Mickey Mouse, Horace Horsecollar and a team of animal firefighters are sleeping in the firehouse when the alarm bell rings.

[4] The original outline included a sequence in which Mickey Mouse plays music at the firehouse before the alarm rings; the finished cartoon begins with the fire fighters sleeping.

The animation may be primitive and rather crude, and some of the movement rather slow, but the cartoon is packed with gags, and leads to an exciting finale that spotlights Mickey's heroic character...

"[2] On the Disney Film Project, Ryan Kilpatrick writes: "The Fire Fighters is a great use of the character in his new role as the loveable loser.

"[6] The short was released on December 2, 2002 on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White.