Missions
The fires
Start with the guided Training Fire, then work through five handmade fires. Each one gives you a set aircraft and up to three stars.
- T
Training Fire
A small, slow grass fire on the main lake's west shore, 1.4 km from the heli base. Step-by-step prompts walk you through taking off, filling at the lake and dropping. About two minutes.
- Guided
- CH-47 Chinook · internal tank
- 15 min
- Calm
- 1
Meadow Start
A small grass fire on the south shore of the main lake. Fill up right next to it and knock it down before it reaches the trees.
- Easy
- UH-60 Firehawk · belly tank
- 5 min
- Calm
- 2
Ridge Fire
Fire on the slope above Cedar pond, running uphill toward the ridge with a light southerly behind it. Dip the bucket in the pond or Granite Creek and hit the head of the fire before it tops out.
- Medium
- CH-47 Chinook · Bambi bucket
- 8 min
- Southerly, 7 kt
- 3
Town Threat
A forest fire on the east edge of town, and an easterly wind is blowing it at the houses. Protect them first: fill at Fox pond or the main lake and keep it off the streets.
- Medium
- S-64 Skycrane · tank
- 10 min
- Easterly, 9 kt
- 4
Two Starts
Two fires 2.5 km apart: one south-west of Fox pond, one just north of the long pond east of the airtanker base. Decide which to hit first. Scoop Fox pond heading west, toward its fire (its east end runs up into the hills). The wind is forecast to swing around mid-fire.
- Hard
- CL-415 Super Scooper
- 12 min
- South-westerly, 6 kt, shifting to the north-west at 9 kt after 5 min
- 5
The Big One
A large forest fire in the west woods, well away from the main lake. Hover-fill at Cedar pond, Hollow pond or the creeks and keep the loads coming. Expect the wind to shift and pick up.
- Expert
- CH-47 Chinook · internal tank
- 14 min
- South-westerly, 10 kt, shifting to the north-west at 16 kt after 6 min
How stars work
- ★ Contain the fire before time runs out.
- ★★ Also lose no houses and keep the acres burned under the fire's target.
- ★★★ Also contain it within the fire's time goal.
Earn at least one star to unlock the next fire. Stars from fires and Daily Fires raise your pilot rank.
Want something new every day?
The Daily Fire is a fresh fire every day, the same for everyone, with a twist like Spot Fires or Wind Shift.