Cast members from Fire Country and other CBS programs have gathered for a series of PSAs that thank the firefighters and first responders dealing with the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, and rally for donations to support the residents affected by the tragedy.
In the PSA above, Fire Country‘s Max Thieriot, Stephanie Arcila and Jules Latimer thank first responders and invite donations to the Red Cross, while in the PSA below, Thieriot is joined by Kevin Alejandro, Billy Burke and Diane Farr to encourage Red Cross donations.
Other PSAs feature CBS sitcom stars (from The Neighborhood, Ghosts and Poppa’s House), and Elsbeth‘s Carrie Preston and NCIS cast members (shown below).
Of TV’s multiple first responder series, Fire Country‘s response to the Los Angeles wildfires has arguably been the most awaited, seeing as the CBS drama’s fall finale (airing Dec. 14) featured a series of “zombie fires” that fueled a massive, aggressive Northern California wildfire that began consuming homes — including the ranch property owned by Eve’s estranged father Elroy.
The two-parter is scheduled to resume Friday, Jan. 31 at 9/8c, when Fire Country airs its winter premiere.
In the immediate wake of the California wildfires breaking out on Jan. 7, CBS pulled a Fire Country rerun that was to air Jan. 10, replacing it with a Season 1 episode of NCIS: Sydney. (The NCIS offshoot is moving to Friday nights at 8/7c, when it opens Season 2 on Jan. 31. Fire Country will stay put and lead out of it, followed by a relocated S.W.A.T. claiming the cancelled Blue Bloods‘ long-held 10 o’clock spot.)
The Fire Country repeat scheduled for this Friday will air as planned.
NBC’s Windy City-based Chicago Fire, meanwhile, aired its winter premiere that first Wednesday as scheduled, though the episode featured very little firefighting drama; #OneChicago went wth repeats this week, leading out of President Biden’s farewell address.
Broadcast TV’s other firefighter show, ABC’s Los Angeles-set 9-1-1, issued a statement on social media this week, saying the high-octane drama “is honored to tell stories about the courage of real-life first responders. We thank them for their bravery fighting the L.A. wildfires and are proud to support their efforts through Disney’s $15 million donation for immediate response and rebuilding efforts, which includes support of the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, among other organizations.”