Sam wakes to the smell of smoke. The fire is catching up with them. They do not have time to blaze any of the trees, so they just try to walk in as straight of a line as possible. Eventually, Delphy spots a gap in the trees, and they find the logging road and the crashed Jeep.

As Sam and Delphy continue their search for a branch to use as a lever, ash starts to fall from the sky. The ash is hot; Sam figures the fire is not far behind. Delphy quickly finds a suitable branch, and they use it to tip the Jeep back upright. At first, the Jeep does not start, and Sam has to adjust the carburetor. Live sparks start to fall from the sky as Sam starts the Jeep.

As Sam drives, Delphy has to dump water on his head; his hair had started to catch fire from the falling sparks. Eventually, they outpace the fire. They try to listen to the radio again, but they only get static. They wonder what happened to