FIRE ALERT INSTRUCTIONS

Midnight. The city sleeps. Suddenly, cries pierce the night. "FIRE!" A man's trapped up there!"
A raging blaze crackles and climbs. A desperate man waves his arms and races from window to window, floor to floor. His perilous
situation looks hopeless.
Be strong. Douse the flames with your hose. Line up your ladder. Save him. Keep trying. You're his last chance - his only chance.

GAME OBJECTIVE

Save him! Rescue the panicked man from the burning warehouse. As the fire spreads higher, he climbs a floor at a time to escape
the blaze. He reaches treacherous heights. Only by reaching him with the ladder can he be saved. Put out flames with your hose.
Race back to the engine, jump on and scramble up the ladder. Snatch him from his fiery peril! Get moving!

CONSOLE CONTROLS

* Insert cartridge in console, label up. Turn power switch to on.
* Flip Game Select Lever to choose one of the nine Fire Fighter games.
* Game number appears at bottom of screen, right of center.
* Hit Game Reset Lever to begin action. Game begins again whenever Reset Lever is tapped.
* Red button on the left joystick will reset game when previous game ends.

GAME PLAY

You direct all rescue operations with the left joystick. As the game begins, the fire fighter appears on the fire engine.
* Push joystick left (away from engine) and the fire fighter hops off his engine.
* Keep pressing left, and he runs across the sidewalk in front of the warehouse.
* Stop pushing joystick and the fire fighter stands still.
* Push joystick right (toward the engine) and the fire fighter turns and runs back toward the fire engine.
* Keep pushing right: he'll jump back onto the engine.
Your hose allows you to control the spread of flames or put the fire out completely. To launch a stream of water:
* The fire fighter must be in front of the warehouse.
* Push the joystick away from you. The longer you push, the higher the jet of water goes. Water shoots as high as the top
  windows of the warehouse. It does not reach the roof.
* You have a limited supply of water. Make it count!

LADDER

The fire engine also comes equipped with a ladder. The trapped man can only be saved from the warehouse, and the game won,
by using the ladder. The ladder can reach any floor of the warehouse except the roof. If the fire fighter positions the ladder
accurately, climbs it and gets to the floor on which the man is trapped, the fire fighter can rescue him.
* Fire fighter must be on the ground while adjusting the ladder. He can only jump from the ladder to the ground when he is at the
  bottom of the ladder.
To change the angle of the ladder so it will reach different floors:
* Pull the ladder in all the way by holding the red button down while pulling joystick toward you. The ladder cannot be moved
  while it is extended.
* Keep holding the red button down.
* To angle the ladder toward the lower floors: lean joystick left.
* To angle the ladder toward the upper floors: lean joystick right.
* To extend the ladder: Hold red button down while pushing the joystick away from you.
* To pull in the ladder: Hold red button down while pulling the joystick toward you.
Practice!

CLIMBING THE LADDER

* Extend the ladder until it resets directly against the warehouse. Have fire fighter jump back onto the engine by leaning the
  joystcick to the right. Listen for the sound that tells you he's leapt aboard.
  - To climb: lean joystick away from you. He'll run to the top of the ladder.
You've won the game when:
* The ladder has been extended to the floor where the man is waiting; the trapped man moves all the way to the right and reaches
  the fire fighter on the ladder; the jubilant song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" signals a job well done.

THE FIRE
* The Left Difficulty Lever controls how quickly the fire spreads through the warehouse.
  - For fast-moving flames: set in position A.
  - For a slow and steady burn: set in position B.

GAME VARIATIONS

You confront each of Fire Fighter's challenges alone! Rescue the man and win the game.
Game 1: 10-story building. Position the ladder carefully. It's tricky!
Game 2:  9-story building.
Game 3:  8-story building.
Game 4:  7-story building.
Game 5:  6-story building.
Game 6:  5-story building.
Game 7:  4-story building.
Game 8:  3-story building. Move quickly - seconds count!
Game 9: Begins with a 3-story building. After each rescue, another floor is
        automatically added to the warehouse, to a maximum of 10 floors.
        How fast can you move through them all! Use water sparingly; your
        supply must last for all the different levels.

SCORING

The fastest rescue wins! Keep track of your best time in each of the Fire Fighter
games. The times at the bottom of the screen lets you know how you're doing.

This document obtained from the History of Home Video Games Homepage, �1997-1998 by Greg Chance