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The Academy Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
It Starts Today
Sat, Oct 24, 2009 60 mins
Firefighter recruits undergo training at the Orange County (Cal.) Fire Authority training center. The Season 3 opener introduces Recruit Class 36 and their instructors.
Episode 2
Ears Back, Hair on Fire
Sat, Oct 31, 2009 60 mins
Class 36 struggles to master basic fire skills, while recruits Lefebvre and Bennett try to make up for the time they lost recovering from their injuries.
Episode 3
Attention to Detail
Sat, Nov 7, 2009 60 mins
Class 36 recruits encounter their first live burn, facing temperatures of up to 1000 degrees. Capt. Contreras stresses the importance of paying attention to detail, and he turns up the heat even further when they don't.
Episode 4
The Mid-term
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 60 mins
As Class 36 nears the halfway mark, Recruit Gonzales is caught sneaking a peek at Recruit Adelman's quiz, putting both men in jeopardy of being thrown out of the academy. Meanwhile, a class member is released after a difficult midterm exam.
Episode 5
The Heat Turns Up
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 60 mins
Class 36 is put through intense wild-land training and must learn to work with bulldozers, helicopters and very long water lines. Meanwhile, one recruit could lose his job after committing a major safety violation.
Episode 6
Fire Ground Pace
Sat, Nov 28, 2009 60 mins
The recruits get their toughest assignment yet: a live fire that has engulfed a tower. Things get even hotter when the cadre determine that they're not taking the fire seriously enough, and Westphal finds himself in danger of being terminated again.
Episode 7
A Day in the Life
Sat, Dec 5, 2009 60 mins
A day-in-the-life episode follows the recruits as they undergo real-time simulations that give them a sense of what a firefighter's workday is like. Meanwhile, their ranks are thinned by one member.
Episode 8
Mission De-Con
Sat, Dec 12, 2009 60 mins
When Recruit Torres reports for duty with a contagious infection, the Cadre must shut down the drill ground and decontaminate the entire academy. Meanwhile, Recruit Finley admits to a lingering injury, threatening his future with Class 36.
Episode 9
It's Do or Die
Sat, Dec 19, 2009 60 mins
The recruits take their final exams. Some fail parts of the test, putting them in danger of being let go. Meanwhile, another class member departs.
Episode 10
Graduation Day
Sat, Dec 26, 2009 60 mins
Season 1 finale: After 18 weeks of training it's graduation day for Class 36, and duty awaits. Immediately.
