Fire Chasers
| Fire Chasers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Julian T Pinder |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50-58 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 8, 2017 |
Fire Chasers is a 2017 English-language original Netflix documentary series produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Julian T Pinder, showing the dangers of firefighting by exploring the 2016 California fire season.[1][2][3]
Premise
[edit]Fire Chasers shows the dangers the firefighting men and women face when combating flames using on-helmet cameras and intimate firefighting footage, exploring the 2016 California fire season.[1][2][3]
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The New Normal" | September 8, 2017 | |
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In California, authorities study environmental changes that fuel increasingly fierce wildfires, and a group of inmates train to become firefighters. | |||
| 2 | "After Burn" | September 8, 2017 | |
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Firefighters enter a smoke-filled canyon to combat a deadly blaze. Turning their lives around, two inmates join firefighting crews. | |||
| 3 | "Keep These Jackasses Wet" | September 8, 2017 | |
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Homeowners sift through the wreckage left behind by a fire. Rookies face tough training challenges. A veteran firefighter recalls a tragedy. | |||
| 4 | "The Art of Destruction" | September 8, 2017 | |
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Rookies get their first taste of going toe-to-toe with the flames. An inmate-firefighter starts her new life, and a fire's detritus becomes artwork. | |||
Release
[edit]It was released on September 8, 2017, on Netflix streaming.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "'Fire Chasers' Review: Leonardo DiCaprio's Latest Environmental Doc Captures the Terrifying Human Fight Against Nature's Dangers". Indie Wire. 8 September 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "'Fire Chasers' brings you right to the harrowing front lines". The Daily Dot. 11 September 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Netflix's 'Fire Chasers' Is A Timely, Visually Ferocious Look At The Devastating Effects Of Natural Disasters". Decider. 8 September 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Fire Chasers. Netflix.
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