LA Fire & Rescue is keeping the first responder action going on NBC over the summer between seasons of Chicago Fire. Although both shows are produced by Dick Wolf's Wolf Entertainment (and available streaming via Peacock Premium subscription), the new summer docuseries is an unscripted dive into the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the emergencies that the heroes there handle. This means that the crew of LA Fire & Rescue faced more dangerous situations than they would filming for a typical scripted TV show, and executive producer Rasha Drachkovitch spoke with CinemaBlend about how they were kept safe.
The executive producer confirmed that LA Fire & Rescue is "100% real" with "no scripted scenes" of the heroes of the LA Country Fire Department. When I asked what kind of training was necessary for camera operators and members of the crew when they filmed emergency situations along with the first responders, Drachkovitch explained:
