Abstract:  With the development of economy and society, the forest and grassland fires occur frequently in border areas, causing damage and impact increasing day by day. In 2019, the Ministry of Emergency Management established six transnational rescue teams for forest and grassland firefighting based on the needs of the situation and tasks，as an important force for dealing with forest and grassland fires in border areas of China.This paper analyzes the current situation of capacity building of transnational rescue teams of forest and grassland firefighting in China from three aspects of management system, task division and fighting ability, summarizes four deficiencies, and puts forward four countermeasures to strengthen the capacity building of transnational rescue teams of forest and grassland firefighting. It is hoped that this paper can provide reference for the capacity building of forest and grassland firefighting transnational rescue teams in China.

Key words: forest and grassland fire, firefighting and rescue, transnational rescue team