This　article　deals　with　an　emergency-scheduling　problem　for　forest　fires　with　limited　rescue　team　resources　and　priority　disaster　areas.　It　aims　to　determine　optimal　fire-fighting　routes　of　limited　fire-fighting　teams　for　forest　fires　with　multiple　points　subject　to　their　priority　levels　so　as　to　minimize　the　total　travel　distance　of　all　rescue　teams.　For　this　problem,　an　integer　linear-programming　(ILP)　model　is　developed　to　generate　its　optimal　schedule　scheme,　which　is　exactly　solved　by　commercial　software　CPLEX.　Moreover,　the　complexity　of　the　problem　is　proved　to　be　NP-hard.　Computational　results　show　that　benchmark　and　larger-scale　instances　(with　up　to　100　fire　points　and　30　fire-fighting　teams)　can　be　exactly　solved　within　about　1　min　and　the　proposed　approach　outperforms　the　state-of-the-art　one　in　terms　of　solution　quality　and　computational　time.　The　experimental　results　suggest　that　the　proposed　approach　is　potentially　suitable　for　facilitating　fast　decision-making　when　dealing　with　emergency　scheduling　for　forest　fires　subject　to　limited　rescue　resources.　Moreover,　a　new　mixed-integer　program　is　developed　to　address　the　resource-constrained　emergency　scheduling　for　forest　fires　with　priority　areas　to　minimize　the　total　rescue　time.　©　2018　Institute　of　Electrical　Engineers　of　Japan.　Published　by　John　Wiley　&　Sons,　Inc.　©　2018　Institute　of　Electrical　Engineers　of　Japan.　Published　by　John　Wiley　&　Sons,　Inc.