The location was the actual Hunter Valley town of Wollombi, and other scenes are set in the district and along the southern end of the Putty Road to Singleton.
It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer firefighters, during the hottest, driest summer in decades.
It all comes to a head when Rebekah Sharp turns up and announces that Luisa's husband Eris was inside a fire truck engulfed by flames.
Backa is trying to deliver on his promise to be "there" for his wife Svettie, but his fire crew has been traumatised and there's counselling to be done.
[5] It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in April 2019 that they would be releasing the complete collection of Firefiles on DVD.