面对森林大火，人们避之唯恐不及，但作为专业救人人员的杰西却从飞机上跳伞进入火场中心，狂风大作，助长火势，巨浪般的火焰无情地向杰西和他的伙伴扑来，给人的感觉像是伸出炼狱之中，更糟的是，除了大火，杰西还要面对以义务消防人员面目出现的罪犯。在孤立无援的情况下，灭火，擒凶，救出被扣作人质的鸟类学家珍妮弗，似乎所有不可能完成的重任都一股脑的压在了杰西等人身上，而时间正一分一秒的过去。。。。。。 　　The plot involves a group of Wyoming State convicts who stage an escape with the help of a smokejumper turned arsonist on the outside. The story begins when Shaye, who had stolen 37 million dollars four years previously and hidden it in the Wyoming forest, escapes from prison with five other convicts to retrieve the money. They pose as Canadian firefighters and take Jennifer (Suzy Amis), a bird watcher, hostage along the way. Jesse Graves (Howie Long) is a smokejumper, who must find a way to stop Shaye and his group of convicts and save Jennifer at the same time.