Firefighter Karl Venn and his crew battle flames in a young mother's twelfth storey flat in Bedminster. Later, across the city a car is found burning mysteriously in the owner's driveway.
Firefighter Fred Le Ouedec manages to rescue a builder trapped under his digger. Later that night student pranks test firefighters' patience by setting off fire alarms in the building..
As extremes of weather play havoc across Bristol, Clevedon's part-time `retained' firefighters turn out to deal with a motorway crash.
Cutting-edge equipment from Temple Fire Station's rescue appliance is put to the test at a four-car pile-up, while the fight against arson continues in the city's hotspots.
Firefighter Fred Le Ouedec finds himself dealing with a fatality while on his shift. Across the city, colleague Nigel Mulcahy is on the look-out for thieves stealing equipment from fire engines.
As arson attacks flare in different parts of Bristol, we discover which of the service's new recruits has won the coveted silver axe award.