Central Emergency Operation Center | |
Native Name: | 中央災害應變中心 |
Jurisdiction: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Headquarters: | New Taipei City |
Parent Agency: | National Fire Agency |
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The Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC;) is the emergency operations center of Taiwan which is activated in the event of an emergency. The center is operated by the National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior.
CEOC may be designated as a level-2 facility for lesser threats or as a level-1 facility for more severe threats.
The CEOC currently lists 14 types of disasters, which are typhoons, earthquakes/tsunamis, fires/explosions, floods, drought, oil and gas or power line breaks, extreme cold hazards, landslides, aviation disasters, disasters at sea, land traffic accidents, hazardous material disasters, mining disasters and forest fires.
Completed in February 2006, the center is located at Banqiao District, New Taipei.
Completed in December 2012, the center is located at Zhushan Township, Nantou County.
Completed in December 2009, the center is located at Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung.
Completed in December 2012, the center is located at Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung.[1]