Warning! SPOILERS about Fire Country season 3, episode 20 ahead.
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Fire Country season 3’s ending left many storylines without a conclusion, generating multiple questions that season 4 will need to answer.
The developments of Fire Country season 3’s finale fully matched those of the firefighting drama’s previous seasons in how they could have entirely changed one or more aspects of the Edgewater residents’ lives. The Zabel Ridge fire threatened Edgewater and other key locations in its surroundings, including the Buena Vista memory care facility and Three Rock, in Fire Country season 3’s ending. This put everyone in danger, and Fire Country season 3, episode 20 raised the stakes with Three Rock being destroyed by the fire and the lives of three major characters endangered, with the ending not clarifying their fates.
Vince’s Cliffhanger Fate In Fire Country Season 3 Finale Explained
Fire Country Season 3 Ends Without Knowing The Fate Of Vince, Sharon & Walter
Vince eventually found Walter, even convincing him to follow him, prompting a long-awaited heart-to-heart that finally acknowledged both their failings.
Vince and Sharon’s arrival helped Walter, Bode and Otto, as they opened up the only way out with fire extinguishers, effectively saving their lives. This gave Bode the chance to exit the building and bring Otto to safety, and it would have saved everyone else, too, had Walter not become confused, wandering back in. Vince eventually found Walter, even convincing him to follow him, prompting a long-awaited heart-to-heart that finally acknowledged both their failings. However, their reunion happened a little too late, as Vince, Sharon, and Walter could last be seen trying to escape the Buena Vista falling roof.
Billy Burke’s Looming Exit Spoils Vince’s Cliffhanger Fate
Vince’s Centrality & Behavior Make His Death The Only Possible Outcome
Fire Country returns to CBS in Fall 2025 with season 4, and it will be joined by its first spinoff Sheriff Country, set to release in the 2025-2026 season.
It’s worth noting that while Fire Country showrunner Tia Napolitano and executive producers Tony Phelan and Joan Rater discussed Arcila’s exit and what that meant for Bode and Gabriela, they refused to comment on who else was leaving, only confirming it would be a devastating loss. Still, Fire Country season 4’s update about the exits specifically mentioned Arcila and Burke, making it highly unlikely that Burke won’t be the other actor leaving the firefighting drama.
Burke’s exit would be difficult to justify without Vince dying, as it would be completely out of character for Vince to leave his family after being relatively recently reunited with them. Between Vince’s dedication to Edgewater and his family and his being in serious danger in Fire Country season 3’s ending, the news of Burke’s exit effectively confirms Vince’s tragic fate, hinting at Bode having to come to terms with one of the biggest losses of his life in Fire Country season 4.
