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The CBS drama “Fire Country” follows Bode Donovan (Max Thieriot), a former convict who gets out of prison after serving time and joins a brigade of brave men and women with complicated pasts who battle blazes in California. With the upcoming Season 4, however, the series will be losing not one, but two of its main cast members, all supposedly in service of realism. “Season 3, leaning into the authenticity of the real-life heroes that our characters are playing, people die, they leave,” showrunner Tia Napolitano told Deadline<\/a>, contradicting the notion that Gabriela was written off because of a fumbled storyline<\/a>. “That’s a reality, there’s danger in this sort of job, so we wanted to honor that and really up the stakes.”<\/p>\n To that end, actors Billy Burke \u2014 who portrayed Cal Fire chief (and Bode’s father) Vince \u2014 and Stephanie Arcila said goodbye at the end of Season 3. Arcila, who starred for all three seasons as Bode’s partner, firefighter Gabriela Perez, saw her story end in dramatic fashion. News of her departure came as a shock to fans, though there’s a chance that it may not be permanent.\u00a0“We love Stephanie, and we are committed to saying that the Bode-Gabriela story does not end here, it goes on,” co-creator and executive producer\u00a0Tony Phelan said. “We’re hoping that we can bring that character back, because we think that they have such great chemistry, and the audience is really invested in the two of them.” He’s not wrong there \u2014 Bode and Gabi are among the best “Fire Country” couples<\/a>.<\/p>\n