The brave firefighters of Compton deal with a crazed man high on PCP; later they must race against time to save an entire family when a plane crashes into their home.
Compton Firefighters struggle to save the life of a victim of a bizarre motorcycle accident and a man wounded by a gunshot, among others, while work pressures threaten their peace at home.
Marcus puts his health and the lives of his fellow fire fighters on the line to report for his shift and his superiors question his judgment.
A brushfire red flag warning is issued, and on-duty firefighters are not able to go home from their three-day shifts; Chaos unfolds after a hit-and-run accident.
A firefighter must put his attitude in check in order to respond to an emergency in the field; Later, a pedestrian's life is on the line after being hit by a car.
The Compton Firefighters must respond to several calls where victims are dead on arrival; Later they are called to help a pregnant woman in emergency labor.
More incidents of gang violence come to tragic ends. Later, Chief Marcel reaches out to the community to promote a more positive message.
The pressure is on for the rookie firefighters to prove that they are up to the challenges before them. Meanwhile, gang violence hits perilously close to home as a man is shot only a block away from the fire department.
An elderly man is the victim of a brutal beating during a home invasion and a crazy local woman insists she is the mother of Michael Jackson's babies.
Tensions are high as the men learn who will make the cut and get their hard-earned promotions. All the while, the city is about to erupt when by-standers witness a man apparently beaten by the LA's Sheriffs Department.