On Duty

The view from the top of the house shows the vast blue Pacific, but the flames leaping out at firefighter’s feet draw the most attention. A house fire in the Santa Barbara hills kicks off Season 1; rescuers must hack through a roof to reach the danger.

A wildfire bursts out on a hillside and firefighters race to snuff out the flames. Back in the city, a car has rolled over and rescuers are faced with an unfortunate fatality.

Call a cab! Wait . . . call the fire truck—the cab’s on fire! Trucks race to the side of a yellow cab bathe in red-hot flames. Next, an exciting drill sees an airplane on fire and climbs inside the flaming cockpit with firefighters.

A dramatic rescue kicks off this episode as firefighters rush to a steep bluff to try to save a boy who has fallen over the edge.

The quaint community of Summerland boasts amazing ocean views, but in this episode, it also needs help from firefighters, who tangle with a stubborn house fire.

A house fire is a danger in itself, but when the house is part of a tight-packed row of buildings, one fire can quickly explode into others. A fire crew races against time and the flames . . . can they save the neighborhood?

Santa Barbara’s location on the Pacific means beautiful views and places to play. But the ocean can be a harsh mistress: Santa Barbara rescue personnel and local Coast Guard pull a family, including a baby and a dog, from a sinking boat.

Boy Scouts are always prepared . . . so are firefighters. Dramatic helicopter footage highlights this impressive rescue of a troop of Boy Scouts stranded by flash flooding.

Heavy rainstorms help flowers and grass, but they bring lots of other trouble for firefighters. This episode includes trees falling on houses, cars skidding on the highway, mud sliding down hillsides, and more.

An apartment building has many residents, so a fire there creates multiple problems for firefighters. In this episode of On Duty, a nighttime fire in a crowded building means lots of action for rescuers.

Fire erupts high atop a building! Firefighters pull a long hose while other mount the high ladder to attack the flames. Fast action saves lives . . . and the building.

Attacking a fire sometimes means trying everything in the book to find the flames. The main story in this episode shows just that. An apartment building fire starts in an attic and spreads to other floors.

Some nights, firefighters just don’t sleep: This night is one of them. A trio of back-to-back-back incidents send the crews hopping, from a burning couch on Santa Barbara’s main street to a structure fire to a helping at an accident scene.

Season One ends with several dramatic incidents. First, in a two-part story, viewers travel down a dark and dangerous ravine, led by a firefighter on a mission of mercy. A car has crashed and plunged into the chasm; someone has to go down to lend a hand.