In this issue

Flood period and typhoon season has just begun. It is said that “More prepared, less damage”, therefore in 2018, Ministry of the Interior continuously directs its disaster prevention and response units, in cooperation with the municipalities, cities, and counties, to improve the efficiency in disaster information communication and disaster response management. It highlights 8 key items in typhoon preparedness and disaster prevention: enforcing disaster prevention measures such as dredging, handling the disaster prevention and rescue trainings and drills, forecasting the possible isolated areas caused by the disaster effect, having the Emergency Management Information Cloud (EMIC) on standby, reinforcing the test and maintenance of Emergency Management Information System (EMIS), enhancing people’s awareness of typhoon and disaster prevention, implementing management of disaster prevention and rescue resources database, and increasing disaster relief voluntary manpower and equipment then reviewing the management and allocation, all of which are important measures for preventing and reducing disasters.
In terms of emergency response, Ministry of the Interior also brings up 6 ways to improve the disaster response efficiency: ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) message releases, collecting the disaster information and public opinion through internet and social media, strengthening alert message delivery measures, upgrading humanitarian assistance capabilities, enhancing the efficacy of airborne rescue and the mobilization and response efficiency in early stage, and coordinating relevant ministries and departments for full cooperation. By doing so, the disaster prevention and response could be carried out, and people’s lives and properties would be guaranteed appropriately, in hopes of minimizing the damage and loss caused by disasters.

消防月刊. Magazine Description:

為提供最新消防政策及消防新知，增進各地消防學術交流，內政部消防署每月均定期發行消防月刊供各界參閱。
消防及防災任務日益繁重，如何運用民間力量協助政府從事救災工作為當前重要課題。政府自97年至104年，投入大量經費極強化民間處理重大災害搶救能力，陸續充實其裝備器材，每年亦舉辦評鑑工作，以表揚績優團體健全組織運作。本期消防月刊專題報導為「104年全國災害防救團體、婦女防火宣導隊及鳳凰志工隊評鑑表揚」。內容除了隆重的頒獎典禮情況，還有活動當天的餘興表演，以及災害防救團體、婦女防火宣導隊及鳳凰志工隊平時的訓練制度及成效。
本期內容亦介紹2015年INSARAG Guidelines(國際搜索與救援諮詢小組指導方針)修正篇以供各縣市政府消防局搜救隊參考。還有臺南市政府消防局分享急救擔架床頭側之搬運小工具，運用巧思製作扁帶式小套環套在急救擔架床頭側端之橫桿上，以便急救人員施力並降低因困難施力所造成背部傷害之風險。另還桃園市政府消防局特搜隊遠赴比利時那慕爾市參加國際大賽GRIMPDAY等內容，內容精采而豐富。歡迎踴躍下載參閱。