Because on the fact that most historical buildings in Taiwan are constructed in wood, and the global trend towards encouraging reuse of historical buildings by local people, there are increasing problems of inappropriate fire preventing measures, greater variety of fire causes, and the greater risk of secondary hazards due to fire fighting methods. These are reviewed in this research. Firstly, the importance and uniqueness of the historical building in terms of fire prevention are discussed, so as a more appropriate method for fire fighting strategy. Fire preventing strategies for historical buildings should take into account not only fire extinguishers, but should include daily fire preventing measures, such as preparing a Fire Prevention Management Plan especially for each historical building. There are eight factors in a Fire Preventing Management Plan to cover fire prevention preparation, among them to establish fire preventing training courses for the building users is the most necessary and important part. Furthermore, use of flame-detectors or easy to operate fire hoses not only reducing the impact on the building's original appearance, but also form the basic equipment to realize effective fire preventing practice and training.