diff --git a/src/Fire.java b/src/Fire.java
index b968c51..e5f9d53 100644
--- a/src/Fire.java
+++ b/src/Fire.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import java.util.*;
 public class Fire {
     /**
      * Returns how long it takes for all vulnerable trees to be set on fire if a
@@ -38,6 +39,85 @@ public class Fire {
     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;
+
+        //BFS
+        //int[] = [r ,c, time]
+        //return time
+
+        //checking if match lit is a tree, if no tree return 0 else do everything that follows
+        if(forest[matchR][matchC] == '.')
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        boolean[][] visited = new boolean[forest.length][forest[0].length];
+        int[] initialBurnTime = {matchR, matchC, 0};
+
+        int[][] directions = {
+            {-1,0}, //up
+            {1,0}, //down
+            {0,-1}, //left
+            {0,1} //right
+        };
+
+        int burnTime = 0;
+
+        Queue<int[]> q = new LinkedList<>();
+        q.add(initialBurnTime);
+        int[] currBurningTree = new int[3];
+        while(!q.isEmpty())
+        {
+            currBurningTree = q.poll();
+            if(visited[currBurningTree[0]][currBurningTree[1]])
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            visited[currBurningTree[0]][currBurningTree[1]] = true;
+
+            if(forest[currBurningTree[0]][currBurningTree[1]] == 't')
+            {
+                burnTime = Math.max(burnTime, currBurningTree[2]);
+            }
+
+            //find other burning trees method call here
+            List<int[]> treeNeighbors = getTreeNeighbors(currBurningTree[0], currBurningTree[1], directions, forest, currBurningTree[2]);
+            q.addAll(treeNeighbors);
+        }
+        return burnTime;
     }
+
+    //MORE HINT: current depth for third variable
+    //keep track of the depth for each movement
+    //return last depth element in the q for the burn time
+    
+
+    public static List<int[]> getTreeNeighbors(int r, int c, int[][] directions, char[][] forest, int currTime)
+    {
+        List<int[]> possibleTrees = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for(int[] d : directions)
+        {   
+            int rr = r + d[0];
+            int cc = c + d[1];
+
+            
+        if (rr >= 0 && cc >= 0 && rr < forest.length 
+        && cc < forest[0].length && forest[rr][cc] == 't') {
+
+            possibleTrees.add(new int[]{rr, cc, currTime + 1});
+
+        }//end if
+    }//end for
+        
+        return possibleTrees;
+    }//end getTreeNeighbors
+
+
+        //check if in bounds
+        //check base case (epmty space)
+        //loop over directions and as long as trees contiue to burn increase time
+
+        //{current row, current column, current time}, put time in and take time back out
+
 }
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diff --git a/src/FireTest.java b/src/FireTest.java
index b3b9085..6a7dae3 100644
--- a/src/FireTest.java
+++ b/src/FireTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -20,4 +21,92 @@ public void testTimeToBurnExample() {
 
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
-}
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSingleTree() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'.','.','.'},
+            {'.','t','.'},
+            {'.','.','.'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 1;
+        int matchC = 1;
+
+        int expected = 0;  // burns immediately
+        int actual = Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }//end testSingleTree
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFarAwayTrees() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t','.','t'},
+            {'.','.','.'},
+            {'t','.','t'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 0;
+        int matchC = 0;
+
+        int expected = 0;  //trees are too far to be burned
+        int actual = Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }//end testFarAwayTrees
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTreesConnected() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 1;
+        int matchC = 1;
+
+        int expected = 2;
+        int actual = Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }//end testTreesConnected
+
+    @Test
+    public void testOutOfBounds() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t'},
+            {'t','t','t'}
+        };
+
+        //out of bounds
+        int matchR = -1;
+        int matchC = 5;
+
+        assertThrows(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.class, () -> {
+            Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+        });
+    }//end testOutOfBounds
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNoFire() {
+        char[][] forest = {
+            {'t', 't', 't'},
+            {'t', '.', 't'},
+            {'t', 't', 't'}
+        };
+
+        int matchR = 1;
+        int matchC = 1;
+
+        int expected = 0;
+        int actual = Fire.timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC);
+
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }//end testNoFire
+
+
+
+}//end file