Fire Country has quietly become one of network TV’s hottest shows. Having premiered in October 2022, it stars Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a convict who attempts to seek redemption by working for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection while in prison. Along the way, he fights constant fire-related threats, saves lives, and meets other prisoners who are attempting to earn an early release in the line of duty. The show is based on the real-world efforts of Cal Fire, though the true organization has repeatedly insisted that the show does not feature an honest depiction of life in the field for Cal Fire workers. In fact, it has outright condemned the show as inaccurate and unfair.

Despite those reservations from the real Cal Fire, Fire Country remains a standout production. It draws an average of five million viewers per episode, and those viewers are just as invested in the firefighting as they are in the characters. After all, the show documents the lives of fictional Cal Fire workers, and it details their emotional growth as they work with the program. Bode’s romantic and familial woes are a crucial part of the show, after all, indicating that the personal lives of the characters are essential to the series. Unfortunately, while Bode and Max Thieriot remain attached to the series, other actors have been forced to leave, and Fiona Rene’s Rebecca Lee is among them.

Rebecca Lee Was a Prominent Part of Fire Country

Rebecca Was a Firefighter and a Lawyer

Introduced in Fire Country Season 1, Episode 4, “Work, Don’t Worry”, Rebecca Lee was a prominent character from very early in the series. She was an attorney who specialized in coming to the defense of suspects, only to find that she would quickly face charges of her own. After being caught by police while drunk driving, Rebecca joined her clients behind bars. Like Bode, she found a place in Cal Fire, where she hoped to redeem herself and to escape from prison before the end of her lengthy sentence. It was an extremely risky position, as she would put her life on the line just for the potential of returning to her life when it was finished. Even then, she would be unlikely to continue to serve as a lawyer because of being disbarred over her evident character issues.