Correctional Officers are the ultimate first responders: policing the population,  enforcing the laws, dealing with both perpetrators and victims.  They also have to respond to emergency medical situations-- controlling bleeding, performing CPR.  And yes, they have the be the first to respond to fires inside the facilities.  Fire can and do occur inside prisons, especially in older facilities, or in any prison that contains an arsonist and an opportunity.
In this episode we examine a fire which recently decommissioned a housing unit in Huntsville State Prison in Texas, and examine how that is affecting the staff and inmates at that facility.  Jake has a couple of stories of troubleshooting fire related problems in the jail, while Jon recalls the time he was left behind in a fire drill, which haunts his dreams.