Fire academy to be on Reality television

October 24, 1:13 PMWildfire ExaminerBill Gabbert

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I didn't know (or care) that my DIRECTV service included the "Fox Reality Channel" until I checked tonight, but on Saturday, October 24 they will carry the first of 10 one-hour episodes of a reality show that will follow 29 fire recruits as they go through the 18-week basic firefighter academy with the Orange County Fire Authority in southern California. 

The series, titled "The Academy: Orange County Fire" will be one of the last on the Reality Channel, which announced last week that they will cease to exist next spring. 

This is apparently the third season of The Academy. The first two focused on recruits of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as they participated in an 18-week training program.

Orange County has their fair share of wildland fires. Two of the more recent large ones include the Freeway fire of November, 2008 and the Santiago fire of October, 2007.

FDNNTV has a video report about the show.

The first episode of the series will be aired on DIRECTV October 24 at 10 p.m. MT, 9 p.m. PT. It may appear at a different time on other systems.

More information: Orange County Fire Authority's web site and Facebook page.