| dc.description.abstract | The recent histroy of Taiwan fire fighting(1895-2015)
Abstract
Before the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1985，Taiwan′s fire service was part of the folk organization. The scope of work of the firefighters primarily involved fire fighting and
Caution. during Japanese Colonial Rule in Taiwan, the regular firefighters were found originated from a private organization ‘Fire Brigade’ owing to the greater social demand already incapable by the original volunteer. Until the practice of Motherland Extension Policy, regular firefighters were first established in Taipei in 1922 meaning the beginning of The Establishment and Development of Regular Fire Fighting history in Taiwan. The circulating history of fire service from japan to R.O.C .
To the passing of the Fire and Rescue Law in 1985, Taiwan′s fire service always under the police system. The reporting of the Taiwanese Fire organization was changed that major fire incidents caused heavy public casualties. These events forced the chief government officials to better understand the current situation. Therefore, organizational changes were made in order to adapt to the increasingly complex environment. The county municipal fire brigade rank was upgraded to the first level. The central government as well as the state, local county and city governments made the fire department a provincial administrative organization and management as a dedicated unit. This caused the focus of fire prevention and fire rescues to have equal importance. Until the establishment of nation
fire agency, the fire service is separated from the police system. Fire prevention,disaster rescue and emergency medical service are the three primary missions specified in the Fire Prevention Act, increasing the firefighting manpower, the expenditure as well as the equipment simultaneously.
Two replenishments of Fire Brigade,one was training new talents to firefighters began with the training program of the postwar Police Training Institute of the Chief Executive Office. After 1954, new firefighters were hired and then trained by the Police due to the lack of manpower. This replenished the number of firefighters. The Central Police Officer College opened the Fire and Rescue Department in 1970, training new talents to firefighters at the university level. In 1980, the establishment ofthe Institute of Police ＂Fire and Rescue Section＂and the fire department of Taiwan police college,provided the firefighter with training of additional new talents. The other is originated from a private organization.
However, due to the changes in the climate and the environment, Taiwan′s firefighting also faces the challenge of complex disasters with the West. Pure firefighting can no longer cope. How to integrate government resources and horizontal connections to improve the effectiveness of firefighting has become the firefighting force of all countries. This issue marks a milestone in the history of Taiwan′s fire protection. | en_US |