2026 International Crash Rescue Challenge Concludes, Taoyuan Fire Department Wins the Championship

Nantou Fire Department participated in the competition and had technical exchanges. (Provided by Fire Department)

The 2026 International Car Accident Rescue Challenge was grandly launched on the 3rd and 4th of this month. It came to a successful conclusion yesterday. Li Mingxian, leader of the Fire Department, hosted the closing ceremony and award ceremony. He commended the participating elites from fire agencies across the country and thanked the four international teams that came from afar to represent the Tokyo Fire Department, Osaka City Fire Department, Sendai City Fire Department and the Philippine Fire Service for their enthusiastic participation and technical exchanges over the past two days. It also made Taiwan's accumulated car accident rescue experience visible to the world.

The Fire Department stated that one of the important cores of the planning of this event is to introduce the experience of the World Rescue Organization (WRO) international car accident rescue competition into Taiwan. Through different conditions such as vehicle body deformation, vehicle stacking, restricted trapped space, and patient injuries, participating teams are required to complete on-site risk assessment, vehicle body stabilization, use of rescue equipment, establishment of escape routes, and patient medical treatment within a limited time. Looking to the future, we will continue to promote professional training from basic to teacher level, and implement seamless integration of Taiwan's car accident rescue technology with the top international standards.

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The Fire Department pointed out that the competition was fierce, and each team demonstrated superb rescue and ambulance capabilities. In the final car accident rescue competition, the first place was Taoyuan City Fire Department (Xiao Tao Automobile Team), the second place was New Taipei City Fire Department (Sir, no parking team here), and the third place was Kaohsiung City Fire Department.

As for the trauma rescue competition, the first place was the Taipei City Fire Department (North City Fire TFD Team), the second place was the Fire Department Special Search and Rescue Team (Search and Rescue Team), and the third place was the Taichung City Fire Department (Taichung City Special Search Brigade).

In addition, the New Taipei City Fire Department (Mr. No Parking Team here) won the Best Command Award, the New Taipei City Fire Department (Mr. No Parking Team here) won the Best Rescue Award, and the Taoyuan City Fire Department (Mr. Xiaotao Steam Team) won the Best Medical Award.

The Fire Department said that members of the international teams from Tokyo, Osaka City, Sendai City, Japan, and the Philippines expressed that they were deeply inspired and benefited a lot from the superb rescue techniques and strong safety awareness of each team in Taiwan. They sincerely hope that such technical exchanges and exchanges of opinions will continue in the future.

We look forward to continuing to invite professional rescue teams from more countries and cities to Taiwan in the future, so that domestic firefighters can be exposed to different rescue technologies and cultures from around the world in Taiwan, and at the same time, Taiwan's years of accumulated car accident rescue experience can be seen by the world.

International team Osaka firefighting participation and technical exchange. (Provided by Fire Department)

The winner of the 2026 International Crash Rescue Challenge is the Taoyuan Fire Department. (Provided by Fire Department)

Competitors from the Fire Department’s special search team took a group photo with the Tokyo team’s players who were watching the game. (Provided by Fire Department)