The 921 Chi-Chi earthquake not only caused the great calamity about losses of lives and properties in 1999, but also tested the emergency response of the fire organizations in Taiwan. Even though the fire organizations mobilized all of the fire forces without rest into the rescue, searched and rescued trapped lives, fought the fire in the aftermath of the earthquake, and evacuated victims, their performances would not meet the needs of the people. Therefore, under the unforeseen disaster of earthquake in the future, how to use the limited resources and equipments, to perform duty efficiently so as to lower down the losses of lives and properties in the duration of the golden 24 hours after the earthquake becomes the most important issue in the present. The research firstly discusses what are the key focuses of the fire services in the districts of Taipei City, Taichung County and Nantou County during the earthquake. In addition, this study will investigate, under the damage and time effect of the large-scale disaster, how the fire organizations determine the duty competetion regarding rescuing traped people, fighting fire, and providing emergency medical services during different time stages. An attempt of this research is made to ultimately grasp emergency management in the future.