总结了近年来我国在煤矿矿井火灾预测预报理论及方法、矿井煤炭自燃火源区域探测方法、矿井防灭火技术、外源火灾检测及防治和矿井防灭火决策系统等方面的研究和应用进展，分析了我国在煤矿矿井防灭火技术研究和应用中存在的问题。

The Evolvement of the Investigation and application on coal mine fire prevention and fire-fighting techniques in China is summarized. Mine fire prediction & forecast theories and methods, detection ways of coal spontaneous combustion area, mine fire prevention and fire-fighting techniques, detection and control of exogenous fire beginnings, decision-making support system of mine fire prevention and fire extinguishing and so on are presented in detail. Existent problems are analyzed in the investigation and application on coal mine fire prevention and fire-fighting techniques in China.