A wildfire command game · iPhone & web

Hold the line. Save the town.

You're the new Incident Commander in Pine Hollow, in the worst drought in sixty years, and someone is setting the fires. Cut firelines, aim the engines, call in the helicopter, and hold until evening, when the fire lies down.

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3chapters in Act 1

12kinds of equipment, crews to air tankers

1new fire every day

kinds of equipment, from hand crews to smokejumpers and air tankers

medals to earn, from Line Holder to Firestopper

30 s

the lookout's forecast of where the fire is going

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The game mid-fight: fire spreading across a forested valley toward a lake, with crews cutting line and a rescue call for campers at the lake.

Why it's different

A fire that behaves like the real thing.

It isn't a timer with flames painted on. The fire reads the wind, the slope and the fuel, and it punishes plans that ignore them.

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Wind and slope decide where it runsDownwind and uphill it races; backing into the wind it creeps. When the forecast says the wind will shift, the head of the fire moves.

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Fuel mattersGrass flashes fast and a scraped line holds it. Timber burns hot, jumps narrow lines and throws embers into spot fires ahead of you.

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Hold until eveningEvery chapter is one afternoon. Make it to dusk, when the humidity rises and the fire lies down, with the town still standing.

How it plays

Read it. Cut it. Hold it.

Starts easy, with your division chief talking you through the first fire. Gets hard fast.

Read the fire

Check the wind and where the fire is heading. Tap 🔭 and your lookout shows where it will be in thirty seconds.

Send your people

Drag a line for a hand crew to scrape a firebreak. Tap a road for the engine to spray. Tap anywhere for a helicopter bucket drop.

Hold until dusk

Spot fires, flare-ups, a wind shift, stranded hikers. Keep your crews safe and the town standing until the evening humidity rises.

In the game

Every chapter is an afternoon on the line.

Real screens from the game, on a phone.

Red Flag: a wind-driven fire with flames, smoke and spot fires, engines and crews holding the line. — **Red Flag**Two fires, a wind shift and embers jumping your lines.

A radio decision: Mateo asks to take Engine 1 to protect his mother's house. — **Radio decisions**Calls you make mid-fight, and the crew remembers them.

The fire station upgrades screen: sharper tools, fresh legs, tougher crews, bigger tank, bigger bucket and fast refills. — **The Station**Spend commendations on sharper tools and bigger buckets.

The crew

The people counting on you.

They talk to you over the radio, they react to your calls, and they'd rather not get caught by the fire. Every crew has its boss on the radio, and the smokejumpers drop in by parachute.

**Hank Mercer**Division chief, 31 seasons

Cole Skids Harlan — **Cole "Skids" Harlan**Helicopter pilot

Act 1 · The story

One summer. One valley. Someone is setting the fires.

A trailer chain on the highway. A road flare in the ash. Two starts at once under a clear sky, the day before the Fourth of July. Walk your crews to each fire's point of origin and build the Case File.

First CallYour first afternoon. A grass fire, a nervous rookie, and Mateo's mom on Pine Street.

Ridge RunFire racing up the ridge, a wind shift, and the school the town shelters in.

Red FlagHot, dry, gusty. Two fires, an ember storm, and a note on your truck.

Everything in it

Easy to start. Hard to master.

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The lookout's forecast

See where the fire will be in thirty seconds, then get your crews there first.

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LINE HELD!

Points when the fire stalls on your firebreak, for water knockdowns and for every rescue.

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Rescues

Hikers on the ridge, campers at the lake, a rancher who won't leave his horses. Get there before the flames do.

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The Station

Turn your best scores into commendations and spend them on sharper tools, bigger buckets and tougher crews.

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Daily Fire

A new fire every day, the same one for everyone. Keep your streak going and share your score.

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Free Play

A new random valley every time. Pick your loadout and unlock brush trucks, dozers, smokejumpers, a heavy helicopter and air tankers.

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Crews that grow

Every crew, engine and aircraft earns experience doing its job and ranks up, slowly, over the season.

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Sound you can feel

Crackle, roar, rotor wash and radio squelch, an original score, and haptics on iPhone.

FAQ

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Act 1, all three chapters plus the Daily Fire, is free to play, with no ads. More of the story is on the way.

Where can I play?

In any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer, right now. The iPhone app is in testing and coming soon to the App Store.

How realistic is the fire?

Grounded, then simplified so it plays well. Fire runs downwind and uphill, burns faster in dry grass than in timber, and throws embers ahead of itself into spot fires. Firelines and water work the way crews use them.

How hard is it?

You choose: Easy, Normal or Hard, any time before a fire. Easy slows the fire and toughens your crews; Hard brings more wind and embers and pays more score. The three chapters get harder as you go.

Do I need an account?

No. There's no sign-in. Your stars, scores, upgrades and Case File are saved on your own device.

Does it collect any data?

No. The game runs entirely on your device and doesn't send anything about you or how you play.

Who made it?

Spaikz LLC, a small studio that makes games and apps. Questions and ideas go to support@spaikz.com, and there's more on the Support page.

The fire won't wait

Pine Hollow needs a chief.

Three chapters, a mystery, and a new fire every day. Free, in your browser, right now.

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No account · No ads · Works on phones, tablets and computers

iPhone app coming soon