The documentary series features real professional firefighters from the Gelsenkirchen professional fire department (seasons 1 and 2), the Bochum professional fire department (seasons 3 to 7) and the Duisburg professional fire department (season 8, broadcast from spring 2024, and season 9) in their everyday lives and operations accompanied.
The fire brigade and rescue services wear a body camera to give the most authentic impression possible. The series of firefighters who were on site during the operations are commented on; There is no voice-over commentary or from external speakers.
Both the visual design and the dramaturgical structure of an episode take the viewer to all operations as if they were involved in the operation with the emergency services. The documentary series is characterized by an absolutely high-quality production and design and shows a wide variety of missions: house fires with people trapped, technical assistance in car accidents, various rescue missions on land, water and even in the air with the rescue helicopter "Christoph 9", industrial fires of massive proportions. In addition to the operations, you can also watch the emergency services during their exercises, as well as their sometimes very fun leisure activities during their 24-hour shifts, such as a golf tournament through the entire fire station building.
The series is characterized by the highly professional behavior of the friendly emergency services and by exciting missions - sometimes fatal - and their psychological stress. The victims are not put on display or presented in a sensational way, but rather their privacy is always protected.
Anyone who wants an honest, realistic impression of professional firefighting and emergency services should definitely watch this series.
