Pilot (2 Jan. 1973)

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Michael Lerner	...	Ernie Bush
	Paul Le Mat	...	Billy Dalzell
	Val Avery	...	Sonny Caputo
	Richard Jaeckel	...	Hank Myers
	Andrew Duggan	...	Capt. Jim Parr
	Vince Edwards	...	Spike Ryerson
	Richard Roundtree	...	Shelly Forsythe
	Sheila Frazier	...	Michelle Forsythe (as Sheila E. Frazier)
	Mel Scott	...	Mamu
	Alma Beltran	...	Spanish Lady
	Howard Curtis	...	Eddie Doyle
	Mwako Cumbuka	...	Clarence
	Ty Henderson	...	Bobby
	Otis Day	...	Oldest Boy
	Bobby Johnson	...	Bartender

Storyline

The first African-American assigned to an all-white firehouse, rookie firefighter Shelly Forsythe must battle both blazes and racism as the fire department hunts for a serial arsonist in 1973 New York. The house's senior firefighter is hostile to Forsythe at first but eventually comes to respect him and is forced to make a dangerous choice between his orders and his duty to a fellow firefighter. Written by alfiehitchie  

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