Taipei City Government Fire Department Disaster Prevention Science Education Hall. In view of the Great Hanshin earthquake in Japan on January 17, 1995, with a magnitude of 7.2, which resulted in 6,430 deaths and over 40,000 injuries,. In light of the Great Hanshin earthquake in Japan on January 17, 1995, which registered a magnitude of 7.2, resulted in 6,430 deaths, over 40,000 injuries, and the collapse or partial collapse of over 510,000 houses, with losses including public facilities amounting to approximately 10 trillion Japanese yen, making it the second-largest natural disaster in Japan since World War II, following the Ise Bay Typhoon. Therefore, on July 10 of the same year (1995), the Taipei City Fire Department was reorganized and established. To enhance citizens' disaster prevention education and allow them to experience disasters, thereby understanding the importance of disaster preparedness, the planning and establishment of Taiwan's first Disaster Prevention Science Education Center commenced. To enable citizens to understand the history and characteristics of various disasters, the Taipei City Fire Department's Disaster Prevention Science Education Center utilizes computer, electronic, and mechanical equipment to simulate various disaster scenarios for citizens to experience firsthand. This allows knowledge and skills for emergency evacuation and preparedness, such as fire prevention, flood prevention, earthquake prevention, and typhoon prevention, to be naturally integrated into daily life, enhancing citizens' disaster response capabilities through a "learning through play" approach. It is hoped that after visiting and experiencing the center, visitors will share the acquired disaster prevention knowledge and skills with their friends and family, so that everyone can be free from disasters and stay away from the threat of disasters.
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