Fire Country has become a bona fide hit on CBS for the past four years, focusing on the real-life Cal Fire (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) and Cal Fire’s prison camps programs, which see inmates serving time by helping firefighters on calls.
The drama takes place in Northern California, focusing on the small town of Edgewater. While the character chaos and firehouse drama play a pivotal part in Fire Country, so do the fires that Station 42 tackles.
In fact, Season 3 of Fire Country ended with one of the show’s most devastating fires, which burned down Three Rock. The Zabel Ridge fire, as it was called, also saw Station 42 lose one of their own: Vince Leone (Billy Burke).
Since Edgewater is located in Northern California, many of those fires are forest fires, giving fans a glimpse of the beautiful landscape surrounding Edgewater.
Fire Country features many outdoor scenes, raising the question of whether the show is actually filmed in Northern California.
The answer to that is no. Fire Countryisn’t filmed in California at all.
According to People magazine, the CBS hit drama films in Vancouver, British Columbia. Fire Country creator and star Max Thieriot (Bode) feels it is the perfect fit to represent Northern California.
“Canada goes through more than their fair share of fires. I know last year was wild and very difficult. Certainly, something that has been in a lot of people’s minds these days,” he shared.
Fire Country is based loosely on Thieriot’s upbringing in Northern California, in the town of Occidental.
The Vancouver villages of Anmore and Fort Langley create the fictional town of Edgewater. Exterior shots for Station 42 are, in fact, the real-life Fire Station of Anmore. Interior shots are done on a soundstage, but anything with a hint of the outside is at the Anmore station.