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Code Red is an American drama series that ran from 1981 to 1982 on ABC and was produced by Irwin Allen. The series revolves around the family and crew of L.A. Battalion Fire Chief Joe

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Season 1

  • The Little Girl Who Cried Fire
    7.7/109 votes

    The Little Girl Who Cried Fire

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/1981

    Danny learns that a young woman in his class is having dreams about some recent fires with details very accurate. The situation takes a twist when the visions start featuring Danny.

    Director: Christian I. Nyby II

    Writer: Ben Masselink

  • Wildfire
    7.4/107 votes

    Wildfire

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1982

    A rural pipeline leaking toxic chemicals forces the evacuation of nearby buildings, including a barn where a young girl refuses to abandon a mare about to foal.

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: Jackson Gillis

  • Happy Birthday
    7.4/107 votes

    Happy Birthday

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/1982

    Danny's birthday party sparks reminiscences about the youth, seen in flashbacks, and occasions a showing of the department's history of fire disasters.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: Unknown

  • Death of a Fireman
    7.3/1013 votes

    Death of a Fireman

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/1981

    Joe gives away bride Constance to firefighter Charlie Bowers. The newlyweds' world is shattered when Charlie is fatally injured. Ted, the best man, takes Charlie's death very badly and freezes during a subsequent incident.

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: Unknown

  • From One Little Spark
    7.3/109 votes

    From One Little Spark

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/3/1982

    Task Force One finds itself in the middle of a potentially destructive family feud that mirrors some current friction between Ted and Chris.

    Director: Fernando Lamas

    Writer: Rick Edelstein

  • Riddle in the Flames
    7.2/109 votes

    Riddle in the Flames

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/1982

    A pyromaniac arsonist is committing a series of firebombings with the crew of LAFD Station 1, especially Firefighter Haley Green, singled out in threatening letters.

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Donald R. Boyle

  • Dark Fire
    7.0/1012 votes

    Dark Fire

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/1981

    An arsonist is afraid that he can be fingered by a witness, but the woman he is tracking happens to be blind.

    Director: Earl Bellamy

    Writer: Rick Edelstein, Ray Brenner

  • Trial by Fire
    7.0/107 votes

    Trial by Fire

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/28/1982

    A single oil field fire threatens to ignite the entire field. An egotistical expert is brought to help with the situation.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser

  • Trapped by Time
    6.8/108 votes

    Trapped by Time

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/1982

    Danny fears losing his foster family when the firefighters undertake perilous rescue attempts during heavy rains.

    Director: Fernando Lamas

    Writer: Donald R. Boyle

  • Fire Below
    6.8/108 votes

    Fire Below

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 7/11/1982

    An old mining site that has filled up with toxic waste is hidden from view. When it suddenly collapses Joe, Haley and Danny are trapped and their lives in danger. The crew struggles to rescue them.

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Donald R. Boyle

  • Fireworks
    6.7/108 votes

    Fireworks

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/1981

    A street vendor in illegal fireworks is causing destructive trouble in the neighborhood and a rift in the Rorchek household with his wares.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: Michael Raschella, Carole Raschella

  • Burnout
    6.7/108 votes

    Burnout

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/1982

    Overstressed by the job's pressures, Ted considers resigning while a line of cheap knock-off video game consoles is causing fires.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: B.W. Sandefur

  • Land of Make Believe (aka All That Glitters)
    6.2/1011 votes

    Land of Make Believe (aka All That Glitters)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/1981

    An imperious director wants Danny to star in his film, while ignoring a fire code inspection warning that his old studio lot is a firetrap.

    Director: James Sheldon

    Writer: Chris Bunch

  • A Saved Life
    6.1/1013 votes

    A Saved Life

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/1981

    The battalion intends to give a boy a citation for his help with fires. But those plans are on hold when it's discovered the lad is the one who has been setting the blazes.

    Director: Georg Fenady

    Writer: Lew Hunter

  • No Escape
    5.9/1010 votes

    No Escape

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/1982

    A drug addict starts a fire in a hospital, jeopardizing an emergency operation involving Danny's friend, and a lab containing a deadly virus.

    Director: Phil Bondelli

    Writer: Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser

  • Revenge
    5.7/109 votes

    Revenge

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1982

    The Rorcheck family finds themselves at odds with fellow firefighters when they befriend a crippled former colleague. The problem is he blames Ted that injured him.

    Director: Ernest Pintoff

    Writer: Rift Fournier

  • My Life Is Yours
    5.6/109 votes

    My Life Is Yours

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/1982

    After a religious family's rented home burns down by accident, their adopted son convinces himself that it was arson and seeks revenge against the innocent landlord.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Rick Edelstein

  • Pilot
    5.4/1014 votes

    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1981

    As Joe Rorchek investigates a series of arson fires that occupy his firefighter sons, their unit also copes with the introduction of their first female crew member.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Laurence Heath

  • Framed by Fire
    5.2/108 votes

    Framed by Fire

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/1981

    Danny finds out that his old gang is being framed for arson by their rivals. While trying to help Danny finds himself trapped in a blaze with members of the group responsible for the fires.

    Director: Don Weis

    Writer: Michael Raschella, Carole Raschella