本研究將深入探討災害防救演習的目的與意義,藉由文獻資料蒐集及探討等方式,以美國國家演習綱要(National Exercise Program,March 18 2011)及美國緊急災害管理總署(FEMA)等各類演習設計(Exercise Design)為借鏡,將我國近年來辦理各型災害防救演習的歷史脈絡與績效加以整理及歸納分析,最後以桃園市升格直轄市前後,各鄉(鎮、市、區)層級災害防救體系為研究個案,藉以探討我國第三層級救災組織實際運作情形是否落實及符合我國地方層級防救體系之需求,並提出符合我國情所需的鄉(鎮、市、區)層級災害防救兵棋推演(桌上演練)設計,除實際操作外,並逐年評鑑分析其成效,從而提出最實際運作機制之建議,相信對鄉(鎮、市、區)層級的整體防救災工作,有相當程度的助益。;This study will thoroughly discuss the purposes and meanings of the drills of disaster prevention and response through the methods of documentary collection and discussion. The study learns from various drill design examples developed in the National Exercise Program (March 18, 2011) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States and from those developed in Japan; it also compiles, inducts and analyzes the historical context and performance of various drills of disaster prevention and response held in Taiwan in recent years. Finally, village (town, city, district) offices’ disaster response marshalling conditions before and after Taoyuan City was upgraded to a municipality are taken as examples in this study to discuss whether the actual operating situation of the third level organizations of disaster prevention and response in this country can satisfy the needs and meet the requirements of the local disaster prevention and response system. Furthermore, this study advances a design plan of the Tabletop Exercises on disaster prevention and response on village, town, city and district levels that suits this country’s situation more. Through putting this design plan into practice, this study offers the most realistic evaluation and analysis, and suggestions on performance improvement. I believe that this study would be beneficial to some degree to the overall tasks of disaster prevention and response in Taiwan.