17 year-old competitive dancer Kerry has gotten away from her overbearing mother for the summer to work in Northern Ontario, surveying campsite locations with her fellow surveyor, Yvette. But things take a serious turn when fires are deliberately set in the forest, uprooting the girls from their jobs and throwing the area into turmoil. Meanwhile, Kerry's budding romance with a First Nations firefighter who knows more than he is saying is creating conflict between the two girls. It's a long hot summer and Kerry will need to stay on her toes to keep out of harm's way.