Season 3 may be in full swing, but there’s still a backstory that people can’t let go of. Exciting fans in season 1, who is the serial arsonist in Fire Country?

Fire Country Season 3 is in the midst of taking CBS by storm, with lead character Bode trying and failing to convince his team that he deserves to stay. For those who haven’t seen it, the binge-worthy tv show follows a plan for inmates that allows them to volunteer for a California fire team.

In season 1, there was a different kind of drama. A series of unexplained fires broke out across the region, and police believed they were caused by a serial arsonist working at Station 42. In other words, it was an inside environmental job.

However, they quickly identified the wrong guy as a suspect – here’s everything you need to know about the real arsonist in Fire Country.

Fire Country Arsonist Is a Double Hoax

After blaming another prime suspect, The Fire Country arsonist is revealed to be Collin O’Reilly, except that’s not his real name. His real identity is Alex Shawcross.

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Fans saw Collin join the team in season 1, episode 2, where he immediately becomes curious about Bode’s background. He belittles the fact that he is a criminal, even though Gabriela quickly comes to his defense, almost accidentally injuring Bode on a call when she steps on a rock that releases debris from a cliff.

Later in the series, Collin has almost blended into the background. However, this changes when investigator Erika Snow arrives at the station to try to find the mysterious serial arsonist.

As it happens, Collin has the day off from the firehouse and arrives at a nearby house fire while he was supposedly off duty. During a phone call, fans discover that it was Collin who originally told the police about their current prime suspect’s past history (but more on that later).

As a result, Bode lights a fire to try to get Collin to talk using the fake story. As he tells more lies, Bode becomes convinced that Collin is not telling the truth.

Sure enough, not only is it revealed that he is the culprit, but also that his real name is Alex Shawcross. Originally from Arizona, he joined the station and moved to California under an assumed name.

Jake was the main suspect in the attacks.

Before Alex’s truth was revealed, All eyes were on Jake Crawford. thanks to similar cases that happened in his childhood.

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When Jake was younger, he started a fire as a child. Collin leaked this to the police, who pegged him as the prime suspect in the arson attacks.

This doubt is doubled when Sharon discovers that Jake was in Drak Country at the time of the attack… or at least, he was there right before. When she asks him about it, Jake is evasive.

Of course, this is all proven false when Jake is shown to be innocent, and that leads him to be more open with Bode about his family life, particularly his half-brother.

We still see Jake at Station 42 in Fire Country season 3…and let’s just say he’s No I’m happy with how things are going with Bode.

In which episode does Alex get caught?

Fire Country Season 1 Episode 17titled ‘A Cry for Help’, was when Alex was finally caught for his crimes.