How is the score worked out?

Each fire is worth a base number of points if you finish it right at its deadline and up to double if you finish it at once. Your score is the points you earned out of the best you could have earned, from 0 to 100.

Why does a busy shift suddenly run away from me?

When calls arrive faster than your units can clear them, a queue builds, response times climb, and each new fire has less time left when a unit finally becomes free. The Show the science panel shows your demand and your capacity.

Fire Dispatch

Run a city's fire stations. Fires break out across the map, each with a clock and a number of units it needs, and you send engines and ladder trucks before time runs out. Sooner is worth more. Six shifts that get busier.

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Added 9 November 2026
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Fire Dispatch

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How to play

Tap a free engine or ladder truck, then tap a fire to send it. Or tap a fire with nothing chosen and the closest free unit is sent for you.
The number on a fire is how many units it needs. Big fires may need a ladder truck as well as an engine. The ring around it is its clock: when it runs out, the fire is lost.
Units drive in a straight line at their own speed, work on the spot, then are free again wherever they are. Resolve fires early for up to double points, and reach the score needed to finish the shift.

Controls: mouse or touch. Made by CalcoTools.

Tips and strategy

The closest unit is not always the best one: if two fires are close together, keep one unit near them rather than sending everyone to the first call.
Look at the clocks, not the numbers. A small fire with a nearly empty ring matters more than a big one that still has lots of time.
Ladder trucks are slower and there are fewer of them. Send them early to fires that need one, because they take the longest to arrive.

FAQ

How is the score worked out?: Each fire is worth a base number of points if you finish it right at its deadline and up to double if you finish it at once. Your score is the points you earned out of the best you could have earned, from 0 to 100.
Why does a busy shift suddenly run away from me?: When calls arrive faster than your units can clear them, a queue builds, response times climb, and each new fire has less time left when a unit finally becomes free. The Show the science panel shows your demand and your capacity.

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