Baptism of Fire (eps. 17)

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She’s done it. Marie is the new captain of the volunteer fire department in Murnau, with her own company car and new co-workers. Before she even has the chance to introduce herself, however, she and her team are called into action for the first time. The village of Mistelbach is on the verge of flooding. And some residents are not willing to acknowledge the dangerous situation...

Marie is on Fire is set in one of the most beautiful parts of Bavaria, Germany, and tells the story of how a young, single mother saves the local voluntary fire brigade. Marie and Stefan have…

As a new member of the voluntary fire brigade, Marie is really supposed to only watch, but in a crucial moment, she’s the one to save a scared girl from the roof of her home. Little Sophie seeks…

After a firefighting job, Marie bumps into Luisa, a horse farm owner for whom life has become unaffordable. Luisa tries to cope with the situation on her own. But Marie convinces her that she…

Marie is confronted with the fact that her fire brigade colleague Gerhard's wife is suffering from cancer. She insists that this remains a mystery - even to her own children. Marie appeals to…

Marie faces the difficult task of admitting to her son Max that his father is actually alive. But first Marie has an emergency call-out to Lauberhof farm with the fire brigade. At the farm for…

Marie and the Wildegg volunteers’ fire brigade are sent to Niedermayer sewing factory. Even though they are unable to extinguish the fire in time, Marie does not want to give up on the future of the…

Wildegg’s volunteer fire department is not able to put out the fire at Altay’s car repair shop, leaving Altay with his existence in ruins. The suspicion of arson quickly materializes, and a local…

The Egermann’s young daughter Emma suddenly collapses after working on their farm. Wildegg volunteer firewoman Marie sets out to find the cause, and prevent anything worse from happening. The…

Angie is being stalked. After she rescues a man from his car with the volunteer fire company, the man becomes a threat to her, and Marie’s friend needs her help. Since the police cannot help Angie,…

Weilheim offers walk-in hours for its citizens who have questions or need help, and Marie is now in charge. On her very first day, Lili, her old friend from school, comes to her asking for help with…

Marie rescues two children out on a lake, just in time. Their father, addicted to gambling since his wife’s death, had simply forgotten about them. And Philipp, the father of Marie’s son Max, also…

Marie and Stefan have finally tied the knot. The people of Wildegg are boisterously celebrating their wedding, happily unaware what fate holds in store for them all. Meanwhile, Marie finds out that…

A wolf is dividing the community. After the animal tears a sheep apart, Marie is abruptly caught between the two groups, with the conservationists on the one side and the farmers on the other. The…

The arson continues. Wildegg’s volunteer fire department remains on alert, as the perpetrator gets increasingly bolder and more dangerous. The clues to the identity of the arsonist point more and…

Gottfried and Simone Schuster, close friends of Marie’s parents, have a foster child named Jakob who is absolutely thriving since he’s been with them. Then his birth mother Tamara asks Marie to help…

Marie can hardly believe her eyes when Sabrina suddenly appears in front of her. The woman has been missing for two years. Marie is even more surprised by the fact that Sabrina doesn’t recognize her…

She’s done it. Marie is the new captain of the volunteer fire department in Murnau, with her own company car and new co-workers. Before she even has the chance to introduce herself, however, she and…

An illegal joyride nearly comes to a deadly end, requiring Marie to extract a teenager from a crashed vehicle. Marie realizes it is Richard, who is presently completing his assigned community service…

Out in the countryside, a van veers off the road. The fire department is quick to arrive on site, but during the rescue Marie and Peter discover a hidden compartment that was being used to smuggle…

Anna, a friend from Marie’s teenage years, returns to Wildegg to help her father with his country store. The store’s finances are grim, and it won’t stay afloat without an injection of capital. The…

A fire breaks out at the local youth center during a party. Marie and her team manage to put out the fire, but during their rescue efforts Toni’s wife Elena, who is one of the youth leaders, and…

Sweltering temperatures have plagued Wildegg for weeks, with no rain in sight. Marie recognizes the impending danger of forest fires and wants to train her team for the worst-case scenario by…

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Format

1×90’

Produced by

MadeFor Film GmbH, Wiedemann & Berg Television

Cast

Christine Eixenberger, Stefan Murr, Wolfgang Fierek, Saskia Vester

Year of Production

2016 - present

Original Language

German

Broadcaster

ZDF

Writer

Stefan Kuhlmann, Béatrice Huber

Director

Marcus Weiler, Hans Hofer