Typhoons are one of the most infamous natural disasters in Taiwan. Due to the
increase of global warming in recent years, the extreme weather conditions have
affected these natural disasters by making them more intense. The related statistical
evidence shows that the number of typhoons invading Taiwan has increased; when
these typhoons enter Taiwan, they cause damage and losses to the local agriculture,
forestry, fisheries, and other related economic areas, as well as causing casualties to
the people of Taiwan. This study collected data related to losses inflicted by typhoons
in Taiwan over past 10 years to established typhoon analysis data. This date was
subject to the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) method to summarize the
correlation between typhoon intensity and protective measures taken. The final
analysis results were used to discuss the aforementioned correlation and the
attendance of fire department personnel. The level of typhoon intensity in this study
investigates the two important factors of wind speed and the amount of rainfall, while
the protective measures that were taken are a comprehensive discussion of regional
vigilance and landslide vigilance. The results show that the amount of fire department
personnel attendance is positively correlated with the intensity of the typhoon. The
establishment of a vigilance warning area can effectively reduce the amount of
department personnel attendance, which is more effective for beach and mountainous
areas when a strong wind speed typhoon hits, as the warning preparedness in various
regions is effective. Red alert warnings in potential landslide areas are found to
effectively reduce the fire department personnel attendance, while the yellow alert in
landslide areas is less obvious.
