The Oxalta drama has to take a backseat to a ski lift emergency that requires everyone to check their baggage at the door. The malfunctioning lift essentially collapses, leaving skiers stranded across the mountain with various degrees of injury. The incident reveals cracks within the Station 42 power structure that could have devastating results for the rest of the season. There’s a lot going on across the station, building up to an epic final run.
Jake Gets Some Heat From Sharon in ‘Fire Country’ Season 3 Episode 17
The incident of the week brings Station 42 to a ski lodge where a ski lift is malfunctioning. Jake (Jordan Calloway), Bode, and Audrey (Levin Rambin) are dispatched to find skiers while Sharon and Gabriela (Stephanie Arcila) set up triage at the ski loft. Their first patient is a young girl named Blair, whose leg is trapped by the collapsed ski-lift chair. Even more concerning than Blair’s broken leg is her missing father, who ditched his coat and walked off after he fell off the ski lift with his daughter.
The trio manages to get the water switched on with some additional leverage and puts the fire out quickly. Disobeying Sharon has some severe consequences, though, at least for Jake. She suspends him for a week for his blatant rule-breaking, even though he rightfully calls her out for turning down the snow cannon suggestion merely because it was Bode who suggested it. The suspension is just one more reason for Jake’s frustration with Station 42 and the Leones to grow. He calls Luke (Michael Trucco) at the end of the episode to ask for advice about when to leave the station. I am normally so hesitant to question Vince and Sharon, but holy crap, if their bullheaded attitudes about Bode cost me my weekly dose of Jake, I will riot!
