An incident occurred in Hualien County, Taiwan on the morning of April 3 (Wednesday) Taiwan time.Earthquakeattracting attention from all walks of life. Hualien County’s American Sister CityTempleTemple City and Sister Citiessan gabrielThe City of San Gabriel expressed concern as soon as possible and was ready to provide the necessary assistance.
Temple City Councilor Wen Shangcheng said that after news of the disaster broke, Mayor Tom Chavez had instructed the city manager to gather additional information that may be needed to provide assistance to Hualien County. The City Council is already preparing aid packages and programs to provide direct assistance to the affected areas to meet other needs. Wen Shangcheng reviewed the previous assistance experience. Temple City also sent aid packages the last time Hualien County was hit by an earthquake. At present, Temple City has sent a letter of condolence to Hualien County to express care and support.
San Gabriel Mayor Wu Chengyuan also expressed concern about the Hualien earthquake. After learning of the earthquake, he immediately wrote to the Hualien County Magistrate to express his condolences, and the San Gabriel City Fire Department immediately responded to Hualien City to express its willingness to understand the local disaster situation and provide assistance. Contacted the units. Wu Chengyuan pointed out that the fire departments of the two places have had many exchanges on disaster relief issues in the past and have established a good understanding. Hualien County government officials also visited the San Gabriel City Emergency Response Center (EOC) during their previous visit to the United States. Although Hualien has not made any specific requests for assistance, if one is requested, the city of San Gabriel will immediately dispatch an “urban search and rescue team” to assist. Wu Chengyuan said he would continue to pay attention to the disaster that occurred in Hualien and once again expressed his sympathy for the casualties caused by the earthquake.
The San Gabriel Fire Department’s urban search and rescue team, the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, consists of five firefighters who have professional search and rescue team qualifications and were assigned to Rescue Task Force 4 (RTF 4). RTF4 is a team made up of Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, San Gabriel, Monterey Park and Pasadena. Its main responsibility is to provide rescue services in the local area. There are only two international rescue teams in the United States, one belonging to the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the other in Virginia. All members are trained according to federal standards and participate in international rescue missions with the approval of the Governor. San Gabriel firefighters are part of a quick response force that is typically deployed within the first few hours of a natural disaster and is ready for international rescue missions. Within 48 hours of mission launch, all necessary airlift logistics preparations will be completed to ensure rescue teams can quickly and effectively conduct international rescues.
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