Your supervisor, a woman named Delilah, is available to you at all times over a small, handheld radio - and is your only contact with the world you've left behind.īut when something strange draws you out of your lookout tower and into the world, you’ll explore a wild and unknown environment, facing questions and making interpersonal choices that can build or destroy the only meaningful relationship you have.įirewatch takes place in 1989 (30 years ago) in the Shoshone National Forest, which is adjacent to, but not part of, Yellowstone National Park.įollowing the Yellowstone fires of 1988, Henry (Rich Sommer) takes a job as a fire lookout in Wyoming after his wife develops advanced early-onset dementia. An exceptionally hot, dry summer has everyone on edge, and the National Park Service scrambles to fill all its lookout towers. Perched high atop a mountain, it’s your job to look for smoke and keep the wilderness safe.