Taipei City Disaster Prevention and Rescue Information

EOC's Construction

Order	Time	Events
1	6 June, 2005	Pin Huei Construction and Engineering Co won the bid for building construction
2	15 Sept, 2005	Groundbreaking
3	21 Dec, 2006	Construction completed
4	8 Mar, 2007	EOC stationed
5	1 Aug, 2007	Parking Management and Development Office stationed
6	6 Sept, 2007	Taipei Land Development Agency and Song Shan Land Office stationed
7	23 Nov, 2007	Disaster Management Office, Fire Dept stationed
8	12 Dec, 2007	EOC initiated by Mayor

Building Construction

EOC is an SRC steel frame building with 2 underground floors. The site area is 6,936 square meters while the total floor area is 26,368.58 square meters. Since precast concrete construction was employed, one floor can be completed in 10 days. The whole building was completed in one year's time and the construction won the 2007 Taiwan Public Building Award.

Floor Plan

(1) Floor Plan

Floor	User
Basement 1 and 2	Parking Lot
1st Floor	Song Shan Land Office / Resident Activity Center
2st Floor	Song Shan Land Office
3st Floor	Land Development Agency
4st Floor	Taipei Land Development Agency / EOC Dining Room
5st Floor	EOC / Disaster Prevention Center / Disaster Management Division of Taipei City Fire Dept / Duty Room(EOC, Health Dept)
6st Floor	EOC/ Press Room/ Staff Standby Room/Chief Officer Standby Room
7st Floor	Taipei Citizen Hotline 1999
Rooftop	Helicopter Pad

(2) EOC Space Use

The EOC uses part of the space on the 4th floor and all space on the 5th, 6th and 7th floors:

Floor	Space	Use
4th	Logistics Supply Room/ Storage	Supplies (water, foods) needed for the EOC operations so that the Center can run without outside help for a total of 72 hours.
	Dining Room	Offering foods or cooking utensils for EOC staff.
	Standby Room	Room (bedding and shower) for those on duty round the clock.
5th	Operation Center	EOC nerve center where staff can have a meeting, make decisions, assess damages, communicate and handle the disaster. There are PCs, TVs, other AV devices and a huge screen for display of information.
	Decision-Making Room	A small meeting room where the Commander (Mayor), Deputy Commander and other officers can meet without being disturbed.
	System Operation Room	When the Center is implemented, the staff members work here to collect information, assess the extent of the disaster, check the response and prepare documents.
	Staff Planning Room	When the Center is implemented staff from different departments gather in the Staff Room.
	Commander/ Deputy Commander Room	Where the commander and deputy commanders work and rest.
	Duty Room (EOC, Health Dept)	There is a nighttime contengency room where duty officers work round the clock in case a disaster occurs in the evening or on holidays.
	Broadcasting Room	Taipei Broadcasting Station ( the City's emergency broadcaster) studio.
	Disaster Prevention Center / Disaster Management Division of Taipei City Fire Dept	Disaster Prevention Center and Disaster Management Division of Taipei City Fire Department. There are telephones, fax machines, PCs and other business machines.
	Telecommunications / Computer Mainframe Room	Where telephone exchange, computer mainframe, wire and wireless telecommunication equipments are installed.
6th	Chief Officers Standby Room	Bedding for department commissioners.
	Staff Standby Room	Bedding for staff members from different departments.
	Press Room/Media Rest Room	Where news is released and journalists work and rest.