The tragic destruction of the Three Rock fire camp will have an impact on the upcoming Fire Country season 4. The somber event will hopefully keep the CBS drama from becoming a full-fledged soap opera. At its heart, the series is at its best when the storylines delve deep into the ups and downs of personal drama.

During the past three seasons, Three Rock Camp became the focal point of soap-opera-level tragedies. In season 2, inmate Rudy (Alex Desert) escaped from the campgrounds. Pesticide poisoning caused the biggest death in Fire Country season 3, inmate Nathan Birch (Jeff Gladstone).

After narrowly avoiding a shutdown order, the Three Rock Camp was unable to escape the destructive path of the Zabel Ridge fire. In melodramatic irony, it took an inferno to take down the fire c

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