Fire

The Sims
Fires can happen in a few different situations. They are:


 * A Sim with little or no Cooking skill decides to cook a meal and messes up the oven, setting it ablaze.


 * A Sim, probably trying to create a romantic and cosy atmosphere, lights the fireplace. If there are tables or other furniture too close to the fireplace, sparks can jump out and cause them to catch fire. Before the Sim knows it, the entire living room is in flames.


 * A foolish Sim, attempting to raise their Fun bar, sets off the rocket set. A rocket hits them and they catch fire.


 * A player chooses the "Sands of the Desert" option when talking to a Genie.


 * If the Enchant spell backfires, whatever the Sim was trying to enchant will catch fire.


 * If a Sim lights a fireplace and there is a Barbecue grill nearby (it is filled with gasoline).

If the room has a fire alarm, the fire department will rush over and put out any fires. If the house doesn't have a fire alarm, it is up to your Sims to take action, either by calling the fire department or by selecting the fire and choosing 'Extinguish'. There is no way to buy a fire alarm while the fire is there as build mode and buy mode are disabled. The longer a sim is in proximity to the fire (and because all sims are autonomously brought to the fire to instigate the 'panic' action they will be in) the greater the chance is that they will catch fire. Even if sims escape unscathed from a fire hygiene and fun motives will seriously drop in proximity to the fire.

It is therefore better to call a fireman because your sim has a bigger chance of dying if he or she tries to extinguish the fire him/herself. Always have a fire alarm in a kitchen, near a fireplace or anywhere else you think there can be a fire.

If Makin' Magic is installed, one of the Crystal Clear Ability Rocks can give magical Sims the ability to summon a cloud that will quickly extinguish a fire. This may save the burning object, but the Sim may be fined if non-magical Sims see it happen.

The Sims 2

 * In The Sims 2, fire can be started, as well as by the usual ways, by the fire fountains that come with Nightlife. A Sim may catch fire while roasting marshmallows over one. The same occurs with the bonfire from University and any fireplace.
 * Also in University are sprinklers that will immediately extinguish a fire, cooking or lighter induced, although it leaves a watery mess behind.
 * Your Sims can also start a fire when they cook a TV dinner in the oven and do not take it out in time.
 * In Open for Business, you can construct Hydro Bots to put out fires as well.
 * A Sim can also set a fire by switching on the Christmas tree that comes with The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff. If it is left on too long, a fire will start.
 * In Apartment Life, an Evil Witch can use the Inflammo spell to create fires. Likewise, a Good Witch can use the Exflammo spell to extinguish fires.
 * Note that even if a Sim can teleport, doing so will not get fire off them.

In The Sims 2, Death by fire has its own ghost type.

Player Stories

 * Fire is deadly! In my game fire has been responsible for most of my sim deaths: [the only non-fire death was when I was just learning how to play the game and Antonio Monty starved to death]These Sims were taken by fire, deliberately and on accident: Don Lothario, Olive Specter, Alexander Goth, Nervous Subject, Lazlo Curious, Nina Caliente, Chloe Singles


 * I already finished a new family, and I hired maid, and at noon a fire started! I forget to put an alarm and my maid didn't panic, but just kept sweeping, and all of my characters died!


 * In the original game, (I was around 10) I avoided things that could cause a fire. When there was a fire, I quit the game without saving. Now in the Sims 2, I'm only careful about the kitchen.