The purpose of this study was to examine the awareness of government workers in charge of forest fire on forest fire prevention education. A survey was conducted on forest fire prevention officers in Kangwon Province, Ulsan and Gyeongsang Province to find out their awareness of the necessity of forest fire prevention education, their preference for a curriculum and courses, and their opinions on the appropriateness of the current forest fire punishment regulations, the right time for forest fire prevention education and forest fire prevention educators. The collected data were analyzed to provide information on the development of effective forest fire education programs.