‘Fire Country’ Boss Teases Shawn Hatosy’s Return as Richards — What Brings Him Back?

Brett Richards (Shawn Hatosy) certainly shook things up at Station 42 on Fire Country when he came in as the new battalion chief following Vince’s (Billy Burke) death at the beginning of Season 4; Sharon (Diane Farr) didn’t even like him being at the memorial for her husband. He then left when 42 was ready for a permanent battalion chief in Manny (Kevin Alejandro). So, when TV Insider spoke with executive producer Tia Napolitano about the fall finale, we, of course, had to ask if we’d see Richards again. “We sure are,” she confirmed. “Are you kidding? Shawn Hatosy? Yeah, get him back here.” As for what we’ll see,…