Firestorm

About Firestorm

Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover $37,000,000 in stashed loot.

Firestorm is a 1998 thriller film directed by Dean Semler. Howie Long stars as Jessie Graves, Scott Glenn as Wynt Perkins, Suzy Amis as Jennifer, and William Forsythe as Randall Shaye.

Released in January 1998, it runs 89 minutes. Written by Chris Soth.

Shelv files it under criminal, fire, prison escape, and firefighter. It scores 5.2 out of 10 from 73 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Only the Brave, The Shawshank Redemption, and Face/Off make useful companions to Firestorm, all filed under forest fire.