A liquidified petroleum gasoline tanker crashes with another truck, endangering a suburb and a nearby gas factory.

Bank robber hold two women hostage in a house; outside, Mickey and Georgia struggle to free a pregnant woman in labor from a car.

A police officer-cum-football star transfers into Rescue. The retired Inspector who helped create the Rescue squad is helping write a history of the service, which creates political difficulties for Adams.

Mickey and ambulance officer Tricia Mellick receive public accolades and media attention after being involved in a high profile rescue. Georgia questions her future with the police after she has a close call on a rescue. Mickey finally admits to himself his feelings about Georgia just as she decides to make a commitment to David.

Brian is duped by an old friend of Nipper's.

After an earthquake, Nipper is trapped in a lift with four other people. The rescue is complicated when the counterweight breaks free and endangers the lift.

Angel and Mickey rescue a man being chased by two police officers. When the man turns up dead 43 minutes later, they suspect the cops.

A natural gas explosion leaves three people trapped two stories under ground. The squad tries to provide rescue but with time running out, a second gas explosion traps them as well. With a rapidly diminishing air supply and cyanide gas leaking into the cellar, Mickey, unwilling to abandon the trapped workers, disobeys an order from Inspector Adams to leave the scene.

There's an explosion in a building that's being prepared for demolishing. When Rescue arrives, one of the workers is already dead and the other two are trapped and badly wounded.

Three new recruits have joined Rescue, but only two can stay, a situation that creates some tension between the three as they compete for the two open spots. Mickey faces a new set of domestic challenges when his sons move in with him.

There has been an explosion on a ship and several men are trapped. The job of rescuing the injured crewmen is made more difficult when the squad finds evidence of a bomb and find themselves hampered by the threat of additional explosions and a man who is not what he seems.