Three lines of defense Basic familiarity with rescue techniques is a requirement for those who want to participate in direct, on-site rescue operations. Tseng Kun-jung, leader of the TRA's mountain search and rescue (SAR) team, says that if you volunteer to rescue others, but end up needing to be rescued yourself, you've only added to the problems for the professional rescuers of the National Fire Administration.
三道防線、國軍把關要到災難現場救人，熟悉自救救人的技能是基本條件，台北市救難協會山難搜救大隊長曾昆榮說，如果救災反被人救，反而增加消防隊員的工作。