Residents of Lytton, BC recall the day when a wildfire destroyed 90% of their village, while an Initial Attack crew in the Kootenays responds to a wildfire before it becomes something bigger.
A Wildfire Response Officer responds to a fire before it gets any closer to the town of Nelson, while an Air Attack Officer directs the air tanker response from his Bird Dog plane.
A third-generation wildfire fighter is always thinking about the safety of his crew, while a smokejumper puts his work to the ultimate test, when he jumps his first parachute that he's packed himself.
An interface fire in West Kelowna displaces residents, while a volunteer fire department in Gun Lake carries out evacuation orders as high winds threaten to drive a wildfire down a mountain.
A fire behaviour specialist trains his successor while on the largest wildfire in BC history. A new crew supervisor takes over the only remaining all-Indigenous unit crew in BC.
Filmed during BC's worst fire season on record, this timely series parachutes you onto the frontlines of recent wildfires. With unprecedented access, it follows the brave firefighters dedicated to protecting communities and shares the latest understanding about wildfire prevention.
