When newspaper reporter Thomas Leslie (Henry O'Neill) loses his job for refusing to cover a story in the way the paper's new owners want, his stamp-collecting wife, Myra (Irene Rich), encourages him to pursue a hobby. Soon Thomas is a budding photographer and eager to flex his new camera skills. He plans a family vacation to the mountains that is disrupted by a raging forest fire. Thomas and his son, Robert (Jackie Moran), an avid ham radio operator, team up to find out what happened.