diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java
index 34638f11..00956d4b 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/RaceViewController.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class RaceViewController extends Controller {
         initialiseView3D(this.visualiserRace);
         initialiseHealthPane();
         initialiseRaceClock();
-        initialiseFireEffect();
+        //initialiseFireEffect();
         raceTimer();    // start the timer
         new Sparkline(this.raceState, this.sparklineChart);
         timeZone.setText(this.raceState.getRaceClock().getTimeZone());
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ public class RaceViewController extends Controller {
         seaOverlay.setZ(210);
         viewSubjects.add(seaOverlay);
 
+
+
         Boundary3D boundary3D = new Boundary3D(visualiserRace.getVisualiserRaceState().getRaceDataSource().getBoundary(), gpsConverter);
         for (Subject3D subject3D: boundary3D.getBoundaryNodes()){
             viewSubjects.add(subject3D);
@@ -349,6 +351,12 @@ public class RaceViewController extends Controller {
 
             viewSubjects.add(boatModel);
 
+
+
+            FireParticle fire = new FireParticle();
+            viewSubjects.add(fire);
+
+
             // Track this boat's movement with the new subject
             AnimationTimer trackBoat = new AnimationTimer() {
                 @Override
@@ -356,6 +364,11 @@ public class RaceViewController extends Controller {
                     boatModel.setHeading(boat.getBearing().degrees());
                     boatModel.setX(gpsConverter.convertGPS(boat.getPosition()).getX());
                     boatModel.setZ(gpsConverter.convertGPS(boat.getPosition()).getY());
+
+                    //Set up fire particles
+                    fire.setX(gpsConverter.convertGPS(boat.getPosition()).getX());
+                    fire.setZ(gpsConverter.convertGPS(boat.getPosition()).getY());
+
                 }
             };
             trackBoat.start();
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/FireParticle.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/FireParticle.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcc03a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/layout/FireParticle.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package visualiser.layout;
+
+import javafx.geometry.Point3D;
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+import javafx.scene.paint.Material;
+import javafx.scene.paint.PhongMaterial;
+import javafx.scene.shape.MeshView;
+import javafx.scene.shape.Shape3D;
+import javafx.scene.transform.Rotate;
+import javafx.scene.transform.Translate;
+
+/**
+ * Created by zwu18 on 24/09/17.
+ */
+public class FireParticle extends Subject3D {
+
+    public FireParticle(){
+        super(createFire(), 0);
+
+    }
+
+    private static Shape3D createFire(){
+
+        Image fire = new Image(FireParticle.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("images/fire.gif"));
+
+        Plane3D plane = new Plane3D(20, 20, 10, 10);
+
+        PhongMaterial material = new PhongMaterial();
+        material.setDiffuseColor(Color.web("#FFFFFF"));
+        material.setSpecularColor(Color.web("#000000"));
+        material.setDiffuseMap(fire);
+
+
+        //material.setDiffuseMap(fire);
+
+        MeshView fireSurface = new MeshView(plane);
+
+
+        fireSurface.setRotationAxis(new Point3D(1, 0, 0));
+        fireSurface.translateXProperty().setValue(-10);
+        fireSurface.translateZProperty().setValue(-10);
+
+        fireSurface.rotateProperty().setValue(90);
+
+        fireSurface.translateXProperty().setValue(10);
+        fireSurface.translateZProperty().setValue(10);
+
+
+        fireSurface.setMaterial(material);
+        fireSurface.setMouseTransparent(true);
+        fireSurface.toFront();
+
+        System.out.println("Fire created");
+
+        return fireSurface;
+    }
+
+}