Fire Country (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Where There's Smoke... - full transcript
Previously, on
"Fire Country"...
This is Three Rock Con Camp.
We fight fires all over
the state of California.
Are you and Jake
together? - We were, yeah.
But we're not anymore.
I didn't want to tell you
or anyone until it got
a little more serious,
but turns out Jake
wasn't serious at all.
Hey!
Hey, are you crazy?
That's what you told
Riley, isn't it? Huh?
After you dumped her
the night that she died.
What? You were
hooking up with Riley?
Does she know?
About Riley?
Yeah, I'm in it with Gabriela.
I tell her everything.
I fought fire today.
I loved it.
There's a Cal Fire
recruitment event
next weekend.
I think you should
check it out.
Hi, Mom.
He's in prison.
He is unable to follow
basic orders.
I followed one order
pretty well, didn't I, Dad?
After Riley died,
I told him to leave
and never come back.
Oh, my God.
My guys did
great work, especially Bode.
He's a liability, Manny.
Sharon has a hard time
accepting that. I don't.
Have you made any decision
about my son?
- I'm gonna transfer him.
- Manny, I'm sick.
I have chronic
kidney disease.
I was an inmate
at this camp, too.
They let you do this job
after that? Your mom did.
You're staying, Bode.
So it's up to you to decide
if you're gonna be the deadbeat
your dad thinks you are,
or if you're gonna be the man
your mom and I
both know you can be.
I should've warned you.
You've been around Jake
long enough,
you know that he's a player.
This is what
he does, Riley.
He cheated on you.
Can you stop texting him?
No, I need to go back
and talk to him.
That's not happening.
I'm taking you home.
- Then I'm getting out.
- What are you doing? Stop. Riley, stop.
Riley, get back in the car!
Hey, hold on!
Hit the brakes!
I can't! I can't stop!
Bode!
Riley. Riley.
Riley!
Not another nightmare.
I'm sorry, guys.
Come on, man.
Bode.
Does the golden boy need
a bedtime story
to have sweet dreams?
I gave up on sweet dreams
a while back.
Sorry to disturb.
"Riley."
Your sister's name.
That's what you keep
shouting in your sleep.
I appreciate you giving me
a second chance here, Cap.
But I signed up for
fire camp, not therapy.
They can be one
and the same, Bode.
I used to have
nightmares, too.
I'd come up here
hoping the wind
would blow them
out of my mind.
And now?
Now I sleep in peace.
You work this program,
you'll learn to put out fires,
and not just up there
in the mountains...
...but in here.
You stole cars.
I crashed one
with my sister in it.
You called it.
I have my dad's voice
in my head telling me that
it should've been me who died
that night instead of her.
I stuck a gun
in an innocent man's face
so I could get high
to escape that voice.
Of course,
it didn't stop anything.
You robbing
that liquor store
is what finally
got you locked up.
But you were incarcerated
long before you ever
went to prison, Bode.
You still are.
Look at me, Bode.
You're not the worst thing
you've ever done.
The four elements of fire?
Oxygen, fuel,
chemical reaction and heat.
What's the maximum flame length
you can attack with hand tools?
Mm... Four feet.
And after that, we call
for heavier equipment.
The fun stuff.
Oh, yeah, you know, all
the big guns.
Mm.
I love you.
I love you, too.
I'm proud of you, babe,
for clearing the air with Eve
about dating Riley.
Mm.
Yeah.
Um...
I mean, that'll be...
much harder to do...
...with Vince and Sharon.
Hey.
Hey, hey.
Hmm.
You're family to them.
They love you,
no matter what.
Kale...
cranberries,
pea protein, bee pollen.
That is a chronic kidney
disease cocktail right there.
According to some dude's blog.
Ew... smells like front lawn.
Thank you.
So, Eve's training
recruits this morning.
That means I got to be
on the engine with Jake.
You're not coming with me
to see Bode?
You saw the red flag warning.
Saw it? I issued it.
Right.
High winds, low humidity.
Fire is not gonna take
the day off, neither can I.
Vince, you told him
to leave.
I need you to tell him
that you're happy he's here,
that we both know
he can succeed.
Oh, my God,
it smells like front lawn,
and then it comes back
like compost.
Define "succeed,"
'cause he's behind bars.
There's no bars at fire camp.
Okay, so...
just like when
he was a teenager,
I tried to tell you
that he needs discipline
and consequence,
and you just swoop in
and start coddling him.
And then you start
barking orders at everyone
like we're all
under your command?
This is not a battalion.
We're a family.
We were a family.
I don't know
how I'd ever forgive you
when you say things like that.
Just being honest.
He was toxic back then,
and now he's an inmate,
and he's got his mother
pulling strings
for him with Manny.
He didn't ask me to do that.
I know.
He... he brings it out in you.
You helping him hurts you.
It could hurt
your career, I mean...
you told... you told
Manny you were sick?
I am sick.
I don't want you
getting any sicker.
My family, our family, is
the best medicine that I have.
If you want me well,
go tell him that you're pissed
or that you're hurt.
Whatever you are, just go
talk to our son so we can heal.
Battalion 1508.
Vegetation fire.
Old Saw Valley Road
and May nor Mountain.
Great.
Mayhem Mountain. Hippies.
Hippies are the least
of your worries.
There's the hermits
and the growers.
It gets dicey up there
really fast.
Just be careful.
Hey.
Mmm. Compost.
Have a good time
with your son.
Our son.
Engine 1591, vegetation fire,
now approximately three acres.
What is your status?
Engine 1591. We're hauling.
Hey, look, Chief,
are you all good?
Yeah.
I'm fine. Just...
You know.
Bode being back...
kicked up some stuff.
Yeah.
You know, um...
I, uh... I've been meaning
to talk to you about it.
Uh...
You were right.
About my shiner.
Bode did punch me.
I know.
I don't understand.
Him throwing a punch at you?
I mean...
You two were like brothers.
We were.
And it's complicated.
On both sides.
Actually, I...
I do know why he hit you.
Look, Chief,
I never meant to...
He's jealous.
You're who he wants to be.
He left...
and you became more of
a son to me than he was.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Mayhem
Mountain, hashtag "van life."
I passed by Smokey's
and told Aydan
the coffee was for you,
and she remembered
your regular order.
She's just being polite.
Training time.
Line up! Recruit.
Welcome to Cal Fire Station 42.
They call us the Fire Factory,
where fire is a constant,
not an exception.
Maybe you're here because
that sounds exciting to you.
Maybe you want to be a hero,
slay dragons, save the day.
Or maybe you're sick
of your old job
and you want to try
something new.
If you're here for
any of those reasons,
you will flame out.
The only people who will
make it through training hell
and onto the front lines
in just two weeks
are those of us who consider
this job a calling.
To protect our community,
to protect each other.
It is an honor to train
the future of Cal Fire.
Now, let's see if any of you
are worthy of that title.
Hey.
You got everybody
evac'ed up there?
Far as we can tell,
past that brush line there,
it's all strong winds
and flames from hell.
Confirm.
What do you think
started it?
More concerned with the who
than the what.
People actually live
in those trees up there.
This wind changes direction,
the whole mountain's
gonna go up.
Help!
Chief, is that a...
A burning man?
Stay still, stay still.
Hey, hey, listen to me.
It's out. Okay?
But I need you
to be still, okay?
Now, breathe. Just like that.
Again. One more.
Green crest. Battalion 1508.
Priority traffic.
May nor Mountain.
Single patient with first
and second degree burns.
Start an ambulance
to this location.
Hey, kid, you start this fire?
We lit a joint.
The wind kicked up.
That's a lot of weed
for one joint.
He said "we." Who's "we"?
Me and my dude Caleb.
I ran one way, he went another.
I ran past the fire,
but I lost him.
So there's another kid in there.
And he's MIA,
in the middle of a wildfire.
Oh.
Oh, my Bode Boy.
Hi, Mom.
Oh.
Your hair hasn't been this long
since that Hanson phase.
How's the food?
It's got to be better
than the penitentiary.
It's still not
your home cooking.
That's my boy. Yes. Okay!
And soon enough,
you will be out of here
and you can come home, home
and I will make you
anything you want.
And your dad's really upped
his game in the kitchen
since you've been gone.
You know, I'm not sure
I'm welcome at Dad's table.
Yeah, I know now that he,
he told you to leave.
What a terrible
mistake he made.
I'm gonna ask you to try to find
a little room in your heart
to forgive him.
He called me a liability.
He's afraid.
He's afraid you're gonna
break his heart again
or you're gonna break mine.
And you're not?
No, I'm not.
I'm just trying to make Riley's
death count for something.
Okay.
Mom.
I'm here to save
as many lives as possible,
any way I can.
You hear tones, that means
somebody needs our help.
We're called to
a wildfire, we wear Nomex.
If it's a structural fire,
we hustle to these turnouts.
We speed up by slowing down.
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Five seconds.
People say you can only
do things well
or do things quickly.
Those people
aren't firefighters.
Time!
Yep. Too slow.
- All of you, go again.
- Wait.
We just finished.
It's day one.
Day one of two weeks before
you're face-to-face with a fire.
Training is your friend.
I need a break.
Fires don't break,
and neither do I.
You need to build
your stamina, speed, grit.
Oh.
Here we go!
One down!
Look, we need probies,
but we're not desperate
for anybody.
We're desperate
for firefighters.
I want to learn.
Any tricks for slipping on
this uniform faster?
This isn't a uniform.
It's armor.
You need to use it
to understand it.
When you come out
of this well-trained,
you will thank me.
The visibility is awful.
Every fire, somebody
thinks they're invincible.
Help!
You hear that?
Help!
All right, let's go, gents.
I hate to cut
your visits short,
but we got work to do.
Let's load up. Come on.
Green crest. Vegetation fire.
Spread 50 acres,
and a missing teen...
I'd better go oversee
that mess at the station.
There's a missing kid
up on Mayhem Mountain?
Bode, let's go.
Things get sketch
up there pretty quick.
Yeah, and I know you know that.
Bode, there is danger
around every corner at this job.
So if you really want to
prove your father wrong,
just don't go looking for it.
Plus, I cannot bear to lose
another family member.
No one on
my crew is gonna go
looking for danger
or trouble.
Ain't that right, Bode?
No, sir.
Chief, I got him.
I know you do.
Can anybody hear me?
Help! Hey!
This way.
Chief, uh...
Where the hell are we?
All that weed on that other kid,
I'm guessing this is
where it came from.
Where is this kid? Hey!
- Where you at?
- Down here!
Down where?
Thank God. You found me.
Copy.
All right, gentlemen.
There's a lot
going on right now.
Battalion 1508 is conducting
a search and rescue.
The engine crews are
knocking down this fire.
We're doing a six-foot cut
with a four-foot scrape.
And with this winds,
fire could move further east.
Let's make sure
that does not happen.
- You copy?
- Hey, Cap.
You said that my dad's crew's on
search and rescue up there?
Yeah. You not listening?
Can I have a word?
Make it quick.
This area's run
by a guy named Mojave.
I-I know him from
back in the day.
If he thinks his business
is under attack from thieves
or cops or even firefighters,
it'll be bad, Cap.
What kind of business
are you talking about?
The weed game.
Mojave's an outlaw grower.
I was running. I tripped.
This thing swallowed me.
What the hell is this place?
Just take it easy, okay?
We're gonna get you
out of there.
He's losing consciousness.
Hey.
Don't go to sleep.
Stay awake, all right?
Hey, Chief, what the hell is
this medieval nonsense?
Green crest. Battalion 1508.
Y'all lost? Fire's that way.
Yeah, well, he's down here.
We're here to help.
Oh, no.
Yeah, don't move.
Don't move. Don't move.
Stay off the radio.
- Stay off the radio.
- Mayday.
Off the radio, man.
Battalion 1508,
confirm your status.
Battalion 1508?
Was that a mayday and a gunshot?
Green crest.
I need a status report
on Engine 1591.
Contact air attack.
I need eyes on May nor Mountain.
Patching you through
to air attack for a visual.
Detective,
it's Division Chief Leone.
We have a situation.
Firefighter distress call
during a search and rescue.
And Vince is MIA
on Mayhem Mountain.
Responders in distress.
We have responders in distress.
"Mayday"? You sent out
a distress signal?
Shouldn't have done that.
You don't want to talk about
what people shouldn't be doing.
You have a kid in a pit.
That's my security system,
for thieves and cops.
The kid was stealing
crops from me.
That's the only reason
they come up here.
He's taking food out of
the mouth of my family.
That ain't right.
Where is your family?
I sent them
down the mountain already.
Okay, and why didn't you
go down with them?
'Cause I'm not gonna give up
on my crop
or my freedom.
How bad is it?
Hmm? His leg.
Well, I won't know
until I assess him.
But you have to untie me.
No, I don't have to do anything.
You don't really want
a dead kid on your hands.
Yeah, no,
of course I don't, man.
Look, I get I'm not
like you, okay?
Kids don't dress up
as me for Halloween,
but this is how
I put food on the table.
He was trespassing.
- And so are you.
- Okay, hey, how about this?
You let us get him
out of here, and we're gone.
Leave you be, go back to
fighting the fire
that might even destroy
all your crop,
never mind the little bit
that this kid was stealing.
Fire's not coming up here.
Wind's taking it
down the mountain.
We cut our own line.
We don't need outsiders
coming up here
acting like you're gonna
save the day.
We're not trying
to save the day.
Just this kid.
Oh, is that your
sheriff buddies, huh?
From the Mayday
that you called in?
See? See? As soon as
you walk out of here,
they're gonna storm in here,
they're gonna rip out
all my crops.
They're gonna
throw my ass in jail!
Hey, here's the bottom line.
You have an MIA kid
and two MIA firefighters.
They're coming up here
whether you like it or not.
It'll be a whole lot worse
if you don't let us help him.
Don't push me, fireman.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
What I'm gonna do...
Show me how to use this.
What are you gonna say?
I'm gonna tell them
I'm not up here with three MIAs.
I'm up here with three hostages.
See? I'm not going to prison.
I want a deal.
Let's go, gentlemen.
Pick up the pace.
Hey. Hey,
what's going on up there?
That wind's not helping.
No, no, I'm not talking
about the wind.
I mean these cops.
We're staying on task, Bode.
We're letting the cops
stay on theirs.
Get back to work.
Listen up.
I have your firefighters
and a missing kid up here.
That's Mojave.
Hello?
Is this thing working?
Somebody better answer me!
Are you hearing this, Chief?
Pull your crew.
Bring them back to the camp.
Right now.
Manny, keep Bode
out of this one.
Copy.
All right, pack it up.
We're going back to camp.
That's a mistake.
We're gonna let the sheriff
handle this one.
Come on.
Cap,
fire is one thing,
but Mojave's always armed.
Okay? My dad and Jake aren't,
not to mention this kid... Bode!
Our chief gave me a command,
and I'm giving you one. Go.
"You're not the worst thing
you've ever done."
What you said last night.
What about it?
The worst thing
that we could do right now
is leave my dad and Jake
up there unsupported.
Look, th-they have no idea how
to navigate a guy like Mojave.
We're not the cops, Bode.
Yeah, exactly.
We're supposed to
protect life, right?
These cops go up there,
this becomes a fire
and a firefight.
Mojave will only listen
to guys like us.
You and me.
You're still a pain in my ass,
you know that?
Come on.
No. No. No.
Green crest, confirming
that you copied my traffic.
I released Three Rock Crew Four.
Come on, Manny, pick up.
Pick up.
30 seconds. Coat next.
Jacket.
Fasten before helmet.
I remember.
Chief?
Uh, training's over.
You're with me.
What?
Chief, where are we going?
May nor Mountain.
The search and rescue?
It's more than that now.
Vince and Jake are
in a hostage situation.
They're the hostages?
Your dad and Bode are
on their way up there, too.
Eve, now.
The rigs are all out.
Yeah, that's why
we're taking a copter.
Picked this spot
for a reason.
Copters can't see
through these trees.
Yeah, you might be able to
hide from the deputies,
but you're not gonna be able
to hide from this fire.
Wind's pushing it
up the mountain now.
I told you. Dug our own line.
It'll go around us
and my plants.
You're the grower.
I'm the firefighter.
I'm telling you,
your line's not gonna hold.
He's in danger
of bleeding out.
He needs a tourniquet,
my friend.
- I'm not your friend!
- Think about your own family.
This kid...
he's somebody's son.
What's that? That the cops?
Hey, whoever's coming up here,
you're about to get blasted.
Hold up. We're not cops.
Look, we-we don't want
any trouble.
Please, don't shoot.
That's my son.
That's your son?
In name only.
You're making a bad
situation worse, Bode.
Wait.
Bode?
I came to reason
with an old friend.
Look, man,
this fire's getting closer.
I want to help you try
and figure this thing out,
without cops. Of course,
you two know each other.
Bro, I thought you were dead.
Kind of was.
I'm finding something
to live for.
Being locked up
is hardly living.
Bode's not just an inmate.
He's a firefighter.
Oh, who are you?
His life coach?
He's my captain.
Used to be a guy like us.
Hear him out?
Swap the two of us out
for the three of them.
That way, the kid can get
medical attention.
There's no way.
Bode's an inmate.
They don't care
what happens to him.
Then at least let these guys
try and stop
this kid's bleeding.
That's what we've been asking
him since we've been here.
And now I'm asking.
Come on, bro.
We were...
We were young and dumb
like him once.
Hell, we-we did
even crazier things.
Trust me.
You don't want someone
dying on your conscience.
You'll never forgive yourself.
Untie them.
Oh. Chief's here.
I'll let them know.
Chief's on the ground.
Gregory? Anything?
The good news is we know
who we're dealing with.
Mojave Sutton.
He's got priors for growing.
He's anti-cop.
Moves camp every so often
to avoid location.
The bad news?
A guy like this and his crew
are going to be heavily armed.
Unlikely to surrender.
And we still don't know
where they are up there.
That's a lot of bad news.
Well, Captain Perez and my son
might be able to help.
They're up there now
trying to defuse the situation.
Sharon.
Hate to state the obvious.
Bode's an inmate.
This isn't a prison break.
This is a forest fire.
Division 1501?
Oh, that's Bode. Thank God.
This is Division 1501.
Where is Battalion 1508?
Here with me.
Fire's your jurisdiction,
Sharon.
Hostage situation...
That's mine.
Yeah, but this call came over
a Cal Fire radio, so...
I'll be handling it.
How is our civilian?
They're checking vitals now.
Please tell me he's alive.
We got a pulse.
Oh, God. Thank God.
Hey, you did
the right thing, bro.
You want to keep doing
the right thing, let my captain
get on the radio and let
the ground know what's what.
Yeah.
Patient's lost a lot of blood.
He needs medical attention
beyond our scope.
Hey, Chief, what do you think?
Should we shoot a signal
over to the hospital?
Let them know he's gonna need
surgery and a heat pack?
Copy you on the heat pack, Cap.
Signaling the hospital
and a heat pack?
That-that doesn't make
any sense.
Yeah, I think it's a code.
Because they've got
a fusee flare up there.
I think they're trying to
tell us where they are.
Okay, we're ready to medevac.
We just need to know
where you are.
What does Mojave get in return?
He still wants immunity.
All right, Caleb,
you're gonna feel this.
Please don't cut off my leg.
Don't move, and I won't.
Once we cut this spear down,
we can lift you
the hell out of here.
Set?
Set.
All right, you got him?
I got his leg.
Got his leg? Go.
Coming after you, Chief.
Good job, good job.
Gonna stay with me, right?
Mojave, fire's already
jumped the line.
You tell them
no cops near my goods.
And no charges.
No cops, no charges,
and everybody walks out alive.
What the hell is that?
Fire.
Look, look, look!
Right there.
Okay, come on, let's go.
Let's go get our patient.
This is the Sheriff's Department.
Come out with your hands up.
You burned me, Bode? Huh?
You tipped them off
where we are?
What the hell, man?
No, hey, no.
I would've burned you
if I let you
and everybody else up here die.
Once again,
interfering with all
your outlaw crap.
Nothing's changed.
At least I own what I am.
Can you say the same?
Okay, everybody,
huddle together!
- You're my cover now!
- No, no.
We can't stop
the pressure, all right?
- He's gonna bleed out.
- Damn it. Screw this!
Mojave!
You can't run forever.
Put down the gun,
and we go peacefully,
and you got a shot
at being where we are
later down the road.
Chief, his-his
rate is dropping.
He's fading fast.
We're gonna lose this kid!
Come on, we're trapped.
All right, come on, buddy.
Come on, Caleb, come on.
Chief, what do you think?
Deploy fire shelters?
We don't have enough of them.
I don't want to die, Bode,
but I don't want to go
to prison!
My family, my son.
- You should see my son.
- Mojave!
My sister died because
of my bad choices.
Somebody told me I'm not
the worst thing I've ever done.
And you aren't, either.
Mojave!
You want to go to prison?
Or you want to burn alive
and take all of us with you?
Those are your choices, bro.
Trust me.
You want to see your kids again.
Okay, okay.
How do we get out of here?
Well, we can't on foot.
Does that thing run?
Division
1501. Battalion 1508. Do you copy?
Good to hear your voice,
Battalion Chief 1508.
Better to see your face.
Where are you at?
Doing a little off-roading.
Chief.
This definitely ain't
no wild land engine, Chief.
Hashtag "van life."
Hey, hold on, Caleb.
All right?
We're almost there.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
- All right, everybody!
Find something and hang on!
Let's get
this kid to the copter.
We're gonna need a spine board.
Let's go, let's go!
And up.
Mojave?
You do your time,
maybe we can get you in
at Three Rock Con Camp.
Yeah, sure.
I told you.
Manny's one of us.
So, a fire became
a search and rescue,
became a hostage situation,
and then more fire?
That's insane.
That was "slow is smooth."
"And smooth is fast."
I'm glad you stuck around.
We need more women
in the department.
Yeah, but I would've never
been able to handle
what you all did today.
You won't know everything
in two weeks.
You're always
learning on the job.
I never trained
for a hostage situation.
Or a burning van filled with
your boyfriend,
my chief and...
...Bode.
Bode.
I know who he is to Jake.
Who is he to you?
I know who he was to me.
I'm still trying to figure out
who he is to me now.
I think we all are.
You're off-shift.
Hug your dude.
Long day?
Not compared to yours.
Bode.
You got a visitor.
Why does this guy get all
the special privileges?
Lights aren't out
for another hour, Charlie.
It's not privilege.
You're just unpopular.
Who's here so late?
You'll see.
Unorthodox methods
with the fusee today, Cap.
It was a smart move.
But let's not make a habit
of defying orders.
Going off book
was all me, Chief.
Bode was just
following my lead.
But he did convince me of it.
Manny, I would like my son
to be more like you.
Do not let Bode inspire you
to be more like him.
I got to admit,
he is a little bit inspiring.
Our kids, man, huh?
I don't know if I spend
more time loving him
or worrying about him.
I saw Gabriela today,
at the training for Cal Fire.
She showed up, huh?
I thought the recruitment event
would have turned her off
the department.
Look at this view.
"Old Habits" by
Rag'n'Bone Man playing...
Didn't expect you here.
Didn't think I'd ever
see you here, either.
I'm a disappointment.
I get it.
I'm the problem, like always.
I shouldn't have told you to go.
♪ We should meet somewhere
in the middle ♪
♪ Get some solid ground
beneath our feet... ♪
I'll regret that for the rest
of my life, but...
should've been you.
Who died that night
instead of Riley.
I know. I know.
No, believe me, I know.
No, no! No, Bode.
You're fourth-generation
Cal Fire legacy.
It should be you...
with me at Station 42.
You should be my right-hand guy.
I saw you out there today.
You were born for this.
But you, you never wanted
anything to do with it.
And Jake did.
Guilt's a funny thing.
What does that mean?
Ask Jake.
No, I'm asking you.
I'm asking my son.
You heard me.
You're my son.
Up on the mountain,
you told Jake
that at least you owned up
to what you did.
What-what-what did he do?
He broke Riley's heart.
The night of the accident,
the last thing she felt
before she died was pain.
You...
You're telling me that-that
Jake and Riley were...?
Oh, he-he didn't
tell you that, either.
He didn't.
♪ With the best
of intentions... ♪
I-I'm not perfect, okay?
I know that.
And I know that Mom wants
her family back, but...
...from where I'm standing,
you all made a family without me
while making me be the bad guy.
You can tell Mom I'm sorry,
but I don't want
back in on that.
♪ And I could never
give you up ♪
♪ 'Cause old habits die hard. ♪
"Fire Country"...
This is Three Rock Con Camp.
We fight fires all over
the state of California.
Are you and Jake
together? - We were, yeah.
But we're not anymore.
I didn't want to tell you
or anyone until it got
a little more serious,
but turns out Jake
wasn't serious at all.
Hey!
Hey, are you crazy?
That's what you told
Riley, isn't it? Huh?
After you dumped her
the night that she died.
What? You were
hooking up with Riley?
Does she know?
About Riley?
Yeah, I'm in it with Gabriela.
I tell her everything.
I fought fire today.
I loved it.
There's a Cal Fire
recruitment event
next weekend.
I think you should
check it out.
Hi, Mom.
He's in prison.
He is unable to follow
basic orders.
I followed one order
pretty well, didn't I, Dad?
After Riley died,
I told him to leave
and never come back.
Oh, my God.
My guys did
great work, especially Bode.
He's a liability, Manny.
Sharon has a hard time
accepting that. I don't.
Have you made any decision
about my son?
- I'm gonna transfer him.
- Manny, I'm sick.
I have chronic
kidney disease.
I was an inmate
at this camp, too.
They let you do this job
after that? Your mom did.
You're staying, Bode.
So it's up to you to decide
if you're gonna be the deadbeat
your dad thinks you are,
or if you're gonna be the man
your mom and I
both know you can be.
I should've warned you.
You've been around Jake
long enough,
you know that he's a player.
This is what
he does, Riley.
He cheated on you.
Can you stop texting him?
No, I need to go back
and talk to him.
That's not happening.
I'm taking you home.
- Then I'm getting out.
- What are you doing? Stop. Riley, stop.
Riley, get back in the car!
Hey, hold on!
Hit the brakes!
I can't! I can't stop!
Bode!
Riley. Riley.
Riley!
Not another nightmare.
I'm sorry, guys.
Come on, man.
Bode.
Does the golden boy need
a bedtime story
to have sweet dreams?
I gave up on sweet dreams
a while back.
Sorry to disturb.
"Riley."
Your sister's name.
That's what you keep
shouting in your sleep.
I appreciate you giving me
a second chance here, Cap.
But I signed up for
fire camp, not therapy.
They can be one
and the same, Bode.
I used to have
nightmares, too.
I'd come up here
hoping the wind
would blow them
out of my mind.
And now?
Now I sleep in peace.
You work this program,
you'll learn to put out fires,
and not just up there
in the mountains...
...but in here.
You stole cars.
I crashed one
with my sister in it.
You called it.
I have my dad's voice
in my head telling me that
it should've been me who died
that night instead of her.
I stuck a gun
in an innocent man's face
so I could get high
to escape that voice.
Of course,
it didn't stop anything.
You robbing
that liquor store
is what finally
got you locked up.
But you were incarcerated
long before you ever
went to prison, Bode.
You still are.
Look at me, Bode.
You're not the worst thing
you've ever done.
The four elements of fire?
Oxygen, fuel,
chemical reaction and heat.
What's the maximum flame length
you can attack with hand tools?
Mm... Four feet.
And after that, we call
for heavier equipment.
The fun stuff.
Oh, yeah, you know, all
the big guns.
Mm.
I love you.
I love you, too.
I'm proud of you, babe,
for clearing the air with Eve
about dating Riley.
Mm.
Yeah.
Um...
I mean, that'll be...
much harder to do...
...with Vince and Sharon.
Hey.
Hey, hey.
Hmm.
You're family to them.
They love you,
no matter what.
Kale...
cranberries,
pea protein, bee pollen.
That is a chronic kidney
disease cocktail right there.
According to some dude's blog.
Ew... smells like front lawn.
Thank you.
So, Eve's training
recruits this morning.
That means I got to be
on the engine with Jake.
You're not coming with me
to see Bode?
You saw the red flag warning.
Saw it? I issued it.
Right.
High winds, low humidity.
Fire is not gonna take
the day off, neither can I.
Vince, you told him
to leave.
I need you to tell him
that you're happy he's here,
that we both know
he can succeed.
Oh, my God,
it smells like front lawn,
and then it comes back
like compost.
Define "succeed,"
'cause he's behind bars.
There's no bars at fire camp.
Okay, so...
just like when
he was a teenager,
I tried to tell you
that he needs discipline
and consequence,
and you just swoop in
and start coddling him.
And then you start
barking orders at everyone
like we're all
under your command?
This is not a battalion.
We're a family.
We were a family.
I don't know
how I'd ever forgive you
when you say things like that.
Just being honest.
He was toxic back then,
and now he's an inmate,
and he's got his mother
pulling strings
for him with Manny.
He didn't ask me to do that.
I know.
He... he brings it out in you.
You helping him hurts you.
It could hurt
your career, I mean...
you told... you told
Manny you were sick?
I am sick.
I don't want you
getting any sicker.
My family, our family, is
the best medicine that I have.
If you want me well,
go tell him that you're pissed
or that you're hurt.
Whatever you are, just go
talk to our son so we can heal.
Battalion 1508.
Vegetation fire.
Old Saw Valley Road
and May nor Mountain.
Great.
Mayhem Mountain. Hippies.
Hippies are the least
of your worries.
There's the hermits
and the growers.
It gets dicey up there
really fast.
Just be careful.
Hey.
Mmm. Compost.
Have a good time
with your son.
Our son.
Engine 1591, vegetation fire,
now approximately three acres.
What is your status?
Engine 1591. We're hauling.
Hey, look, Chief,
are you all good?
Yeah.
I'm fine. Just...
You know.
Bode being back...
kicked up some stuff.
Yeah.
You know, um...
I, uh... I've been meaning
to talk to you about it.
Uh...
You were right.
About my shiner.
Bode did punch me.
I know.
I don't understand.
Him throwing a punch at you?
I mean...
You two were like brothers.
We were.
And it's complicated.
On both sides.
Actually, I...
I do know why he hit you.
Look, Chief,
I never meant to...
He's jealous.
You're who he wants to be.
He left...
and you became more of
a son to me than he was.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Mayhem
Mountain, hashtag "van life."
I passed by Smokey's
and told Aydan
the coffee was for you,
and she remembered
your regular order.
She's just being polite.
Training time.
Line up! Recruit.
Welcome to Cal Fire Station 42.
They call us the Fire Factory,
where fire is a constant,
not an exception.
Maybe you're here because
that sounds exciting to you.
Maybe you want to be a hero,
slay dragons, save the day.
Or maybe you're sick
of your old job
and you want to try
something new.
If you're here for
any of those reasons,
you will flame out.
The only people who will
make it through training hell
and onto the front lines
in just two weeks
are those of us who consider
this job a calling.
To protect our community,
to protect each other.
It is an honor to train
the future of Cal Fire.
Now, let's see if any of you
are worthy of that title.
Hey.
You got everybody
evac'ed up there?
Far as we can tell,
past that brush line there,
it's all strong winds
and flames from hell.
Confirm.
What do you think
started it?
More concerned with the who
than the what.
People actually live
in those trees up there.
This wind changes direction,
the whole mountain's
gonna go up.
Help!
Chief, is that a...
A burning man?
Stay still, stay still.
Hey, hey, listen to me.
It's out. Okay?
But I need you
to be still, okay?
Now, breathe. Just like that.
Again. One more.
Green crest. Battalion 1508.
Priority traffic.
May nor Mountain.
Single patient with first
and second degree burns.
Start an ambulance
to this location.
Hey, kid, you start this fire?
We lit a joint.
The wind kicked up.
That's a lot of weed
for one joint.
He said "we." Who's "we"?
Me and my dude Caleb.
I ran one way, he went another.
I ran past the fire,
but I lost him.
So there's another kid in there.
And he's MIA,
in the middle of a wildfire.
Oh.
Oh, my Bode Boy.
Hi, Mom.
Oh.
Your hair hasn't been this long
since that Hanson phase.
How's the food?
It's got to be better
than the penitentiary.
It's still not
your home cooking.
That's my boy. Yes. Okay!
And soon enough,
you will be out of here
and you can come home, home
and I will make you
anything you want.
And your dad's really upped
his game in the kitchen
since you've been gone.
You know, I'm not sure
I'm welcome at Dad's table.
Yeah, I know now that he,
he told you to leave.
What a terrible
mistake he made.
I'm gonna ask you to try to find
a little room in your heart
to forgive him.
He called me a liability.
He's afraid.
He's afraid you're gonna
break his heart again
or you're gonna break mine.
And you're not?
No, I'm not.
I'm just trying to make Riley's
death count for something.
Okay.
Mom.
I'm here to save
as many lives as possible,
any way I can.
You hear tones, that means
somebody needs our help.
We're called to
a wildfire, we wear Nomex.
If it's a structural fire,
we hustle to these turnouts.
We speed up by slowing down.
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Five seconds.
People say you can only
do things well
or do things quickly.
Those people
aren't firefighters.
Time!
Yep. Too slow.
- All of you, go again.
- Wait.
We just finished.
It's day one.
Day one of two weeks before
you're face-to-face with a fire.
Training is your friend.
I need a break.
Fires don't break,
and neither do I.
You need to build
your stamina, speed, grit.
Oh.
Here we go!
One down!
Look, we need probies,
but we're not desperate
for anybody.
We're desperate
for firefighters.
I want to learn.
Any tricks for slipping on
this uniform faster?
This isn't a uniform.
It's armor.
You need to use it
to understand it.
When you come out
of this well-trained,
you will thank me.
The visibility is awful.
Every fire, somebody
thinks they're invincible.
Help!
You hear that?
Help!
All right, let's go, gents.
I hate to cut
your visits short,
but we got work to do.
Let's load up. Come on.
Green crest. Vegetation fire.
Spread 50 acres,
and a missing teen...
I'd better go oversee
that mess at the station.
There's a missing kid
up on Mayhem Mountain?
Bode, let's go.
Things get sketch
up there pretty quick.
Yeah, and I know you know that.
Bode, there is danger
around every corner at this job.
So if you really want to
prove your father wrong,
just don't go looking for it.
Plus, I cannot bear to lose
another family member.
No one on
my crew is gonna go
looking for danger
or trouble.
Ain't that right, Bode?
No, sir.
Chief, I got him.
I know you do.
Can anybody hear me?
Help! Hey!
This way.
Chief, uh...
Where the hell are we?
All that weed on that other kid,
I'm guessing this is
where it came from.
Where is this kid? Hey!
- Where you at?
- Down here!
Down where?
Thank God. You found me.
Copy.
All right, gentlemen.
There's a lot
going on right now.
Battalion 1508 is conducting
a search and rescue.
The engine crews are
knocking down this fire.
We're doing a six-foot cut
with a four-foot scrape.
And with this winds,
fire could move further east.
Let's make sure
that does not happen.
- You copy?
- Hey, Cap.
You said that my dad's crew's on
search and rescue up there?
Yeah. You not listening?
Can I have a word?
Make it quick.
This area's run
by a guy named Mojave.
I-I know him from
back in the day.
If he thinks his business
is under attack from thieves
or cops or even firefighters,
it'll be bad, Cap.
What kind of business
are you talking about?
The weed game.
Mojave's an outlaw grower.
I was running. I tripped.
This thing swallowed me.
What the hell is this place?
Just take it easy, okay?
We're gonna get you
out of there.
He's losing consciousness.
Hey.
Don't go to sleep.
Stay awake, all right?
Hey, Chief, what the hell is
this medieval nonsense?
Green crest. Battalion 1508.
Y'all lost? Fire's that way.
Yeah, well, he's down here.
We're here to help.
Oh, no.
Yeah, don't move.
Don't move. Don't move.
Stay off the radio.
- Stay off the radio.
- Mayday.
Off the radio, man.
Battalion 1508,
confirm your status.
Battalion 1508?
Was that a mayday and a gunshot?
Green crest.
I need a status report
on Engine 1591.
Contact air attack.
I need eyes on May nor Mountain.
Patching you through
to air attack for a visual.
Detective,
it's Division Chief Leone.
We have a situation.
Firefighter distress call
during a search and rescue.
And Vince is MIA
on Mayhem Mountain.
Responders in distress.
We have responders in distress.
"Mayday"? You sent out
a distress signal?
Shouldn't have done that.
You don't want to talk about
what people shouldn't be doing.
You have a kid in a pit.
That's my security system,
for thieves and cops.
The kid was stealing
crops from me.
That's the only reason
they come up here.
He's taking food out of
the mouth of my family.
That ain't right.
Where is your family?
I sent them
down the mountain already.
Okay, and why didn't you
go down with them?
'Cause I'm not gonna give up
on my crop
or my freedom.
How bad is it?
Hmm? His leg.
Well, I won't know
until I assess him.
But you have to untie me.
No, I don't have to do anything.
You don't really want
a dead kid on your hands.
Yeah, no,
of course I don't, man.
Look, I get I'm not
like you, okay?
Kids don't dress up
as me for Halloween,
but this is how
I put food on the table.
He was trespassing.
- And so are you.
- Okay, hey, how about this?
You let us get him
out of here, and we're gone.
Leave you be, go back to
fighting the fire
that might even destroy
all your crop,
never mind the little bit
that this kid was stealing.
Fire's not coming up here.
Wind's taking it
down the mountain.
We cut our own line.
We don't need outsiders
coming up here
acting like you're gonna
save the day.
We're not trying
to save the day.
Just this kid.
Oh, is that your
sheriff buddies, huh?
From the Mayday
that you called in?
See? See? As soon as
you walk out of here,
they're gonna storm in here,
they're gonna rip out
all my crops.
They're gonna
throw my ass in jail!
Hey, here's the bottom line.
You have an MIA kid
and two MIA firefighters.
They're coming up here
whether you like it or not.
It'll be a whole lot worse
if you don't let us help him.
Don't push me, fireman.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
What I'm gonna do...
Show me how to use this.
What are you gonna say?
I'm gonna tell them
I'm not up here with three MIAs.
I'm up here with three hostages.
See? I'm not going to prison.
I want a deal.
Let's go, gentlemen.
Pick up the pace.
Hey. Hey,
what's going on up there?
That wind's not helping.
No, no, I'm not talking
about the wind.
I mean these cops.
We're staying on task, Bode.
We're letting the cops
stay on theirs.
Get back to work.
Listen up.
I have your firefighters
and a missing kid up here.
That's Mojave.
Hello?
Is this thing working?
Somebody better answer me!
Are you hearing this, Chief?
Pull your crew.
Bring them back to the camp.
Right now.
Manny, keep Bode
out of this one.
Copy.
All right, pack it up.
We're going back to camp.
That's a mistake.
We're gonna let the sheriff
handle this one.
Come on.
Cap,
fire is one thing,
but Mojave's always armed.
Okay? My dad and Jake aren't,
not to mention this kid... Bode!
Our chief gave me a command,
and I'm giving you one. Go.
"You're not the worst thing
you've ever done."
What you said last night.
What about it?
The worst thing
that we could do right now
is leave my dad and Jake
up there unsupported.
Look, th-they have no idea how
to navigate a guy like Mojave.
We're not the cops, Bode.
Yeah, exactly.
We're supposed to
protect life, right?
These cops go up there,
this becomes a fire
and a firefight.
Mojave will only listen
to guys like us.
You and me.
You're still a pain in my ass,
you know that?
Come on.
No. No. No.
Green crest, confirming
that you copied my traffic.
I released Three Rock Crew Four.
Come on, Manny, pick up.
Pick up.
30 seconds. Coat next.
Jacket.
Fasten before helmet.
I remember.
Chief?
Uh, training's over.
You're with me.
What?
Chief, where are we going?
May nor Mountain.
The search and rescue?
It's more than that now.
Vince and Jake are
in a hostage situation.
They're the hostages?
Your dad and Bode are
on their way up there, too.
Eve, now.
The rigs are all out.
Yeah, that's why
we're taking a copter.
Picked this spot
for a reason.
Copters can't see
through these trees.
Yeah, you might be able to
hide from the deputies,
but you're not gonna be able
to hide from this fire.
Wind's pushing it
up the mountain now.
I told you. Dug our own line.
It'll go around us
and my plants.
You're the grower.
I'm the firefighter.
I'm telling you,
your line's not gonna hold.
He's in danger
of bleeding out.
He needs a tourniquet,
my friend.
- I'm not your friend!
- Think about your own family.
This kid...
he's somebody's son.
What's that? That the cops?
Hey, whoever's coming up here,
you're about to get blasted.
Hold up. We're not cops.
Look, we-we don't want
any trouble.
Please, don't shoot.
That's my son.
That's your son?
In name only.
You're making a bad
situation worse, Bode.
Wait.
Bode?
I came to reason
with an old friend.
Look, man,
this fire's getting closer.
I want to help you try
and figure this thing out,
without cops. Of course,
you two know each other.
Bro, I thought you were dead.
Kind of was.
I'm finding something
to live for.
Being locked up
is hardly living.
Bode's not just an inmate.
He's a firefighter.
Oh, who are you?
His life coach?
He's my captain.
Used to be a guy like us.
Hear him out?
Swap the two of us out
for the three of them.
That way, the kid can get
medical attention.
There's no way.
Bode's an inmate.
They don't care
what happens to him.
Then at least let these guys
try and stop
this kid's bleeding.
That's what we've been asking
him since we've been here.
And now I'm asking.
Come on, bro.
We were...
We were young and dumb
like him once.
Hell, we-we did
even crazier things.
Trust me.
You don't want someone
dying on your conscience.
You'll never forgive yourself.
Untie them.
Oh. Chief's here.
I'll let them know.
Chief's on the ground.
Gregory? Anything?
The good news is we know
who we're dealing with.
Mojave Sutton.
He's got priors for growing.
He's anti-cop.
Moves camp every so often
to avoid location.
The bad news?
A guy like this and his crew
are going to be heavily armed.
Unlikely to surrender.
And we still don't know
where they are up there.
That's a lot of bad news.
Well, Captain Perez and my son
might be able to help.
They're up there now
trying to defuse the situation.
Sharon.
Hate to state the obvious.
Bode's an inmate.
This isn't a prison break.
This is a forest fire.
Division 1501?
Oh, that's Bode. Thank God.
This is Division 1501.
Where is Battalion 1508?
Here with me.
Fire's your jurisdiction,
Sharon.
Hostage situation...
That's mine.
Yeah, but this call came over
a Cal Fire radio, so...
I'll be handling it.
How is our civilian?
They're checking vitals now.
Please tell me he's alive.
We got a pulse.
Oh, God. Thank God.
Hey, you did
the right thing, bro.
You want to keep doing
the right thing, let my captain
get on the radio and let
the ground know what's what.
Yeah.
Patient's lost a lot of blood.
He needs medical attention
beyond our scope.
Hey, Chief, what do you think?
Should we shoot a signal
over to the hospital?
Let them know he's gonna need
surgery and a heat pack?
Copy you on the heat pack, Cap.
Signaling the hospital
and a heat pack?
That-that doesn't make
any sense.
Yeah, I think it's a code.
Because they've got
a fusee flare up there.
I think they're trying to
tell us where they are.
Okay, we're ready to medevac.
We just need to know
where you are.
What does Mojave get in return?
He still wants immunity.
All right, Caleb,
you're gonna feel this.
Please don't cut off my leg.
Don't move, and I won't.
Once we cut this spear down,
we can lift you
the hell out of here.
Set?
Set.
All right, you got him?
I got his leg.
Got his leg? Go.
Coming after you, Chief.
Good job, good job.
Gonna stay with me, right?
Mojave, fire's already
jumped the line.
You tell them
no cops near my goods.
And no charges.
No cops, no charges,
and everybody walks out alive.
What the hell is that?
Fire.
Look, look, look!
Right there.
Okay, come on, let's go.
Let's go get our patient.
This is the Sheriff's Department.
Come out with your hands up.
You burned me, Bode? Huh?
You tipped them off
where we are?
What the hell, man?
No, hey, no.
I would've burned you
if I let you
and everybody else up here die.
Once again,
interfering with all
your outlaw crap.
Nothing's changed.
At least I own what I am.
Can you say the same?
Okay, everybody,
huddle together!
- You're my cover now!
- No, no.
We can't stop
the pressure, all right?
- He's gonna bleed out.
- Damn it. Screw this!
Mojave!
You can't run forever.
Put down the gun,
and we go peacefully,
and you got a shot
at being where we are
later down the road.
Chief, his-his
rate is dropping.
He's fading fast.
We're gonna lose this kid!
Come on, we're trapped.
All right, come on, buddy.
Come on, Caleb, come on.
Chief, what do you think?
Deploy fire shelters?
We don't have enough of them.
I don't want to die, Bode,
but I don't want to go
to prison!
My family, my son.
- You should see my son.
- Mojave!
My sister died because
of my bad choices.
Somebody told me I'm not
the worst thing I've ever done.
And you aren't, either.
Mojave!
You want to go to prison?
Or you want to burn alive
and take all of us with you?
Those are your choices, bro.
Trust me.
You want to see your kids again.
Okay, okay.
How do we get out of here?
Well, we can't on foot.
Does that thing run?
Division
1501. Battalion 1508. Do you copy?
Good to hear your voice,
Battalion Chief 1508.
Better to see your face.
Where are you at?
Doing a little off-roading.
Chief.
This definitely ain't
no wild land engine, Chief.
Hashtag "van life."
Hey, hold on, Caleb.
All right?
We're almost there.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
- All right, everybody!
Find something and hang on!
Let's get
this kid to the copter.
We're gonna need a spine board.
Let's go, let's go!
And up.
Mojave?
You do your time,
maybe we can get you in
at Three Rock Con Camp.
Yeah, sure.
I told you.
Manny's one of us.
So, a fire became
a search and rescue,
became a hostage situation,
and then more fire?
That's insane.
That was "slow is smooth."
"And smooth is fast."
I'm glad you stuck around.
We need more women
in the department.
Yeah, but I would've never
been able to handle
what you all did today.
You won't know everything
in two weeks.
You're always
learning on the job.
I never trained
for a hostage situation.
Or a burning van filled with
your boyfriend,
my chief and...
...Bode.
Bode.
I know who he is to Jake.
Who is he to you?
I know who he was to me.
I'm still trying to figure out
who he is to me now.
I think we all are.
You're off-shift.
Hug your dude.
Long day?
Not compared to yours.
Bode.
You got a visitor.
Why does this guy get all
the special privileges?
Lights aren't out
for another hour, Charlie.
It's not privilege.
You're just unpopular.
Who's here so late?
You'll see.
Unorthodox methods
with the fusee today, Cap.
It was a smart move.
But let's not make a habit
of defying orders.
Going off book
was all me, Chief.
Bode was just
following my lead.
But he did convince me of it.
Manny, I would like my son
to be more like you.
Do not let Bode inspire you
to be more like him.
I got to admit,
he is a little bit inspiring.
Our kids, man, huh?
I don't know if I spend
more time loving him
or worrying about him.
I saw Gabriela today,
at the training for Cal Fire.
She showed up, huh?
I thought the recruitment event
would have turned her off
the department.
Look at this view.
"Old Habits" by
Rag'n'Bone Man playing...
Didn't expect you here.
Didn't think I'd ever
see you here, either.
I'm a disappointment.
I get it.
I'm the problem, like always.
I shouldn't have told you to go.
♪ We should meet somewhere
in the middle ♪
♪ Get some solid ground
beneath our feet... ♪
I'll regret that for the rest
of my life, but...
should've been you.
Who died that night
instead of Riley.
I know. I know.
No, believe me, I know.
No, no! No, Bode.
You're fourth-generation
Cal Fire legacy.
It should be you...
with me at Station 42.
You should be my right-hand guy.
I saw you out there today.
You were born for this.
But you, you never wanted
anything to do with it.
And Jake did.
Guilt's a funny thing.
What does that mean?
Ask Jake.
No, I'm asking you.
I'm asking my son.
You heard me.
You're my son.
Up on the mountain,
you told Jake
that at least you owned up
to what you did.
What-what-what did he do?
He broke Riley's heart.
The night of the accident,
the last thing she felt
before she died was pain.
You...
You're telling me that-that
Jake and Riley were...?
Oh, he-he didn't
tell you that, either.
He didn't.
♪ With the best
of intentions... ♪
I-I'm not perfect, okay?
I know that.
And I know that Mom wants
her family back, but...
...from where I'm standing,
you all made a family without me
while making me be the bad guy.
You can tell Mom I'm sorry,
but I don't want
back in on that.
♪ And I could never
give you up ♪
♪ 'Cause old habits die hard. ♪