The cliffhanger ending of Fire Country season 3 being resolved through Vince’s death is tragic, but something else hinted at in Fire Country season 4’s trailer can make things more difficult than the Leone patriarch’s demise. After the Zabel Ridge fire engulfed the Buena Vista center with Vince, Sharon, and Walter inside, it was evident someone would pay the price.
Station 42 Being Suspended From Active Duty Is A First For Fire Country
The trailer for Fire Country season 4 packed a lot in one minute, beyond the tragic confirmation that Vince died. It teased Sharon’s heartbreak, Bode and Jake’s revamped tensions, new threatening fires right after the Zabel Ridge devastation, and even the setup for Gabriela’s departure. However, the trailer also eerily announced that Station 42 would be suspended from active duty.
Sharon can be seen sharing the news in the aftermath of Vince’s funeral, based on everyone in the firehouse wearing their official uniforms. It’s unclear whether the suspension is a consequence of the events in Fire Country season 3’s ending that led to Vince’s death, but it will undoubtedly mark the first time Station 42 temporarily stops serving the community.
The cliffhanger ending of Fire Country season 3 being resolved through Vince’s death is tragic, but something else hinted at in Fire Country season 4’s trailer can make things more difficult than the Leone patriarch’s demise. After the Zabel Ridge fire engulfed the Buena Vista center with Vince, Sharon, and Walter inside, it was evident someone would pay the price.
Station 42’s suspension has an even bigger impact than Vince’s death. Between the material consequences of Edgewater’s community having one less firehouse serving them and Fire Country’s protagonists’ jobs being potentially at risk, such a decision is doomed to impact everyone, even the characters less directly affected by Vince’s death.
Adding to that how Station 42 was always synonymous with the Leones in Fire Country, the suspension can work as pouring salt on their wound, as the firehouse already lost its leader with Vince’s death. That his legacy in the form of the firehouse could also be affected is a threat too big and heartbreaking for the Leones and Edgewater.
How Station 42 & Three Rock’s Major Differences Can Reinvent Fire Country
Fire Country season 4’s trailer hints at its beginning feeling grim for several reasons, not just Vince’s death. Still, Station 42’s suspension joins Three Rock’s destruction in setting up brand-new possibilities for Fire Country season 4. The two were always the cornerstone of the firefighting drama alongside the Leones, making Fire Country’s future feel promising if they overcome this low.
The loss of all three makes for an incredibly destabilizing time for Edgewater and Fire Country’s protagonists, as it never had been before. Still, narratively speaking, Station 42’s suspension offers a chance to introduce new characters by following its firefighters wherever they are sent, making Fire Country season 4 feel new not solely in a heartbreaking way through Vince’s death.
Fire Country season 4 premieres on CBS at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, October 17, 2025.
