Bushfires shape the Australian psyche. Fear of being trapped in a fire or seeing their homes go up in smoke unites them as a nation. Bushfires in south eastern Australia are amongst the worst on the planet. Most summers the world is transfixed by TV images of towering, wind-driven flames and smoke-choked landscapes blazing down under. A television first, this gripping series goes behind the scenes and places itself in the centre of the action in the largest fire fighting organization in the world - the Rural Fire Service of NSW. Beyond the jaw-dropping news-flashes of ferocious flames, there are always a dramatic human stories to be told. We meet heroes who battle the blazes head-on, courageous home-owners who manage to save just a few precious belongings, incredible stories of survival and aircraft pilots who fly into the charred, flaming landscape to halt the fire's spread. It's often said that when pushed to extremes the best is brought out in people and this can certainly be said about the fire fighting community. Beyond the inspiring efforts of ordinary folk, In the Line of Fire is a moving tale about pulling together in the grip of danger as everyone battles shoulder to shoulder to save homes and lives.