The CBS drama series Fire Country, which revolves around prisoners assisting Cal Fire, has been criticized by the real Cal Fire for not accurately depicting the department's operations in California. The director of Cal Fire expressed his disdain for Fire Country's portrayal in an email, stating that the show is a misrepresentation of the professional fire department and resource protection agency that Cal Fire is. The cast and crew of Fire Country acknowledged that they were making a fictional TV series and understood the need to dramatize certain aspects of the fire department for entertainment, despite their disappointment with Cal Fire's response.
Fire Country revolves around a group of prisoners assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, aka Cal Fire, via the California Conservation Camp Program. Cal Fire is a real-life fire department on the West Coast that protects millions of acres of forests. However, members of Cal...
Fire Country revolves around a group of prisoners assisting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, aka Cal Fire, via the California Conservation Camp Program. Cal Fire is a real-life fire department on the West Coast that protects millions of acres of forests. However, members of Cal...
- 9/2/2023
- by Sarah Little
- ScreenRant
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