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Fire Country Bids Farewell to Beloved Battalion Chief in Emotional Season 4 Premiere
17 Oct
Summary
- Vince Leone, the beloved Station 42 battalion chief, dies in a building collapse
- Bode, Vince's son, must now face his "most brutal battle yet" after his father's death
- The show's creators say the loss will "shake up the show and characters" and force them to "reassess where they were and what they were doing"
In the upcoming Season 4 premiere of the firefighter drama Fire Country, the Cal Fire team is set to face a heartbreaking loss. Vince Leone, the beloved Station 42 battalion chief, died in a building collapse caused by the devastating Zabel Ridge fire in the Season 3 finale.
The show's creators, Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, have revealed that they made the difficult decision to kill off Vince's character in order to be "truthful to the work" that firefighters do and to shake up the show and its characters. They felt it was time for the show to experience a significant loss, which would "force them to really reassess where they were and what they were doing."
Vince's son, Bode, played by Max Thieriot, will now have to confront his own grief and the future of the firehouse in the aftermath of his father's death. In the Season 4 promo, Bode is seen delivering a eulogy at his father's funeral, vowing to "spend the rest of my career protecting my father's town, my father's stations, and my father's mission."
The Season 4 premiere, titled "Goodbye for Now," will pick up in the aftermath of the fatal Zabel Ridge fire, with Station 42 facing "internal turmoil" but needing to "rally together for a high-stakes rescue that tests their strength, loyalty and the future of the firehouse."
