Fire! A man is trapped in a burning warehouse and the fire is raging out of control! As the only fireman on duty, your job is to keep your cool, put out the flames, and rescue the terrified man.

You begin the game aboard your fire engine. You must hop off the truck, walk back and forth on the sidewalk in front of the warehouse, and spray water upward to keep the flames under control. Your goal in each game is to rescue the man as quickly as possible. You do this by running back to your truck and extending your ladder to the floor on which the man is awaiting rescue. The man will then move into position for you to climb the ladder and rescue him.

In Fire Fighter there are eight different standard game variations, each one featuring a burning building ranging in height from three to nine stories. Game variation number nine begins with a three-story building, adding a story (up to ten floors maximum) every time you rescue the man. ~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide