About this season
From Whitehorse to the remote towns at the edge of the Arctic, the Yukon is one of the most challenging places on Earth to live... let alone be a first responder. But someone has to do the job.
Episodes (8)
1. Fire and Ice
Aired 7 November 2024
Frigid temperatures wreak havoc on Dawson City, putting the fire department in danger; an avalanche shuts down the Klondike Highway and a tow operator races to find a driver who has plunged off-road and into an icy river.
2. Call for Help
Aired 14 November 2024
Multiple 911 calls push Dawson City to the brink as they battle to save a family home and a historic building, while snowstorms pummel Whitehorse, causing chaos and forcing a dangerous backcountry helicopter rescue mission
3. Open Water
Aired 21 November 2024
As winter tightens its icy grip, the small, isolated community of West Dawson finds itself completely cut off from emergency services. Alone, Ray faces a string of dangerous solo vehicle retrieval missions on a storm-battered highway
4. Pressure Cooker
Aired 28 November 2024
The Dawson City Fire Department struggles in the absence of their chief; Ray is stuck in deep snow on a remote backroad and Colin races against an incoming storm to keep the travelling public safe.
5. The Hunt
Aired 5 December 2024
The Yukon's Civil Air Search and Rescue Association battles flying conditions in their search for a historic missing plane that had 44 people on board; the Dawson City Fire Department responds to a 911 call that puts the town in jeopardy.
6. Ice Jam
Aired 12 December 2024
The Dawson City Fire Department races to protect the town from devastating flash floods; officers track down a dangerous and destructive bison herd, have a run-in with a bear and set up a sting to catch a suspected serial over-fisher.
7. Ransacked
Aired 19 December 2024
Conservation Officer Logan has a close call while investigating a case of poaching; an aggressive grizzly bear ransacks a remote trapper's cabin.
8. End of the Road
Aired 26 December 2024
When a bear charges a group of remote researchers, a Conservation Officer deals with the potentially life-threatening situation, and Ray takes on a challenging recovery that bested two tow companies before him.