Inside the app
A closer look.
About this app
Made for a clear purpose.
Backburn is a rigorous wildfire strategy simulation built around the forces that actually shape a fire: fuel, terrain, wind, moisture, and time.
Take command across 30 handcrafted scenarios. Study topography and fuel beds, forecast changing conditions, deploy limited crews, and decide where a line can hold. Every order spends time. Every shift in wind can redraw the problem.
SIMULATION WITH SUBSTANCE
- Surface spread modeled from established Rothermel fire-behavior equations - 18 fuel classes, including the 13 Anderson wildland fuel models - Slope, aspect, wind, moisture, spotting, and suppression interact on the map - Fire intensity and rate of spread respond to local conditions - Pause and time controls let you study the incident or manage it under pressure
COMMAND THE RESPONSE
- Deploy hand crews and engines where they can make a difference - Construct direct and indirect containment lines - Plan firing operations with attention to wind and escape routes - Protect scenario objectives while managing finite resources - Review the map and outcome to improve the next plan
30 DISTINCT INCIDENTS
Scenarios range from grass and brush runs to timber, peat, canyon, interface, and multi-front incidents. Each one changes the terrain, weather, resources, objectives, and tactical problem instead of simply increasing a number.
BUILT TO OWN
Backburn is a complete offline game. There are no advertisements, accounts, subscriptions, in-app purchases, paid timers, trackers, or network requirement. Buy it once and every scenario and system is included.
Backburn is an educational strategy game, not an operational fire-prediction or emergency-response tool. Always follow official authorities during a real wildfire.
