Ring of Fire

Enter the Ring of Fire, as unpredictable as the land masses shaking a city and volcanoes erupting covering the landscape. Could there be other reasons for these events? Or could these rings be more than a geological location. They may be dragons playing tricks or magic portals opened to mysterious realms or sacrificing the best work of a lifetime.
Perhaps a rescue during a forest fire or an attempt to raise the dead or even while attending a high school reunion. Journeys are taken to far off...