If at Fire Country season 3, episode 19’s beginning the Zabel Ridge fire was scary but manageable, it was threatening everybody in Edgewater by its end. However, those more at risk were undoubtedly the inmates at Three Rock and the Leones, who found themselves directly in the path of the wildfire as the first tried to protect their camp and the second fought to evacuate the Buena Vista care center without the necessary tools available. Walter Leone taking part in the rescue made him a hero and worsened the already dire situation, potentially making Fire Country season 3’s ending tragic.

Vince, Sharon & Walter’s Fates Are Hanging After Fire Country Season 3’s Finale

All 3 Leones Were Still In Buena Vista When Its Roof Collapsed

Indeed, if it wasn’t for Bode and Walter’s search for Otto around the facility despite it being unsafe to do so without backup, Sharon and Vince would have never entered Buena Vista without Jake supporting them. Their heroism delivered Bode and Otto to safety, but it also potentially cost them their lives, as Sharon, Vince and Walter were all inside the care home when the roof collapsed. Fire Country season 3’s ending left what happened intentionally nebulous, but with Vince’s Billy Burke not returning for Fire Country season 4, there’s a real chance a protagonist died in season 3’s ending.

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Three Rock Fought Off So Many Attacks, But Zabel Ridge Ravaged The Camp

Three Rock’s destruction came in Fire Country season 3’s finale after non-stop attacks against it. From Luke Leone wanting to let Three Rock take the fall so that other fire camps could survive after Three Rock’s drug scandal to Oxalta poisoning Three Rock’s drinking water and killing Birch as a result, Three Rock didn’t have any peace in Fire Country seasons 1 to 3, even stopping being inhabited by inmates as Oxalta cleaned up their well. The Zabel Ridge fire burning down Three Rock is thus the final nail in the coffin for the fire camp at Fire Country’s heart.

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The loss of a specific Leone member will be felt throughout the show, especially considering how central they had been to season 3’s story.

Seeing Buena Vista’s roof collapse as Sharon, Vince and Walter were still inside has the potential of setting back many of Bode’s advances, as Bode hasn’t lost someone very close to him since Riley a decade prior. Bode’s fall to the ground highlighted his despair, and coupled with the potential loss of Audrey after she confessed to shooting Finn, he could begin Fire Country season 4 facing one of the hardest family deaths without his support system all there to stop him from straying.

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Hearing the gunshot prompted Manny to run into Vince and Sharon’s place, finding the gun in Gabriela’s hand and Finn with a gunshot wound to the chest. However, it quickly became clear Gabriela hadn’t shot Finn, instead being involved in a physical altercation with him, which distracted him enough for Audrey to take the gun and fire it at Finn, protecting both herself and Gabriela from the stalker who would have likely abducted Gabriela had he only had the chance.

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Fire Country Season 4 Has Much To Resolve After Season 3’s Cliffhanger Ending

The multiple storylines remaining unsolved from season 3’s ending force Fire Country season 4 to tackle multiple developments upon its return. Indeed, Fire Country season 4 will have to reveal which members of the Leone family died after the Buena Vista roof collapse. Simultaneously, the new season of the firefighting drama will have to reveal which are the next steps for Three Rock’s inmates after their home was destroyed by the Zabel Ridge fire. Fire Country season 4 will also need to update viewers on Audrey’s situation, after she had been the one to shoot Finn.

With between one and three Leones potentially dying in the aftermath of the Zabel Ridge fire, Fire Country season 3’s ending sets up one of the toughest times ahead in Bode’s life. Moreover, were some Leones to survive, Bode would also have to deal with their grief, as he was the reason why Sharon and Vince entered Buena Vista. Whatever the shakeup all these changes would bring to the firefighting drama’s future, Fire Country season 4 has multiple questions to answer once it returns.