Efter et mindre jordskælv i Los Angeles dør syv undergrundsarbejdere af meget kraftige forbrændinger. Mike Roark er chef for byens katastrofeberedskab og tvivler på den officielle forklaring. Han får fat på et par geologer, hvis utrolige forklaring lyder, at der gemmer sig en vulkan under byen! Hvor svært Mike end har ved at tro geologerne, skal han snart få syn for sagen og samtidig blive sat på sin største opgave nogensinde.
Environmental activist Scott is accidentally involved in a bomb attack on a fuel storage facility. The gigantic explosion unleashes a roller of fire that rolls towards Los Angeles. Desperate, Scott and his colleagues want to save the city. But for the media they are considered to be the culprits - who will soon be hunted by killers ...
Three firefighters must save New Orleans from a gigantic shark.
A small American town provides the setting for a look at the antics of a group of volunteers who comprise the area's only fire department.
Barbara, a young girl, lives in an old country house with her father and her teacher. One night, she dreams that a fireman enters her room through the window. Having grown, Barbara leaves her father to travel across the world, before coming back to her childhood fantasies: one day, she calls the firemen, and locks herself with one of them in her bedroom.
Erin is planning the town’s Christmas celebration and must win over firefighter Kevin in order to obtain the beautiful spruce tree from his property for the celebration.