed in Taipei City, successfully passed the B-Level (Advanced) Test of the International Rescue-Dog Organization (IRO); as of now, a total of three search and rescue dogs on the team have passed the B-Level (Advanced) Test. (6) Taipei’s First Bike Rescue Team Taipei City’s first Bike Rescue Team was founded on August 21, 2010 in Shetzu Island; the Team offers emergency first aid to people with injuries in the shortest time possible. On the same day, the “Fuan Bike Supply Shop” was opened in the Taipei City Fire Department Fuan Brigade to provide temporary rest and recharging services, as well as useful information on bicycle routes. (7) Technology Exchange on Large-scale Flood Evacuation Operations From October 18 to 20, 2010, the Large-scale Flood Evacuation Drill was held at the Emergency Operations Center of Taipei City, where Shiraishi Masahiro, deputy officer of the Japanese Cabinet Office in charge of disaster-response planning, was invited to introduce, share and exchange real-life evacuation operations in Japan, and issues related to complementary mechanisms and technical measures.</div>[][][][]Taipei City Fire Department32254570https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=074D3C17394DB04BYearbook2009Yearbook 2009To create a safer Taipei City, the Taipei City Government actively conducts fire control and disaster campaigns to strengthen fire safety inspections. Fire prevention and simulated drills are held periodically to refine emergency rescue skills.1. Fire Injury and Death Statistics 251 fires occurred in Taipei City in 2009, resulting in 18 deaths and 13 injuries. Compared with statistics from 2008, the number of fires decreased by 58, the number of deaths increased by 15, and the number of injuries declined by 2.2. Fire Safety(1) Fire Safety Equipment Management in Public Places In Taipei City, 22,484 buildings are for public use, and 25,077 are for public facilities. In 2009, 52,693 inspections/re-inspections were conducted; 44,750 met inspection criteria, whereas 7,943 failed and were asked to improve within a specified time-period. The passing rate was registered at 85%. Those who failed the inspections were watch-listed for re-inspection until all improvements were made to ensure public safety.(2) Hazardous Material Management 691 locations in Taipei City are watch-listed for housing hazardous material. 3,402 inspections were conducted in 2009; among these, 3,327 met established criteria, and 75 did not. 49 fire safety equipment inspections were administered for gas storage tanks at Taipei City's four natural gas suppliers, and all of them met inspection criteria.(3) Fire Safety Campaigns Expanded A. Fire Safety Specialists: Capable fire safety specialists are on the alert around the year to safeguard households and maintain fire control safety. They offer advice on fire-prevention for better precautionary measures. Visits were paid to 34,113 households and 120,213 citizens. B. Fire Control Awareness Workshops: The workshops were part of the summer camp activities organized by the Taipei Branch of China Youth Corps, and held from July 7 through 17, 2009 at the Fire Safety Museum of the Taipei City Fire Department. Eight workshops were held in total to educate students about disaster prevention and response measures. 960 individuals attended the workshops. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20001.jpg" complete="complete"/> Fire prevention workshop.C. 119 Fire Prevention Campaign Expansion: On January 18, 2009, the 119 Fire Prevention Campaign Expansion – Overcome Obstacles, Never Give Up, Fire Control Outreach and Communicate Kindness was held at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi's Chantal Plaza Avenue. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20002.jpg" complete="complete"/> 119 Fire Prevention Campaign Expansion.D. Events to Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the 921 Earthquake (A) The 921 Earthquake Prevention Tour for School Children was held on July 29, 2009. (B) The Earthquake Disaster Rescue Simulated Drills and the Disaster Prevention Education Fair was held on September 19, 2009. (C) At 7pm on September 19, 2009, the "nation's first Disaster Prevention Drills in the Park event" was simultaneously held at the Daan Forest Park and Shilin Official Residence. The event lasted until 9pm on September 20 to observe the inauguration of the Emergency Response Center, and simulate a drill for sheltering disaster victims. A memorial ceremony and thanksgiving memorial concert was also held. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20003.jpg" complete="complete"/> 921 Thanksgiving and Memorial Concert.(D) The 921 Earthquake 10th Anniversary Memorial Panel Exhibition was organized from September 21 through October 21.(4) The 2009 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology "The 2009 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology – Hospital Fire Safety Management and Refuge Response Rescue" was held by the Taipei City Fire Department, the Department of Health, and the National Taiwan University of Technology on November 26 and 27. Medical, firefighting and architecture experts from the UK, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan engaged in interdisciplinary discussions and opinion exchanges, in hopes of enhancing hospital safety. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20004.jpg" complete="complete"/> The 2009 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology in Taipei.(5) ISO Standardization for Fire Laboratory The Fire Laboratory of the Taipei City Fire Department pioneered the country to begin implement the evidence of fire disasters verification laboratory program. It was awarded ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Laboratory Standardization on August 20, 2009. It also won mutual recognition from 58 verification institutions in 46 countries, becoming the nation's first fire agency to pass "trace evidencing at fire disaster scene." <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20005.jpg" complete="complete"/> Conferment ceremony for the Fire Laboratory.3. Disaster Prevention and Rescue (1) "A Safe Taipei – Strengthening Disaster Prevention Network" won the Executive Yuan's 1st Government Service Quality Award. The Taipei City Fire Department competed in the Executive Yuan's 1st Government Service Quality Award, with the themed project "A Safe Taipei – Strengthening the Disaster Prevention Network." The project stood out among 150 competitors, and garnered the Award of Excellence in the Service Planning Agency category. The Taipei City Fire Department was also the only fire department to win the award out of 25 counties and cities. The content of the award-winning project featured EOC and Disaster Prevention and Relief Systems of the 12 District Offices and Strengthening the 119 Disaster Rescue Command Mobilization System. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20006.jpg" complete="complete"/> Winning the 1st Government Service Quality Award.(2) Disaster Prevention and Rescue Performances Top the Country for Six Straight Years Due to Taipei City's robust disaster prevention readiness, equipment and measures, the National Disaster Prevention and Protection Commission under the Executive Yuan has ranked the city's disaster prevention and rescue performances as the best in the country. From 2004 through 2009, for six years in a row; the city was ranked number one in Group A. There are three groups in the country (A, B and C); Group A consists of nine cities and counties, including Taipei County and Taizhong City. Taipei City is the only local administration to win the award of excellence, and ranked number one in all evaluation categories.(3) Inauguration of Emergency Operations Center in 2009 <TABLE border="0"><TBODY><TR><TH>Disaster Response</TH><TH>Time of Operation</TH><TH>Measures Taken in Taipei City or Disaster Site</TH></TR><TR><TD>H1N1 Emergency Operations Center</TD><TD>From 2pm, April 28 through 5:30pm, June 19</TD><TD>The H1N1 Emergency Operations Center, Level Two was established to activate the epidemic-prevention mechanism. The Departments of Health, Education, Social Welfare, Civil Affairs, Environmental Protection, and the Fire Department, together with the Spokesman Office set up posts in the Center to handle related emergencies.</TD></TR><TR><TD>Typhoon Morkat</TD><TD>From 11am, August 6h through 8:30pm, August 9</TD><TD>One case involving collapsed outer walls of an empty household; power was cut off to 161 sites; water service was cut off to two places; water accumulation was reported in 24 sites; nine residences suffered from flooding; landslide and fallen rocks were reported at 11 locations, road damage was reported at 55 sites; roadside trees collapsed at 464 sites; 81 traffic signals were broken; 120 streetlamps failed; signage fell at 104 sites; 76 power poles were damaged; one case involved emergency rescue, and 264 other incidents. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>(4) Rescue Relief Support for the August 8 Flood Rescue workers and equipment were mobilized from August 8 through October 5 by the Taipei City Government to Pingtung, Tainan, Chiayi, Taitung and other counties for the August 8 Flood rescue relief efforts. A total of 1,843 rescue workers, 343 various vehicles, 33 speedboats, including 9 from the private sector, ten rafts, and 29 mobile water pumps were mobilized to evacuate 607 flood victims. A total of 1,843 rounds of water delivery support were made, and 3,722 people were mobilized. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20007.jpg" complete="complete"/> Rescue relief support for the August 8th Floods.(5) Large Simulated Exercises A. Zero-Early-Warning Earthquake Disaster Mobilization Drill On April 20, 2009, the Earthquake Disaster Mobilization Drill was activated without any early-warning alerts. The drill was conducted to test the emergency reporting mechanism, the emergency mobilization capacities of various task forces, and the disaster prevention report system status of the Department of Civil Affairs. Also, disaster prevention mobilization conferences were held via videoconferencing. B. Cross-District Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill during the Deaflympics On May 13, 2009, the Cross-District Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill was held, and conducted in two scenarios simultaneously: The Flood Prevention Drill during the Deaflympics and The Mudslide Evacuation and Shelter Drill during the Deaflympics. The drills aimed at simulating the occurrence of multiple disasters during the Deaflympics, and how disaster relief resources of Taipei City Government's various agencies would be coordinated to strengthen rescue relief effectiveness. The drill also included the handling of possible explosives and unknown chemicals placed in the Deaflympics' primary sports arena. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20008.jpg" complete="complete"/> Flood prevention drill for the Deaflympics.C. Actual Mobilization for Fire and Anti-Terror Attack Drill On June 25, 2009, the Actual Mobilization Fire and Anti-Terror Attack Drill was conducted at the Taipei Track and Field Stadium, with Hsi-an Yang, Secretary- General of the Taipei City Government, presiding as the event's chief executive. Several scenarios were simulated, including hostage rescues, disaster relief and contamination-neutralization, fire extinguishing and the handling of suspected explosives. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20009.jpg" complete="complete"/> Actual Mobilization Fire and Anti-Terror Attack Drill.(6) Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team The Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team has been widely acclaimed by Japanese authorities. The team was invited to partake in the "2009 Integrated Rescue Prevention Drill" in Tokyo from August 26 through 31, 2009, after having participated in the 2007 and 2008 exercises. The team is a powerful testimony to Taipei City's capabilities in executing international humanitarian rescue efforts. <IMG width="400" height="266" alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2010Reports%20010.jpg" complete="complete"/> Participation in the 2009 Integrated Rescue Prevention Drill in Tokyo.(7) The 2009 International Conference on Extraordinary Typhoon and Flood Disaster Prevention On October 28, 2009, the 2009 International Conference on Extraordinary Typhoon and Flood Disaster Prevention was held at the International Conference Center of National Chengchi University. Disaster prevention experts from the US, Japan and Taiwan jointly discussed disaster response practices for the greater Taipei area when unusually destructive typhoons and floods hit the island.(8) Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team In 2009, the Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team was mobilized 112,599 times to successfully save the lives of 36 people, who suffered from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA). The average number of emergency procedures performed was 3.161 times/per person. [][][][]Taipei City Fire Department32254560https://english.119.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=BD41C1CF0FCA343C&s=E7E0FAE863D1CDF0Yearbook2008Yearbook 2008The Taipei City Government maintains city-wide safety by refining its fire-safety forces, reinforces disaster prevention networks, and improves the performance of emergency services. 1. Statistics of Fire Casualties 309 fires were reported in Taipei City in 2008, resulting in 3 deaths and 15 injuries. Compared to the data of 2007, the number of injuries increased by 6, and the number of deaths decreased by 1. 2. Fire Safety (1) Improving the Management of Fire Safety Equipment in Public Places Fire evacuation and safety facilities in public areas are randomly inspected in order to promote safety. In Taipei City there are currently 21,066 buildings with public access and 23,710 public facilities. 51,366 inspections (and/or re-inspections) were conducted in 2008; 45,055 passed, whereas 6,311 failed and responsible parties were ordered to make timely improvements. The passing rate was 87.71%. (2) Promoting Fire Prevention Management Systems 4,846 locations in Taipei City require fire-prevention personnel. In 2008, 4,774 of them were assigned fire-prevention personnel and fire-safety projects were organized for them. 10,721 received help and took part in fire-safety training programs. 172 multi-purpose buildings, 283 social welfare centers for seniors and people with disabilities, and 71 large facilities were sites for fire-safety training.<img alt="Fire-safety educational campaign" height="266" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/1-Fire-safety educational campaign2.jpg" width="400" /> Fire-safety educational campaign.(3) Improving the Management of Hazardous Material 721 locations in Taipei City are listed as having hazardous material. 4,156 inspections were made in 2008; 4,054 of them passed and 102 failed. Management of propane vendors, fire-safety devices, amount of propane storage, uninspected propane cylinders, and propane tanks of four propane companies in Taipei City were reinforced. (4) Promoting Fire-safety Education A. Fire-Safety Specialists: In order to effectively reduce fire hazards, fire-safety specialists are available to instruct the public in proper methods of evacuation, electrical and propane safety. 38,875 households were visited in 2008, and 136,358 contacts with residents were made. B. Fire-Safety Camp: Working with the Taipei Branch of the China Youth Corps, we conducted 8 Fire-Safety Camps from July 1 to 11 of 2008, in order to educate the public about disaster prevention and responses. About 800 individuals participated. C. Major Educational Activities of Disaster Prevention (A) The “119 Fire Safety Campaign” was held on the square of Shihkong Mitsukoshi Department Store, Xinyi District, on January 19. (B) The “New Year Disaster Prevention” campaign was held in Jinghua Park on Feburary 16.<img alt="New Year Disaster Prevention campaign" height="266" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/2-New Year Disaster Prevention campaign2.jpg" width="400" /> New Year Disaster Prevention campaign.(C) The “2008 Taipei Safety 119 – Dragon Boat Festival and Fire-Safety Promotion” was held in Nanchang Park on May 24. (D) The “Earthquake and Propane Safety” campaign was held in National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall on September 20. (E) The “You Go, e Go, Everybody Goes – Experiencing the Life of Fire Workers” was held at the Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department and Taipei 101 on November 1. (5) The 2008 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology Taipei City Fire Department and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology jointly held the “2008 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology” from November 3 to 4, 2008, to which experts from the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe were invited to share thoughts on fire-safety engineering, professional management, experience of fire-safety, and fire-safety designs in historic attractions.<img alt="2008 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology" height="300" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/3-2008 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology2.jpg" width="400" /> 2008 International Symposium on Fire Safety Technology.(6) The Fire Laboratory Certification Project In order to refine the laboratory's forensic capacities, we renovated the laboratory, purchased related equipment, formulated documents on QC, and participated in the U.S. CTS laboratory capacity evaluation. In order to certify the laboratory's reputation and improve the fire-safety capabilities of Taipei City, we are actively working with other countries. 3. Disaster Prevention and Rescue (1) National Champion of Disaster Response for 5 years in a Row The National Disaster Prevention and Protection Commission announced the performance of cities and counties in terms of disaster response in January, 2009. With a score of 95.26, Taipei City once again took first place in group A (three groups A, B, and C, compete; group A includes 9 cities and counties such as Taipei County and Taoyuan County). Taipei City is the only city that has won this honor 5 years in a row with a score above 90. (2) Educational Radio Programs on Disaster Prevention The Taipei Broadcasting Station makes disaster-related announcements and is now hosting a program sponsored by Taipei City Fire Department in which senior supervisors in Taipei City's fire safety authorities share their thoughts on disaster prevention, analysis, and education via phone-interviews on Fridays from April 25 to July 25, 2008. (3) Fire-Safety Hero – The Birth of Du-Du the Elephant Du-du, the Taipei City Fire Department's new mascot, is here to teach the public about disaster prevention. Du-du's big ears help him fly and symbolize his active efforts! The brave hero's strong legs take him to any site where a fire is burning out of control. The fire-fighting hero uses his long trunk to squirt out water and douse the fires. An expert on fire safety, the friendly and enthusiastic Du-du teaches children about fire-safety and promotes fire-safety education.<img alt="Birthday party of Du-du" height="267" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/4-Birthday party of Du-du2.jpg" width="400" /> Birthday party of Du-du.(4) Volunteer Firewomen's Competition of Innovative Tools for Fire Safety Education To make education on disaster prevention more diversified and exciting, the “Volunteer Firewomen's Competition of Innovative Tools for Fire Safety Education” was conducted on June 12, 2008. The competition makes use of different tools to facilitate education.<img alt="Competition of innovative fire-safety teaching tools devised by volunteers" height="267" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/5-Competition of innovative fire-safety teaching tools devised by volunteers2.jpg" width="400" /> Competition of innovative fire-safety teaching tools devised by volunteers.(5) The Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team A. The Team's Performance was Greatly Acknowledged: The Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team's rescue canines, Bailey and Biscuit, passed the class A (introductory) and B (advanced) tests at the “2008 National S&R Canines International IRO Assessment.” Greatly acknowledged by the Japanese for their capabilities, the Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team was once again invited to participate in the “2008 S&R Exercise” in Tokyo on August 31, 2008, demonstrating Taipei City's dedicated S&R capacity. B. S&R Efforts in Sichuan: The Taipei City Urban Search and Rescue Team and The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China jointly dispatched a team to Sichuan that conducted S&R efforts from May 16 to 20, 2008, during which 15 bodies and two surviving dogs were retrieved, and two seniors were rescued and sent to a local shelter.<img alt="The S&R team in Sichuan" height="267" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/6-The S&R team in Sichuan2.jpg" width="400" /> The S&R team in Sichuan.(6) Information Regarding 2008 Taipei City Emergency Operations Center<img alt="Information Regarding 2008 Taipei City Emergency Operations Center" height="724" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/table.jpg" width="442" />(7) Assistance for the Ulaanbaatar Develop Emergency Operation and S&R Training The Taipei City Fire Department sent Senior Specialist Shieh Jiing-shiuh, Sergeant Shih Fang-cheng, and Firefighter Kao Chien-sen to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) who stayed from October 11 through 17, 2008, to assist in the development of emergency operations and S&R training. At the formal ceremony we donated ambulances. 4. Emergency Care We are actively conducting training for emergency rescuers (different categories and levels), on-the-job training for teachers, adopting evaluation systems for physicians, improving the service quality of management, and purchasing new ambulances and other hardware in order to provide speedy hospital deliveries and first-aid treatment. (1) Great Improvements in OHCA Survival Rate and First-aid Treatment In 2008, the Golden Phoenix Emergency Medical Service Team saved 35 people from “Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest” (OHCA). The average number of emergency procedures performed was 3.122 times/per person. Founded on June 1, 1999, the team has saved 240 patients from OHCA since then. (2) Best Performance Nationwide The August issue of Common Health Magazine (2008) conducted a survey on “Nationwide Prehospital Care” and examined the performances of different cities/counties in terms of “capacity,” “resources,” “efficiency,” and “activeness” by consulting more than 30 experts of relevant backgrounds, analyzing governmental data, and giving out questionnaires to medical staff and the public. The Taipei City Fire Department received the highest marks in all categories and was ranked number 1.<img alt="Common Health Magazine ranks Taipei City's 119 system as the most competent" height="566" src="http://www.tfd.gov.tw/english/7-Common Health Magazine ranks Taipei City's 119 system as the most competent2.jpg" width="400" />Common Health Magazine ranks Taipei City's 119 system as the most competent.[][][][]Taipei City Fire Department