About the role
The first 24 hours of a crisis decide everything. You get to live them.
Firewall Fiasco is the corporate crisis simulation of FLAMES '26. Teams of three step in as the crisis response leadership of a company whose PR emergency is getting worse by the minute. You have a limited emergency fund, a limited set of Action Cards and fragments of evidence that don't quite add up. Every decision you make counts towards your final score, and not every call will pay off. Cash prizes are on the line.
Rounds
- Round 1: The Screening (Online Elimination): An online elimination round on Unstop. Top teams make it to the live simulation at IMT Ghaziabad.
- Round 2: The Live Simulation (Offline, 2 hours): This is where the crisis becomes real. Ten shortlisted teams come to the IMT Ghaziabad campus for a two-hour live simulation. Along the way, a series of crises will hit, each one changing the story and raising the stakes. You will have to piece together the evidence, decide what is worth investigating, and make calls before the full picture is clear. We have a few surprises planned, and you will find out what they are when you get there. Only two teams takes the boardroom.
Guidelines
- Eligibility: Open to all PG students.
- Team size: 3 members per team.
- Inter-college teams: Not Allowed
- Inter-specialization teams: Allowed
- Mode: Hybrid. Round 1 is online and the live simulation is offline at IMT Ghaziabad.
- Scoring: Teams will be judged on several KPIs through a weighted average score.
- Registration: Through Unstop.
- Communication: All updates and results will be shared on Unstop and by email.
Rules
- Team members cannot be changed once Round 1 begins.
- Round 1 must be completed within the given time.
- Only the 10 shortlisted teams will be invited to the live simulation.
- Teams must make decisions within the time window given for each crisis. Late responses will not be counted.
- Evidence, reports and Action Cards provided during the simulation must not be shared with other teams.
- Teams must be present at the IMT Ghaziabad campus for the live simulation.
- The decision of the organising committee will be final.