Firehouse (TV series)
Firehouse is an American drama/adventure series that aired on ABC in early 1974. Somewhat derivative of Emergency! (a hit on rival network NBC at the time) and the recent best-selling book Report From Engine Co. 82 by FDNY fireman Dennis Smith, the series was set in Los Angeles at a small inner-city fire station. The five-man crew of Engine Company 23 was led by Captain Spike Ryerson, played by James Drury, fresh from his starring role of nine years on the western series The Virginian.
| Firehouse | |
|---|---|
 From left: Bill Overton, James Drury, Brad David (in back), Richard Jaeckel (in front), Michael DeLano | |
| Starring | James Drury Michael Delano Bill Overton Scott Smith Brad David Richard Jaeckel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Spelling Leonard Goldberg |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Dick Berg Productions for the Stonehenge Company Metromedia Producers Corporation |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | January 17 – April 11, 1974 |
Synopsis
The series follows a 1973 ABC Movie of the Week of the same name, although veteran character actor Richard Jaeckel was the only notable cast member to appear in both the TV-movie and the series.
It aired back-to-back with Chopper One, and ran only thirteen episodes.
Cast
- James Drury as Capt. Spike Ryerson
- Richard Jaeckel as Hank Myers
- Michael Delano as Sonny Caputo
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Burst of Flame" | January 17, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson and his men race against time to save six people caught in an elevator in a blazing office building. | |||
| 2 | "Sentenced to Burn" | January 24, 1974 | |
| After rescuing a man from a mudslide, Capt. Ryerson and his men fight a fire at a prison and several are taken hostage by the convicts. | |||
| 3 | "The Hottest Place in Town" | January 31, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson's men fight a devastating fire in a crowded new nightclub as well as the threat of rip-off artists in their own station house. | |||
| 4 | "Trapped" | February 7, 1974 | |
| After saving a man's new dump truck from fire, Capt. Ryerson and his men rush to a tunnel project. | |||
| 5 | "Implosion" | February 14, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson and his men rescue a boy stuck in a heating duct, and then battle a spectacular oil refinery blaze. | |||
| 6 | "The Treasure" | February 21, 1974 | |
| After saving a pregnant woman trapped by downed high tension wires, Capt. Ryerson and his men rush to an old decaying mansion which is ablaze. | |||
| 7 | "Strike, Spare and Burn" | February 28, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson and his men respond to a fire at an old theater building where a vault filled with potentially explosive nitrate film threatens the entire neighborhood. | |||
| 8 | "Tide of Terror" | March 7, 1974 | |
| After an ill-fated date with his girlfriend, Caputo joins his colleagues to help rescue a young woman trapped in swirling water under an ocean pier. | |||
| 9 | "No Way Out" | March 14, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson and his men save a boy from being buried alive, and also fight a potentially devastating fire in a laundry. | |||
| 10 | "A Gift for Grumper" | March 21, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson and his men struggle to save priceless art from a museum fire, not realizing that their friend, arson inspector "Grumper" Barkham is trapped in the blaze. | |||
| 11 | "Randall's Pride" | March 28, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson's men save a girl who has driven over a cliff after an argument with her boyfriend, then respond to a fire which is destroying a horse stable. | |||
| 12 | "The Watches of the Night" | April 4, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson's men battle a blaze in a slum apartment, then rescue partygoers at a top dress designer's first night celebration. | |||
| 13 | "False Alarm" | April 11, 1974 | |
| Capt. Ryerson is hospitalized for a possible heart ailment, and his worried men are called upon to save a young man suffering from a drug overdose, as well as battle a blaze in a junk-filled garage. | |||
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