About this season
The series follows the operations of the Helsinki Rescue Department up close. In the spotlight are the rescuers whose everyday lives are shaped by challenging and diverse emergency assignments. Viewers get an inside look at the demanding and fast-paced work of paramedics, emergency physicians, and fire chiefs.
Episodes (20)
1. Rescuing a Worker from a platform
Aired 20 March 2024 • 22 min
A worker is trapped in an elevated work platform, while a large loose windowpane above threatens to fall on him. An emergency physician is dispatched to help a young man at risk of cardiac arrhythmia.
2. Fierce fire
Aired 20 March 2024 • 23 min
A fire at five construction site barracks keeps several rescue units busy. A medical unit responds to a tram and passenger car collision. A small child suffers an allergic reaction to nuts.
3. Man Stabbed in a Life-Threatening Situation
Aired 27 March 2024 • 23 min
A man has been critically stabbed in the chest, and the emergency doctor must act quickly to save his life. Rescue workers also deal with dangerous ice hanging from a roof and help an aggressive intoxicated man.
4. Fire on an Apartment Building Roof
Aired 27 March 2024 • 22 min
Following an apartment fire, flames threaten to spread through the roof to the rest of the building. Firefighters work to prevent the spread. Paramedics assist a feverish child and a man collapsed in his car.
5. Rescue Operation at 60 Meters
Aired 3 April 2024 • 23 min
Rescuers climb over 60 meters up a construction crane after an outsider climbs it for unknown reasons. Emergency crews also respond to a childbirth and hotel guest with chest pains.
6. Resuscitation Call
Aired 3 April 2024 • 23 min
A medical unit responds to a man who collapsed while shoveling snow. Slippery roads lead to a collision between two buses.
7. Helicopter Operations
Aired 10 April 2024 • 22 min
The MIRG rescue team trains with the Border Guard helicopter on hoisting operations. Emergency crews also respond to a childbirth and a woman with severe abdominal pain.
8. Basement Fire
Aired 10 April 2024 • 22 min
A fire in an apartment building basement requires several rescue units. The emergency field commander handles multiple seizure-related calls during the day.
9. Careless Cooking
Aired 17 April 2024 • 23 min
Paramedics respond to a man violently shaking at a bus stop. A fire chief reprimands a man whose careless cooking caused a major alarm.
10. Poisonings Caused by Solvent Abuse
Aired 17 April 2024 • 23 min
Rescue workers handle a traffic accident during rush hour. A man collapses while eating, and suspected solvent poisonings keep emergency doctors busy.
11. The Mystery of the Missing Patient
Aired 24 April 2024 • 23 min
Paramedics help a child with severe breathing difficulties. Emergency staff investigate the mystery of a missing patient while firefighters practice rope descents.
12. Premature Baby with Breathing Problems
Aired 24 April 2024 • 23 min
A premature infant suffers breathing difficulties. Firefighters also deal with a fire and traffic accident, while paramedics confirm that nothing more can be done for a deceased person found at home.
13. Patient with Severe Pain
Aired 1 May 2024 • 23 min
A man suffering intense pain requires medication from the emergency field commander. Firefighters remove a large branch broken by the wind.
14. Collapsed Woman
Aired 1 May 2024 • 23 min
A woman collapses outside a restaurant for unknown reasons. Firefighters train in new lifting techniques at the station.
15. Collision with a Tunnel Wall
Aired 8 May 2024 • 23 min
A passenger car crashes into a tunnel wall. Emergency staff investigate the mystery of a missing patient suffering seizures.
16. Beeping Fire Alarm
Aired 8 May 2024 • 23 min
Electrical wiring complications trouble firefighters at a fire scene. Later at night, crews search an apartment building for a constantly beeping fire alarm.
17. A Dementia Patient Wandering in the Yard
Aired 15 May 2024 • 23 min
At Kallio central rescue station, a new rescue air cushion is tested. Firefighters clean up leaked gasoline from a car. Police call paramedics after an elderly memory-impaired man is found wandering outside in little clothing.
18. Elderly Person Fallen at Home
Aired 15 May 2024 • 23 min
An elderly woman falls at home and badly injures her hand. A resuscitation call turns out to involve a patient with a do-not-resuscitate order.
19. Water Rescue Mission
Aired 22 May 2024 • 23 min
A person jumps into the icy sea, prompting a major rescue response. Tight elevators complicate helping patients who have fallen at home.
20. Person Climbing on a Roof
Aired 22 May 2024 • 23 min
An emergency doctor responds to reports of two unconscious children. Rescue workers are also occupied with a person climbing on a roof and a fire alarm.