Too Darn Hot is the third episode of the fifth season and the 62nd overall episode of Station 19.
Short Summary[]
When a heat wave hits Seattle, Station 19 becomes a cooling center and chaos ensues with locals who aren't used to the extreme temperatures. Andy deals with regret and finds a friend in Theo. Joey comes face-to-face with his past during a ride-along with Ben and Jack.
Full Summary[]
The firefighters of station 19 try various things to deal with the heat wave spreading through Seattle. Sullivan comes in and tells them Beckett wants a line-up before the push-in. They all take the opportunity to tease him about the Fire Zaddy video until Travis takes it too far. As the rest of the team leaves, Vic notices that Dean's stressed. He's working on the logistics for Crisis One. Vic wants them to expand things and do more in-person training, but that costs money. And everyone's afraid of getting sued, so he had to keep consulting lawyers. Despite this, Vic is sure the program will be a success. They join the line-up.
Ben comes in with Joey and thanks Beckett for letting Joey do a ride-along with the aid car, something Beckett forgot was happening. He asks if Joey's okay with being around unhoused people and Joey says he used to be one. Beckett tells him to sign the waiver and put Joey in pants.
Andy talks to herself, saying it's going to be fine as she and Theo drive. Andy says she doesn't want to talk about it when Theo asks. She does, but she doesn't. She did a cruel thing. She enjoyed it, but knows it was wrong and now she feels guilty. It's like soot in her soul. She didn't do it to be cruel, but that doesn't make it less cruel. The thing she did is waiting for her.
Becket speaks to the team about the push-in. He doesn't understand why they're doing the push-in today, but Vic says it's a tradition. It goes back 100 years. Beckett says they got temporary approval as a medical facility during the heat wave, so they'll be treating lots of walk-ins for heat-related conditions. Maya says Carina got cleared to help with those cases. Just then, Andy leads station 23 in. Aquino said they could join them for the push-in. Beckett tells Maya she's going to do the talking so the public knows they have girls there.
They all head outside, where Ari Lan is speaking to the waiting crowd, including Carina and introduces the firefighters. She hands the mic to Beckett, who immediately hands it off to Maya. Maya starts to give a speech about the push-in, but Beckett rushes her along. Everyone gathers to start pushing the engine, but the first few people to touch it burn their hands and everyone else is told to move away. One of the injured is a little boy and Carina pours some water from her bottle over his hands while Sullivan sprays the engine to cool it off. Beckett says it's cancelled, though Andy just wants to wait a bit for it to cool off. Ben then invites everyone to come inside the firehouse to cool off and get some water. Andy tries to talk to Sullivan about the video, but he says they're not friends.
Inside the firehouse, Maya yells at some teens who are opening cabinets on the ladder truck. She hates teenagers. Dean says Vic told him Pru's going to be one of those someday. As they move a table and chairs, Ingrid Saunders comes up to Ben and thanks him for getting her out when her business was on fire. She tells Joey that his dad saved her life. Ben says it's just part of the job. Joey asks if Ben paid her to approach him in front of Joey. Just then, the aid car gets called out.
Carina finishes bandaging the boy's hands and tells his dad to change the bandages twice a day and not let them get wet. The boy and his dad leave to get ice cream. After they've left, Maya checks on Carina. She tells her it's okay to be sad. Carina says she knows it is, but she's there to do a job. Carina then says Maya made a decision for both of them without really discussing it. She compares it to if she just decided one day they were never having sex again without discussing it with Maya. She's not sad. She's angry. Maya says that's different because they both enjoy sex.
Joey recognizes the address as being near where Jack and Ben found him. He asks if it's weird that their first call is an unhoused person. Jack says it's not that unusual. Joey wishes someone would do something about it and Jack knows he means getting people into housing instead of leaving them on the streets. Jack asks Joey how his siblings are. He hasn't seen them in a while, Frank and Sarah are with a family outside the city and Ernie never checks his phone. Jack hasn't seen his own foster sister in twenty years. He doesn't know where she is.
Several patients are being treated at station 19, including a teen whose flip flops have melted onto his feet. Carina tells Maya that her patient is good to go and can be moved to the barn and given water. Sullivan checks out Davey, who is dizzy and disoriented. He starts taking Davey's vitals. Carina sees Davey's condition and steps in, asking if Davey was doing physical activity in the heat. Davey's dad says they were just playing around in the yard and Davey got overheated, but Trent says that they were doing football drills and Davey's dad, the coach, wouldn't let Davey stop until he was finished. Davey's dad is upset that Trent is basically calling him a liar. Carina notices that Davey's not sweating and has Travis call an aid car. Davey's dad tries to give him water, but Carina knocks the bottle away, saying he could choke on it. He doesn't have heat exhaustion. It's heat stroke. Sullivan and Carina bicker about who's in charge as Carina starts using ice packs to cool Davey. She and Sullivan lead Davey out to the barn while she sends Maya and Dean to get ice.
As they arrive, Mel leads them to a tent. She says he was having trouble breathing and then collapsed. He asked her not to call for help, but she did it anyway once he started gasping for breath. They've been neighbors for a few weeks. Joey recognizes their patient as Ameen Deng, a friend of his.
Davey is in an ice bath in the barn. His father asks if he's going to be okay and Carina says they're trying to lower his temperature while they wait for the aid car. Davey's dad wants to talk to him, but Carina tells him to stay away from Davey and from her because he's almost killed his son. Maya leads him away to go sit down. Sullivan tells Carina she shouldn't speak to the public like that, but she points out the hypocrisy of his statement given what he did to that teen's phone. Carina goes to place an IV in Davey.
They try to rouse Ameen, but get no response. Joey says he said he had a heart thing. They see signs of congestive heart failure. Joey is visibly worried.
Ari introduces herself to Sullivan. She's the head of public affairs for the department. She makes them look good to the public. She knows Sullivan has a situation on his hands with the Fire Zaddy video. The younger generation thinks he's a sex symbol, but the older crowd prefers the firefighters not to assault civilians. She says she can help him if he'll cooperate with her, turn it into something good before it becomes something bad. Sullivan says it was good and the parents haven't sued. He knows she's crying to capitalize on the moment, but he wants to let it pass. Ari says she can raise his profile and let him become the face of the FD. The sky's the limit then. She gives him her card for when he's ready to say yes.
Andy and Theo clean their barn and talk about how Andy's feeling. She doesn't consciously want to hurt Sullivan, but there's part of her that does. Andy now feels shame. Not because she had sex, but because of who it was. It will hurt Sullivan when he finds out about it. It was mean and she's not mean. Theo says she must still love him, because if she didn't, she wouldn't feel anything about him at all. He asks who she slept with, but she won't tell. They stop cleaning when they get a call out.
As they load water onto a dolly, Maya tells Dean that Carina wanted to discuss it, so she said her piece and they made a decision. Dean says it still sounds like Maya really made the decision. Like Dean, she's used to making all the decisions about her life for herself, but now she needs to learn to exist in a partnership and make decisions together. Their conversation is interrupted by a call.
They give Ameen nitroglycerin. He wakes up enough to recognize Joey before passing out again. They prepare to start resuscitation.
19 arrives just as 23 does at a three-car accident. Beckett tells all of them to put their gloves on so no one gets burned on hot metal. He sends Maya and Dean to a car that's on its side to work on getting them out. Maya looks into the car, where Max and his mom are trapped. Max continuously asks what's happening. His mom tells him the firefighters are there and will get them out. She says the road just cracked in front of them. Dean and Maya check and see a place where the road has bulged out from below.
Sullivan says Seattle wasn't built for this heat. Vic says the Earth wasn't either. Andy climbs on the hood of the middle car, where the driver is covered with something red. Andy asks about it and he says he was making a food delivery and that's what's all over him. He says he's fine, so she puts a collar on him and says they'll get him out. He was driving and then the car in front of him flew through the air and landed on top of him.
Maya checks in with Max and his mom, who report no injuries. Max keeps asking questions. Dean climbs on top of the car, but can't force the door open. He says he was just like Max, always wanted to know everything. Dean explains what has happened as best he can. Dean then has to leave to get the hydraulic tools, but Maya says she'll stay when Max starts to panic.
They do CPR on Ameen, but then Joey says he's a DNR. Ameen told him he didn't want to be hooked up to machines or anything. But without any legal paperwork, Ben and Jack are forced to continue.
Vic and Dean work on prying the door open. They hear a call over the radio for Crisis One for a mental health call, but Beckett says the personnel are not available, so Dean knows they'll send the cops instead. When Max hears the tools above him, he starts to panic again. Maya calms him down, saying they're just trying to get him out. Max's mom suggests playing their game so he can calm down. She tries to start, but Max won't play. She explains to MAya that they sing a song together and alternate every other word, which helps him calm down. She tries again, but Max won't play.
Joey keeps trying to get them to stop. Jack reminds him of when they first found him and how he didn't want his siblings to get help so they wouldn't get split up. But they did anyway and they helped him. And now he's talking about medical school. Joey says it's different because Ameen has been sick his whole life and told everyone what he wanted. Being on machines was his worst fear. Ben has Jack take over and then goes to the side to radio Grey Sloan. He explains the situation and has the physician on duty pronounced death remotely. Ben says he stopped not because Joey told him to, but because he'd done everything he could. He'll break rules to save a life, but not to end one. To be a doctor, he'll need to learn not to let anyone's emotions make decisions. Joey leaves the tent.
Andy talks to the delivery driver as he's loaded into an aid car. His brother's going to have to work a double because he's out due to the accident. Andy watches Beckett run by and Theo realizes he's the guy she slept with. Theo asks her to tell him he's wrong because he doesn't want to have to keep it from Vic. She tells him he's wrong. Aquino calls for her to rotate out and rehydrate.
Andy goes to the tent, where Sullivan gives her some water. She tells him she didn't mean for the papers to be delivered while he was at work. He says she didn't speak to him for ten months, but he didn't speak to her before offering himself up for Maya's job. They're partners, but he didn't speak to her first. He admits that that was wrong, but it should have been a fight. But she didn't fight. She walked away. She's still walking away. Andy gets called back to help.
Davey gets loaded into an aid car. His dad thanks Carina and assure her it won't happen again. She tells him she'll still be contacting Child Protective Services because what he did was abusive. He told his son that he wasn't worth of love, respect, and protection. As she walks away, she says some people shouldn't be allowed to be parents.
Maya guides Max's mom as she's lifted out of the car. When she groans, Max panics again. Maya assures him that his mom is okay. Once she's out, she's lowered onto a gurney. Then Maya jumps down into the car to sit with Max until they get him out. She puts a collar on him and then gets him to start playing the song game with her as they pull him out the back window. Max is then moved next to his mom and Maya watches as they hold hands.
Joey tells Ben the prompt for his essay is, "Reflect on a time you faced a challenge, a setback, or a failure." He tells them Ameen was orphaned in Sudan and grew up in refugee camps. Then he came to Seattle at age seventeen, but couldn't get help to find a job or learn English, so he taught himself English and many other skills. If he were paid for how hard he worked, he would be a millionaire. Instead, he died on the street. He wonders what someone learns from that.
Station 19 returns to the station, where Maya spots Carina soaking her feet in ice water. She sits next to her, takes off her shoes, and dips her own feet in. Sullivan walks up and thanks Carina in Italian for her help. She tells him they're not friends. She blames him for Maya's demotion and her being afraid to be a mother. Sullivan says it would have happened regardless because Maya broke the rules. Maya asks them to speak English as she understands they're angry, but not what they're saying. Sullivan tells her that her wife is blaming him for her not wanting to have children. Sullivan says he'll own his part, but he won't own Maya's. She made her own bed. Once he's gone, Maya apologizes for not wanting what Carina wants. She knows it won't make it better, but Carina says it helps. Maya says it's not Sullivan's fault, but she knows it's easier for Carina to blame him because blaming Maya hurts. Carina knows Maya had a crappy father, but she knows Maya would be an amazing mother anyway. And she wants them to break their families' cycles. She wants Maya to change the way the fire department treats women. She wants Maya to want what she wants, but she doesn't want it today. Just someday. Maya tells her about saving Max and how she was pretty good with him. She liked the feeling. She wants to want what Carina wants. She doesn't yet, but she wants to. Carina agrees that that's enough for now. They lean toward each other and kiss.
Dean admits he's been stubborn. He wants to expand Crisis One instead of keeping it small. They need to do things differently. He wants their help. He promises them he'll get better training. And he wants them all to get trained, if they're willing. They all agree to be in, even Sullivan, who also thinks he has a way to get FD on board. He's pretty appealing right now because of the video.
Ben peeks in on Joey, who says night shifts suck. Ben says you get used to it. Joey knows what happened to Ameen isn't fair. He shows Ben that he's finished his essay, "My Day at the Fire Station: A look at the Broken System of Emergency Healthcare in America." Ben apologizes, but Joey says it's okay. He doesn't know what it's like to be unhoused, but that's a good thing. Ben says he has a surprise for Joey later, to cheer him up. Joey hopes it's a swimming pool because it's so hot. Joey suggests using the hoses to cool themselves off, which gives Ben an idea.
Sullivan tells Ari he was the battalion chief, but she knows that already. He says he wants to promote up again and wants her help to get that and full support for Crisis One. That sounds doable to her. He doesn't like talking to the press, but she says she does things every day she doesn't want to do and you get used to it. Just then, station 23 pulls up. They're ready to try the push-in again. Jack turns on the hose, creating a fountain. People start to dance. Ben points out, Frank, Ernie, and Sarah, whom he ranged to visit. Joey happily greets them and they all play together in the rain. Andy looks over at Beckett and he smiles at her. Vic and Theo spray each other with water guns. Travis and Ben dump water on Jack. Maya and Carina watch Joey and his siblings dancing together. Theo and Vic spray Beckett. Once everyone is soaked, Sullivan turns off the water and leads everyone to start pushing the truck in.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jaina Lee Ortiz as Lieutenant Andy Herrera
- Jason George as Dr. Ben Warren
- Boris Kodjoe as Robert Sullivan
- Grey Damon as Lieutenant Jack Gibson
- Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes
- Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery
- Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller
- Danielle Savre as Lieutenant Maya Bishop
- Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca
- Carlos Miranda as Lieutenant Theo Ruiz
Guest Stars[]
- Josh Randall as Captain Sean Beckett
- Alain Uy as Captain Pat Aquino
- Camille Chen as Ari Lan
- Lindsey Gort as Ingrid Saunders
- Lauren Bowles as Max's Mom
- Jim Cashman as Delivery Driver
- Noah Alexander Gerry as Joey Phillips
- Lucas Armendariz as Max
Co-Starring[]
- Bamm Ericsen as Ameen Deng
- Xochitl Romero as Mel
- Danny Plom as Trent
- Mark Mandia as Davey
- Ron Roggé as Dad
- Jazzma Crofton as Teenage Girl
- Chris Patrickson as Parent
- Cary Christopher as Towheaded Boy
- Lily Fisher as Sarah
- Toby Grey as Ernie
- Cameron Gayden as Frank
Rescues[]
Boy[]
A boy burned his fingers on the fire engine. Carina poured water over his fingers and then took him inside, where she bandaged his fingers and told his dad to change them twice a day and not let them get wet.
Ameen Deng[]
Jack and Ben responded to a call in an encampment. When they got there, they found Ameen Deng with congestive heart failure. They gave him nitroglycerin and started CPR when he went asystolic. Joey, who knew Ameen from his time in the camp, told them he was DNR, but Ben said he legally couldn't stop. After attempting CPR for 12 minutes, Ben radioed in to Grey Sloan to have a physician remotely call time of death.
Flip Flop Teen[]
Travis handed off a teen whose flip flops had melted onto his feet to Dean.
Davey[]
Davey was overheated and came to Station 19 for treatment. He was dizzy and disoriented. Sullivan started taking his vitals, but Carina took over when she saw him. His father said he was just playing in the yard, but his friend Trent told Carina they were at football practice and his dad wouldn't let him stop until he finished the drill. Carina noted that he wasn't sweating and told Travis to call an aid car. While they waited, Carina stopped his father from giving him water, saying he had heat stroke and would choke on it. Then she put an ice pack on his neck and moved him to put him in an ice bath until the aid car arrived. Once it did, Carina sent him to the hospital.
Car Accident[]
Stations 23 and 19 were called to Holdman Road and Bedford Street, where they found a three-car pileup, caused by the overheated road swelling and cracking. One car, containing Max and his mom, was tipped on its side. In another car, a delivery driver was trapped. He said he could feel his toes and didn't think he was injured. Andy put a collar on him and gave him a quick exam. Then they got him out and took him to the hospital. Max and his mom also reported no injuries and could move their limbs. They removed one of the doors from the car and pulled his mom out. Then Maya climbed in and put a collar on Max so they could pull him out. Max and his mother were then taken to the hospital.
Music[]
| Song | Performer | Scene |
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| "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | Cast (Danielle Savre and Lucas Armendariz) |
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| "Stay High" | Brittany Howard |
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Notes and Trivia[]
- This episode's title originated from the song Too Darn Hot, originally sung by Ella Fitzgerald.
- This episode scored 4.29 million viewers.[1]
- The song playing at the end of this episode, "Stay High" by Brittany Howard, was previously used in the Grey's Anatomy episode Sign O' the Times.
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See Also[]
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| Station 19 Season 5 | ||||||
| #01 | "Phoenix from the Flame" | #07 | "A House Is Not a Home" | #13 | "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" | |
| #02 | "Can't Feel My Face" | #08 | "All I Want for Christmas is You" | #14 | "Alone in the Dark" | |
| #03 | "Too Darn Hot" | #09 | "Started from the Bottom" | #15 | "When the Party's Over" | |
| #04 | "100% or Nothing" | #10 | "Searching for the Ghost" | #16 | "Death and the Maiden" | |
| #05 | "Things We Lost in the Fire" | #11 | "The Little Things You Do Together" | #17 | "The Road You Didn't Take" | |
| #06 | "Little Girl Blue" | #12 | "In My Tree" | #18 | "Crawl Out Through the Fallout" | |
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