Chapter two "Fire on the Mountain" begins when another council is called by Ralph. In the council they discuss of their situation and are reminded that they are in an island that is inhabited and with water all around the island. They acknowledge they are alone and without grown-ups. They notice they are lacking rules to order the group and have a better chance of survival. One of the rules they come up with is "…showed first 75 words of 271 total…

…showed last 75 words of 271 total…of the mountain. When they have gathered the wood they decide to start the fire with Piggy's lenses. They get the fire started and throw in plants to create smoke signals. They aren't careful and soon the plants and trees near by start to burn, soon a part of the jungle is in fire due to them. After the mess they find out that the little kid who was afraid of the "monsters" was missing.