The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior held the “30th Anniversary Celebration and Phase II Construction Completion and Inauguration Ceremony” in Zhushan, Nantou, on June 20, 2025 (Year 114 of the Republic of China calendar).
Attending the event were President Lai Ching-te, Minister of the Interior Liu Shih-fang, Fire Agency Director Hsiao Huan-chang, National Land Management Agency Director Wu Hsin-hsiu, Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lo Mei-ling, and other distinguished guests.
In his remarks, President Lai expressed his gratitude to firefighters for steadfastly standing at their posts on the frontlines to safeguard the lives and property of the people, earning immense respect from society. He stated that anyone devoted to making society better is both a superhero and a hero; therefore, every firefighter is a hero of the people and a superhero of society.
This event also marked the inauguration of the second phase of the Fire Agency’s Training Center. President Lai pointed out that the government has already approved 24 medium-term projects, and the Training Center is to be developed into a major disaster-prevention training base in the Indo-Pacific region. At the ceremony, the public artwork “Favorable Weather” was also unveiled for the Phase II project, symbolizing aspirations for disaster prevention.
President Lai expressed his hope that firefighters will be able to carry out every mission safely and successfully, completing them with excellence, with the goal of achieving zero fatalities and zero major disasters, thereby building together a more resilient and secure firefighting environment.圖1、賴總統致詞期勉以零死亡、零重大傷亡為目標,強化韌性 消防能力圖2、賴總統觀看典禮會場上,關於消防署30 年來的成長紀錄