Kaye Morgan is volunteering at the Malibu School for the Blind, and Hobie is helping her with the kids. The kids are supposed to boogie-board, but one of the kids Charlie doesn't want that. Instead Mitch gives him a metal detector to play with.

Hobie also follows the kids Charlie, Peter, Melissa and Bonnie on a hike in the woods. But disaster is about to strike. A shattered bottle thrown from a passing car has ignited a dry brush, and by that created a huge wall of fire that blows through the canyon threatening hundreds of homes and also the kids on their hike. Especially Charlie who lost his sight in a fire.

When they are about to return to the school, Charlie disappears and Hobie is forced to find him before it's too late. By doing so, he is forced to leave the other kids behind, but they are later taken care of by Kaye. When Mitch finds out about the situation, he heads out to rescue Hobie and Charlie. He arrive just in time to do so.

Meanwhile, Logan thinks that Caroline and Cody has something going on, but they don't. But this is not a good beginning to Cody and Logan's friendship. Stephanie places Neely in the switchboard. Neely gets real upset about this, but Stephanie just tells Neely that she has a lot to prove before she can become a good lifeguard. But Neely's good work during the fire, gives Stephanie second thoughts and she is willing to give Neely a chance.