What Time Is The ‘Fire Country’ Season 4 Premiere Tonight? Here’s How To Watch

Fire Country is back. CBS’s hit firefighter procedural returns for Season 4 on Friday, Oct. 17, continuing from the explosive Season 3 finale that left multiple characters’ lives hanging in the balance. Here’s everything you need to know about the premiere, including the start time, release schedule and more.

When viewers last saw Bode Leone (Max Thieriot) and the Cal Fire team, the Zabel Ridge fire was tearing through Edgewater. The blaze reached the Buena Vista memory care facility, where Vince’s father, Walter, was receiving treatment. The building collapsed, trapping Vince, his wife Sharon (Cal Fire Division Chief), and Walter (a retired battalion chief) inside. Bode was restrained from going inside and had to watch helplessly as his family remained trapped in danger.

Fire Country’s Season 4 promo revealed the devastating news: Vince (Billy Burke) — the Leone family patriarch and Station 42 battalion chief — did not survive. In a September 2025 interview with TV Insider, Thieriot explained that the level of grief Bode will experience in Season 4 isn’t like anything he’s ever experienced before, probably since his sister Riley died, if ever.

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In the upcoming episodes, Bode will be “at the edge of not being able to put one foot in front of the other,” Thieriot said. “I think we see him really sort of at his breaking point constantly, but because of that — and this season is really about rising from the ashes and overcoming — his journey will be one that, people always say, ‘You have to get knocked down to get back up.’ And this is really sort of the epitome of that for him.”

Bode will have the support of his mom and the Cal Fire crew, including his best friend Jake (Jordan Calloway), to help him through it. However, one person who won’t be part of his grief journey is Gabriela Perez (Stephanie Arcila), Bode’s on-again-off-again love interest. The show confirmed that Arcila will leave Fire Country early in Season 4.

The premiere, titled “Goodbye for Now,” will take place in the aftermath of the fatal Zabel Ridge fire. “Station 42 faces internal turmoil but must rally together for a high-stakes rescue that tests their strength, loyalty and the future of the firehouse,” the logline reads.

What Time Is The Fire Country Season 4 Premiere?

Fire Country Season 4 premieres on Friday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

The new spinoff, Sheriff Country, will air immediately after at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.

When Do New Episodes Of Fire Country Come Out?

Although the Season 4 premiere airs at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, the show will move to its regular timeslot at 9 p.m. starting Friday, Oct. 24. Meanwhile, Sheriff Country will shift to the 8 p.m. slot.

New episodes of Fire Country will be released weekly until the midseason finale, which typically airs in December. The series will then return around January and continue airing weekly until the Season 4 finale in late spring.

How Many Episodes Will Be In Fire Country Season 4?

CBS has not yet confirmed how many episodes will be in the fourth season of Fire Country. The first season featured 22 episodes, followed by a shortened 10-episode second season due to the Hollywood strikes, and a 20-episode third season. Season 4 will likely include around 20 episodes.

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How To Watch Fire Country Season 4 On Cable

Fire Country Season 4 airs on CBS. Cord-cutters can watch Fire Country on a live TV streaming service that carries the network, including DirecTV, fuboTV, and Hulu+ Live TV. All three sites offer free trials, so you can watch a portion of the new season for free.

How To Watch Fire Country Season 4 On Streaming

New episodes of Fire Country are available to stream on Paramount+. Premium subscribers can watch episodes on Friday, while Essential subscribers will have access the day after they air, according to the streamer.

Paramount+ offers a one-week free trial for new subscribers on both plans. After the trial, the Premium plan costs $12.99 per month, and the Essential plan costs $7.99 per month.

Check out the official promo for Fire Country Season 4 below.