Fire Country operates as a network procedural set inside Cal Fire, tracking the Station 42 crew in Edgewater and the Leone family at its core. The show frames its emergencies around personal redemption, family forged under pressure, and the emotional cost of service. Procedurals often parse social contracts through weekly crises, and this one keeps that focus.
Season 4 opens directly after the catastrophic fire at a memory care facility. The premiere faces loss in real time, defined by the sudden absence of Vince Leone (Billy Burke), the family patriarch and stabilizing leader of Station 42. His death leaves an emotional and professional void that shapes the coming episodes. The choice to sit with raw grief,…