Abstract: Forest fires damage the ecological environment and cause tremendous property damage and human casualties.Therefore,to manage forest fire is an important duty of the governments at all levels.The paper,according to the characteristics of forest fires,points out the situation and problems of the responsibility of the government agencies in charge of forest fire control.Based on the different reasons of forest fires and other natural disasters,it puts forward the principle of liability of the government and exemption causes.

Key words: forest fire, responsibility of the government, principle of liability