Audrey James is introduced in Fire Country season 3, episode 2,

“Firing Squad,” right before Bode’s test to join the Edgewater

training program for ex-inmate firefighters who want to work

as firefighters for Cal Fire. Audrey is immediately taken aback by Bode’s privilege to be assessed via the hotwash of an incident right as they started the training phase two, as Bode’s success would mean he’d avoid the phase the other trainees had to withstand, making Audrey become Bode’s biggest Fire Country season 3 challenge. Audrey consistently contests Bode’s explanations during the hotwash, trying to catch him in a lie.While the hotwash puts Audrey and Bode one against the other, Jake forces them to cooperate and trust each other in Fire Country season 3, episode 3. The drills inevitably highlight the similarities between Audrey and Bode, as firefighting as inmates put them both on the right path. What brought them to prison was different, but discovering their passion for firefighting was similar. Indeed, Fire Country season 3, episode 3 reveals how Audrey found herself enjoying fighting fires, as through it, she discovered people were grateful to them for saving their properties, not seeing them as inmates but as saviors.