diff --git a/src/Fire.java b/src/Fire.java
index b968c51..7e34ea4 100644
--- a/src/Fire.java
+++ b/src/Fire.java
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.*;
+
 public class Fire {
     /**
      * Returns how long it takes for all vulnerable trees to be set on fire if a
@@ -35,9 +38,80 @@ public class Fire {
      * @param matchC The column the match is lit at
      * @return the time at which the final tree to be incinerated starts burning
      */
+
+     // need possible moves
+     // logic to make sure next possible move is a tree that is also not on fire
+     // queue 
+     // add possiblemoves
+     // traverse
+     // will need visited grid
+     // need count for time
+
     public static int timeToBurn(char[][] forest, int matchR, int matchC) {
         // HINT: when adding to your BFS queue, you can include more information than
         // just a location. What other information might be useful?
-        return -1;
+
+        if (forest[matchR][matchC] != 't') throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a tree!");
+
+        int timer = 0;
+
+        // boolean[][] visited
+        boolean[][] visited = new boolean[forest.length][forest[0].length];
+
+        // queue linkedlist<int[]>
+        Queue<int[]> treeFire = new LinkedList<>();
+        // add current location to queue
+        treeFire.add(new int[]{matchR, matchC, timer});
+
+        // while queue is not empty, iterate
+            // poll 
+            // if location valid
+                // add to visited
+                // change char to f
+                // add possible moves
+                // timer++;
+
+        while (!treeFire.isEmpty()) {
+            int[] current = treeFire.poll();
+            // separate rows and colums
+            int curR = current[0];
+            int curC = current[1];
+            int curTimer = current[2];
+
+            // if curR = -1, timer++
+            if (!visited[curR][curC]) {
+                visited[curR][curC] = true;
+                List<int[]> moves = possibleMoves(forest, current, curTimer + 1);
+                treeFire.addAll(moves);
+                timer = Math.max(curTimer, timer);
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        return timer;
+    }
+
+    private static List<int[]> possibleMoves(char[][] forest, int[] currentLocation, int timer) {
+        int curR = currentLocation[0];
+        int curC = currentLocation[1];
+
+        List<int[]> moves = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        int[][] directions = new int[][] {
+            {-1, 0}, // up
+            {1, 0}, // down
+            {0, -1}, // left
+            {0, 1} // right
+        };
+
+        for(int[] direction: directions) {
+            int newR = curR + direction[0];
+            int newC = curC + direction[1];
+
+            if(newR >= 0 && newR < forest.length && newC >= 0 && newC < forest[0].length && forest[newR][newC] == 't') {
+                moves.add(new int[]{newR, newC, timer});
+            }
+        }
+        return moves;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/FireTest.java b/src/FireTest.java
index b3b9085..26ce8cd 100644
--- a/src/FireTest.java
+++ b/src/FireTest.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -20,4 +21,60 @@ public void testTimeToBurnExample() {
 
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTimeToBurnExampleOneTree() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t','.','.','t','t','t','t','.','t'},
+            {'.','.','t','t','.','.','.','.','t'},
+            {'.','.','t','t','t','t','t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t','t','.','.','.','.','.'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 0;
+        int matchC = 0;
+
+        int expected = 0;
+        int actual = Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTimeToBurnLongPath() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t','t','t','t','t','t','t','t','t'},
+            {'t','.','.','.','.','.','.','.','.'},
+            {'t','.','t','t','t','t','t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t','.','.','.','.','.','.'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 0;
+        int matchC = 8;
+
+        int expected = 20;
+        int actual = Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTimeToBurnNoTree() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t','t','t','t','t','t','t','t','t'},
+            {'t','.','.','.','.','.','.','.','.'},
+            {'t','.','t','t','t','t','t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t','.','.','.','.','.','.'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 1;
+        int matchC = 1;
+
+        Exception exception = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> {
+            Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+        });
+
+        assertEquals("Not a tree!", exception.getMessage());
+    }
+
 }