‘Fire Country’ Boss Explains Bode & Gabriela’s Goodbye

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Fire Country Season 4 premiere “Goodbye for Now.”]

There’s a new boss at Station 42 on Fire Country Season 4, following its battalion chief, Vince Leone (Billy Burke), dying in a fire, and he’s planning to make some changes. To say Vince’s widow, Sharon (Diane Farr), isn’t happy is an understatement.

The premiere also says goodbye to Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila), who leaves Edgewater to recruit young firefighters for Cal Fire. That leaves Bode (Max Thieriot) without a major support system after his ex-girlfriend was really there for him following his father’s death. Below, executive producer Tia Napolitano reveals if any other deaths or exits for Gabriela were considered, how Bode and Sharon are doing going forward, what’s next for Jake (Jordan Calloway), Eve (Jules Latimer), and others, and much more. (Plus, read what Max Thieriot had to say about the premiere and what’s ahead for Bode here.)