Firehouse(1973)
When the fire's out... the heat is on.
Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black recruit and a bigoted white veteran clash during a wave of suspected arson in the ghetto. Pilot to the short-lived series that began a run in January 1974.
Movie: Firehouse
Top 10 Billed Cast
Shelly Forsythe
Spike Ryerson
Capt. Jim Parr
Hank Myers
Sonny Caputo
Michelle Forsythe
Ernie Bush
Billy Dalzell
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Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black recruit and a bigoted white veteran clash during a wave of suspected arson in the ghetto. Pilot to the short-lived series that began a run in January 1974.
Release Date
1973-01-02
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4.6
Rating:
2.3 startsTagline
When the fire's out... the heat is on.
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