Abstract: The responsibilities and tasks for the two teams of fire and rescue team and forest fire-fighting team were compared by making a table. The typical equipment in fire-fighting and rescue tasks were explicated. The specific role played by the fire and rescue teams when participating in forest and grassland firefighting and the specific role played by the forest fire-fighting teams when participating in urban and rural fire-fighting were pointed out. This paper also presents the problems and countermeasures of the two teams in collaborative firefighting. It's suggested that the two teams should strengthen cooperation in improving the command system of fire-fighting headquarters, comprehensive personnel training, technical and tactical research, joint training and joint operations, etc.

Key words: fire-fighting and rescue, forest fire-fighting, fire-extinguishing, collaboration and coordination