Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department
臺北市政府消防局防災科學教育館· Museum
About
On 17 January 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, struck Japan. It killed 6,430 people and injured more than 40,000, over 510,000 buildings were destroyed or partly destroyed, and losses including public facilities came to about 10 trillion yen.
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In response, when the Taipei City Fire Department was established in its reorganised form on 10 July the same year, it began planning Taiwan's first disaster prevention science education centre, to improve public disaster education, let people experience disasters and help them understand the importance of preparedness. To help people understand the history and nature of different disasters, the museum uses computers and electronic and mechanical equipment to simulate disasters for visitors to try hands-on. The aim is to make emergency knowledge about fire, floods, earthquakes and typhoons part of daily life and to improve people's ability to respond, through learning that is also fun. It hopes visitors will pass on what they learn to family and friends, so that everyone can stay clear of disasters.
Translated and shortened by DealTaipei from Taiwan's national tourism database. Sources are on the terms page.
Facts and sources
- Names
- EN Fire Safety Museum of Taipei City Fire Department中文 臺北市政府消防局防災科學教育館 Wikidata Q13511807, Chinese from the listing
- District
- Neihu District · 內湖區 Tourism Administration listing, updated 2026-06-11
- Opening hours
- Not in the listing Tourism Administration listing, read 2026-09-30
- Phone
- (02)27919780 Tourism Administration listing. May be Chinese only
- Data
- /api/sight/fire-safety-museum-of-taipei-city-fire-department.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents
Getting there
Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.
