FireJumpers Inferno

FireJumpers Inferno is a cooperative multiplayer wildland firefighting simulator. You create fire scenarios across the continental United States using real-location GIS data, then work with other players to contain the fires.

Maps and terrain

The game provides access to over 625,000 map tiles, each containing 15,000 pixels of high-detail GIS data. You can assemble tiles into maps ranging from small areas to as large as 36 km by 36 km. At a 1:30 scale, the maps show the broader area from an Incident Commander's perspective. The available data covers over 9.1 billion pixels of real locations and comes from the US Landfire government website.

Fire behavior and units

Fire spread is calculated using Rothermel’s Surface Fire Spread Model. Fires can burn in 40 different ways, each with its own rate of spread and flame length based on wind speed. Unit movement is scaled to fuel codes: for example, a brush truck can travel at 100 km/h on a road and 20 km/h through low shrubs.

Cooperation and rewards

Units earn experience and coins for every pixel of fire they contain. Cooperating with other players increases the experience earned.