However, if the player turns on random disasters, this option is disabled. It also prevents fire from spreading from trees to buildings and from buildings to buildings and so on. When this option is turned on, it prevents large scale forest fires by not allowing fire to spread from one tree to another.
This applies to all kinds of fires from forest fires to building fires. These parks will not catch fire before the "Busy Town" milestone is reached (when the "Fire Helicopter Depot" becomes available), or if the Natural Disasters DLC is not owned/active.įire safety buildings Buildingĭisabling fire spreading ĭisable Fire Spreading is a setting that is available in the OPTIONS/GAMEPLAY menu. Hills and mountains affect its line of sight.Īvailable only with the Natural Disasters DLC or the Parklife DLC enabled.įires within parks from the " Parklife" DLC are not accessible to fire trucks, and can only be extinguished by Fire Helicopters. It monitors for forest fires, providing early warning of approaching flames. The "Fire Watch Tower", also from "Natural Disasters", requires no road access or water and electrical service. Fire helicopters may also assist with structure fires within the city. Forest fires can only be fought with fire helicopters. When the fire is out, they return to the depot. Each time the water bucket is emptied, they must go to a water source to refill it. They take off from the depot empty, picking up water from the nearest available source, then proceed to the location of the fire to dump their water on the fire. Up to three fire helicopters can operate from each depot. The Fire Helicopter Depot is from the Natural Disasters DLC. Use of the Smoke Detector Distribution policy significantly reduces the risk of fire.Īvailable only with the Natural Disasters DLC enabled. Use of the Lightning Rods policy lowers the likelihood of buildings catching fire during a thunderstorm. Use of the Helicopter Priority policy will prevent regular fire services from responding to the call, and only fire helicopters will come to extinguish the fire.
Fire Houses and Fire Stations will decrease the Fire Hazard in your city and they always have a number of Fire Engines prepared for dispatch in case of emergency. Accidents may happen, and that is why firefighters are needed. Your city needs Fire Houses and Fire Stations to keep it safe from fires.