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Fire Country Cast & Episode Guide
Latest New Episode: Church and State · S5 E6 — 13 November 2026
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Church and State · S5 E6
Fire Country season 5, episode 6, “Church and State,” puts Station 42 into a high-risk rescue at Eve’s apartment complex. A dangerous electrical surge triggers a devastating fire, leaving residents trapped as firefighters work to get them to safety. The emergency also raises a broader concern for Edgewater: whether its aging power grid is contributing to the danger. The episode therefore connects an immediate life-saving operation with a community-wide question about infrastructure and responsibility.
A Fire at Eve’s Apartment Complex
The apartment complex becomes the episode’s central emergency site, with Station 42 racing to respond as residents remain trapped inside. The scale of the fire makes the rescue the immediate priority, while the electrical surge adds a technical cause that may complicate efforts to contain the danger.
Edgewater’s Aging Grid Under Scrutiny
Beyond the response at the complex, the incident prompts questions about the condition of Edgewater’s aging power grid. “Church and State” uses the crisis to widen the focus from one devastating fire to the infrastructure problems that may be putting the wider community at risk.
About Fire Country
Fire Country is a CBS action-drama series about Bode Donovan, a young convict who joins California’s inmate firefighter program in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. Assigned to a conservation camp near his rural Northern California hometown of Edgewater, Bode confronts dangerous wildfires while working alongside professional firefighters and incarcerated crew members. His return also forces him to reckon with the family and community he left behind.
How the Series Works
The series combines large-scale wildfire emergencies with an ongoing character drama about rehabilitation, loyalty and second chances. Firefighting operations place the crew in hazardous conditions, while the procedural structure follows the demands of emergency response, coordination and rescue. The setting connects the physical danger of California’s fire country with the personal tensions created by Bode’s return to a community shaped by his past.
Main and Recurring Cast
Max Thieriot stars as Bode Donovan, with Kevin Alejandro as Manny Perez, a key figure in the conservation-camp firefighting program. Diane Farr plays Sharon Leone, Bode’s mother and a senior member of the local fire service, while Billy Burke portrays Vince Leone, his father. The established ensemble also includes Jordan Calloway as Jake Crawford, Stephanie Arcila as Gabriela Perez, Jules Latimer as Eve Edwards and W. Tré Davis as Freddy Mills.
- Max Thieriot — Bode Leone
- Jordan Calloway — Jake Crawford
- Kevin Alejandro — Manny Perez
- Diane Farr — Sharon Leone
- Jules Latimer — Eve Edwards
- Stephanie Arcila — Gabriella Perez
- Billy Burke — Vince Leone
- Olivia Thirlby — Cecilia Jade "CJ" Ryan
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Church and State
Fire Country season 5, episode 6, “Church and State,” puts Station 42 into a high-risk rescue at Eve’s apartment complex. A dangerous electrical surge triggers a devastating fire, leaving residents trapped as firefighters work to get them to safety.