Code Red (American TV series)

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Code Red
Genre	Drama Action
Created by	Laurence Heath
Written by	Laurence Heath Carole and Mike Raschella Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser
Directed by	J. Lee Thompson Fernando Lamas Don Weis
Starring	Lorne Greene Andrew Stevens Martina Deignan Julie Adams Sam J. Jones Adam Rich
Theme music composer	Morton Stevens
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	19
Production
Production locations	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	90 minutes (pilot), 60 minutes (series)
Production companies	Irwin Allen Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Release	November 1, 1981 (1981-11-01) – September 12, 1982 (1982-09-12)

Code Red is an American action drama television series that ran on ABC from November 1, 1981, to September 12, 1982 and was produced by Irwin Allen.^[1] This was Allen's sixth and final television series, and his only series not produced for 20th Century Fox Television.

The series stars Lorne Greene as Battalion Fire Chief Joe Rorchek and his family, some of whom, his elder sons Ted (Andrew Stevens) and Chris (Sam J. Jones), serve as firemen under his direct command as part of the Los Angeles Fire Department. In addition, Haley Green (Martina Deignan), the first female firefighter in the LAFD, is under Rorchek's command and serves with distinction both professionally and as a friend of the Rorcheks.

In addition, Joe Rorchek's preteen adopted son, Danny Blake (Adam Rich) serves as a member of the Firefighter Explorers organization, complete with his own uniform and turnout gear. Although still a child, Danny dreams of joining the family profession and enjoys privileged access to his family's professional activities. As a result, he has numerous adventures of his own armed with a cool head in the face of crisis and considerable fire safety and first aid skills for his age. Despite the danger, the male members of the Rorchek family have the full support of Ann Rorchek (Julie Adams), Joe's wife, who is proud of her family's calling.

In addition to family drama, the characters have numerous adventures with the various fires and other emergencies that happen in their operating area.

The series began with a television movie as Joe Rorchek as an arson investigator who is pursuing a dangerous arsonist who uses firebombs to start serious blazes that Rorchek's sons have to fight. Meanwhile, Green, recently assigned to the Rorcheks' unit, strives to prove herself to skeptical fire fighter Al Martelli (Jack Lindine). When the series was approved for production, Greene's character was reassigned to command the task force "Station 1" (in actuality, the real LAFD Station 49, which was used for establishing and exterior shots during the show's production), located on the city's waterfront as a more suitable premise for the series. The station is a large one, equipped with not only a varied ground fleet of vehicles including a personal car for Chief Rorchek, but also a helicopter piloted by Chris Rorchek and a fireboat moored at a dock built into the station.

Given that the series was scheduled for early Sunday evening for a family audience, many episodes end with a coda where a cast member addresses the audience about fire safety and first aid.

• Code Red at IMDb
• The Irwin Allen News Network's Code Red web pages