Barn Fire is the second episode of the first series of Fireman Sam.
Plot[]
On a very hot day, Sarah and James are picking potatoes for Bella when they hear Jupiter coming. The Fire Service has had a busy day, dealing with lots of fires caused from spontaneous combustion. Sarah and James explain that they're helping Bella with the potatoes for the next day’s chips and Sam tells them to carry on the good work. Dilys packs Norman a picnic and sends him off fishing. At the station the bells ring and they are called to a barn fire at Pandy Lane Farm. By the time they get there the fire has engulfed the entire barn and Sam and Elvis lay out a jet and get to work. The jet is causing almost no effect and Jupiter’s water tank is running low due to the high pressure needed, which also almost sends Elvis flying. The water tank runs out just as they put the fire out and refill at a nearby pond where Norman happens to be fishing. Norman fishes out a plug when the crew are filling up and thinks he accidentally drained the pond. Sam notices some scrap bits and makes a potato picker for Sarah and James and offers them a lift back to Pontypandy in Jupiter, unwittingly leaving an annoyed Norman behind.
Characters[]
- Fireman Sam
- Elvis Cridlington
- Station Officer Steele
- Sarah and James
- Dilys Price
- Norman Price
- Bella Lasagne
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to feature a fire and was also the largest fire until The Great Fire of Pontypandy, which makes it the largest fire in the Original Series.
- Sam's Patent Potato Picker would later appear in High Jinx.
- The hay bales would later appear in the "Joshua Jones" episode "Haywire".
- This episode along with Sam's Day Off is the only time in Series 1-5 that Jupiter's water tank is refilled.
- Recording date: 15th January 1985 and 9th March 1987.
- Norman has a chocolate biscuit bar based on a KitKat in his picnic box.
Goofs[]
- When Steele turns on the outlet at the pond, the inlet coupling falls off.
In Other Languages[]
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fogo no Celeiro |
| Czech | Požár ve Stodole |
| Dutch | Vuur in de Schuur/Brand op de Boerderji |
| Finnish | Lato Palaa |
| French | Feu de Paille |
| German | Der Scheunenbrand |
| Hebrew | חמים וטעים |
| Hungarian | Az Istálló Tűz |
| Italian | Incendio al Granaio |
| Japanese | なやがもえた |
| Korean | 농장에 불이 났어요 |
| Norwegian | Låvebrann (TV) Låvebrann (VHS) |
| Polish | Pożar stodoły |
| Slovak | Požiar v Stodole |
| Slovenian | Ogenj v skednju |
| Swedish | Logebranden |
| Welsh | Tan yn yr Ysgubor |
Home Media Releases[]
UK/IRL[]
- Fireman Sam 2 - Lost Cat
- The Very Best of Fireman Sam 2
- Bentley the Robot and Five Other Stories
- Fireman Sam - 2 on 1
- Fireman Sam - Biggest Video Ever!
- Norman's Tricky Day
- The Kite
Sweden[]
- Brandman Sam 2 (VHS)
Video[]
