Fire & Flame - With firefighters on duty
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fire & Flame - With firefighters on duty |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | since 2017 |
| Production company |
SEO Entertainment on behalf of the WDR |
| length | about 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 27 in 3+ seasons ( list ) |
| Broadcasting cycle |
weekly |
| genre | documentation |
| First broadcast | May 15, 2017 on WDR television |
Fire & Flame - With firefighters in action is a German documentary series that was first broadcast on Mondays on WDR television from May 15, 2017 . It is an offshoot of the Belgian series "Helden van Hier".
Content and description
In the documentary series, real professional firefighters from the Gelsenkirchen professional fire brigade (seasons 1 and 2) and the Bochum professional fire brigade (seasons 3 and 4) are accompanied in their everyday life and their operations. Some forces wear a body cam in order to give the most authentic impression possible. The series is only commented on by firefighters who were on site during the operations; there is no comment from the off or from external speakers.
Both the visual-creative and the dramaturgical structure of an episode largely correspond to the Belgian model, which is produced by the Belgian production company Geronimo and is broadcast in Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria (dubbed).
There are also similarities with the German format " 112: Feuerwehr im Einsatz ".
main characters
Team Gelsenkirchen
The following table shows the firefighters who commented on the operations during the first two seasons and their activities in the fire brigade or the rescue service of the professional fire brigade.
| Surname | activities |
|---|---|
| Tobi | Group leaders , paramedics and rescue divers , instructors at the fire and rescue school |
| Thorsten | Group leader , paramedic and rescue divers, real fire instructor |
| Danny | Fireman , paramedic , rescue diver |
| Thomas | Fireman , paramedic , rescue diver |
| Dennis | Group leader , paramedic , rescue divers |
| Stefan | Fireman , paramedic |
| Mathias | Platoon leader |
| Hacki (Michelle) | Group leaders , paramedics , rescue divers , respiratory protection equipment attendant, real fire instructor |
| Philip | Fireman , paramedic , rescue diver |
| Roland | Group leader , training rescue diver |
Other firefighters in Gelsenkirchen: Clemens, Christian, Freddy, Hannes, Hardy, Martin (trainee), Mathes, Max (trainee), Sven (head of the watch department), Tom, Tommy
Team Bochum
The following table shows the firefighters who comment on the operations during the third season and their function at the Bochum professional fire brigade. The third and fourth season will be filmed in fire stations 2 and 3 of the Bochum professional fire department.
| Surname | activities |
|---|---|
| jasmine | Firefighter |
| Ulrike | Train driver |
| Fabian | Squad leader |
| Nick | Squad leader |
| Peter | Squad leader |
| Jeff | Squad leader , paramedic |
| Katrin | Paramedic |
| Steffen | Apprentice (training on the job) |
| Tim | Apprentice (training on the job) |
| Hilal | Platoon leader |
| Peppi | Squad leader |
| Mattes | deputy platoon leader |
| Jörg | Group leader , deputy platoon leader |
| Richard | Squad leader , paramedic |
| Addy | Group leader , deputy platoon leader |
| Tim | Fireman , paramedic |
| Jonas | Firefighter |
production
For the first season, the film team accompanied the emergency services of the central fire and rescue station in Gelsenkirchen-Buer for five months . Up to 20 cameras were used at one location and over 1000 hours of video material were produced during the shooting. For the production of the second season the number of simultaneously used cameras was increased to 57, for the third season even to 60. Particularly for this production, particularly heat-resistant and robust cameras were made, which did not interfere with the fire fighters during their work. In the second season, the fire and rescue stations Buer and Heßler were accompanied by a 20-person film team that worked in shifts. The third season was filmed from June 2019 at fire stations 2 and 3 at the Bochum fire department .
Broadcasting and audience ratings
The first season of the series was broadcast on Mondays in the evening program of the WDR from May 15, 2017. It achieved a market share of 7.1% among the core target group of 35 to 55 year olds, which was above the broadcaster average, and there was also a strong response on the in-house YouTube channel.
Due to the overwhelming response, a second season should be produced from autumn 2017 and broadcast from spring 2018. However, in January 2018 it became known that there were delays in the start of shooting. Filming for the second season finally began on March 3, 2018. From January 21, 2019, the second season was broadcast on WDR.
The WDR announced a third season with a new fire station from the Ruhr area . In May 2019 it was announced that a third season with the Bochum professional fire department is in progress. The third season was broadcast from March 23, 2020, in the media library from March 19, 2020. On April 23, 2020, the Bochum fire brigade announced a fourth season on their Facebook page in cooperation with the WDR.
Episode list
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b WDR wants to continue "Fire & Flame" with a new guard. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
- ↑ WDR - Fire & Flame. In: SEO Entertainment GmbH. Retrieved on May 18, 2020 (German).
- ↑ a b Heroes van Hier: Door het Vuur . In: Wikipedia . May 17, 2019 ( wikipedia.org [accessed June 3, 2019]).
- ↑ a b Fire brigade magazine online "Fire & Flame": WDR documentary series will be continued. Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Fireproof authenticity. May 29, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ DMAX also accompanies firefighters with body cameras. December 21, 2017, accessed January 11, 2019 .
- ↑ In use at "Fire & Flame". Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Fire & Flame - Season 3 February 6, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
- ↑ by Jan-Erik Hegemann: 3rd season of “Fire & Flame”. March 31, 2020, accessed on April 2, 2020 (German).
- ↑ WDR: "Fire & Flame" - New season of the WDR docutainment series with the Bochum fire brigade starts in March - Press Lounge - WDR. March 16, 2020, accessed April 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Fire & Flame. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ "Fire and Flame": Blue light report with a difference. May 15, 2017, Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Fire & Flame. January 10, 2019, accessed February 4, 2019 .
- ↑ The fire and rescue stations. Retrieved February 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Continuation for the fire brigade , accessed on July 18, 2017.
- ↑ Fire & Flame - WDR. Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
- ↑ WAZ: Second season “Fire and Flame” has not yet been shot , accessed on January 9, 2018.
- ↑ gelsenkirchen.de: 2nd season "Fire & Flame": shooting started, accessed on May 14, 2018
- ↑ Fire & Flame 2nd season from January 21, 2019. December 4, 2018, accessed on December 5, 2018 .
- ↑ 3rd season of “Fire & Flame” starts on March 23rd! In: feuerwehrmagazin.de. Feuerwehrmagazin, January 31, 2020, accessed on January 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Fire & Flame - Trailer Season 3 on YouTube }
- ^ From Bochum fire brigade: Fire & Flame - Good news just in time for the publication of the 5th episode. April 21, 2020, accessed on April 23, 2020 (German).