TV SERIES · 2020– · USA
9-1-1: Lone Star
21 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
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- #001
Liv Tyler left the series between seasons 1 and 2 because of COVID-19: she was living in the United Kingdom, and travelling back and forth between London and Los Angeles would have been untenable in light of the pandemic's travel restrictions.
- #002
The episodes about the runaway tank and the cell-tower sniper in the city centre are based on real events. Former Army officer Shawn Nelson stole a tank on 17 May 1995 and rampaged destructively through the streets of San Diego. Citizens unhappy with cell phone companies and/or opposed to cell towers in their neighbourhoods opening fire on cell-tower workers is a recently emerging issue.
- #003
Jon Foster, who plays Dustin Shepard, the boyfriend of Michelle Blake's (Liv Tyler) missing sister, is Liv Tyler's real-life brother-in-law.
- #004
Paul Strickland is a regular series character who is a Black trans man. Strickland is played by Brian Michael Smith, who is also a Black trans man and is the first Black trans man to hold a regular role in a series.
- #005
In firefighting terminology, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta are terms used to designate the sides of a structure. "Alpha" refers to the front of the structure, "Bravo" to the left side, "Charlie" to the rear, and "Delta" to the right side.
- #006
Julian Works, who plays Mateo Chavez (also known as Probie), appeared as a guest actor in a different role named Marvin in episode 7.1 (2018) of the original 9-1-1 (2018).
- #007
A "Silent Code" or "Silent Run" is defined as a response to an emergency situation that requires silence in order to prevent the suspect from being alerted to the police response.
- #008
The series opening is generally based on two real-life tragedies that occurred on 29 November 1988 and 17 April 2013. Although the opening is based on Station 126, both tragedies cost firefighters from different stations their lives.
- #009
Captain Strand's first name, Owen, is the middle name of John Owen Lowe, the son of the series' story editor Rob Lowe.
- #010
Some of the screens monitored by the 9-1-1 dispatcher, also known as call-taking workstations (frequently used resources at arm's reach), include: a Location Map (containing GIS and GPS/AVL features that can locate the caller and the first responder respectively; GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems, GPS for Global Positioning System and AVL for Automatic Vehicle Location); Dispatch Activity (Computer Aided Dispatch, or CAD); a call list (a call-queue setup that can distinguish emergency calls from non-emergency calls for faster response times on critical calls); Radio Dispatch Consoles; and a First Aid Treatment Database.
- #011
In firefighter terminology, the terms Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta can also describe the class of fire being handled, and each has different extinguishing methods: Alpha: wood, paper, fabric or similar materials; Bravo: oil, petrol, paint, grease or similar; Charlie: electrical equipment fires; Delta: flammable metals, e.g. magnesium, titanium and sodium.
- #012
T. K. Strand's full name is Tyler Kennedy Strand.
- #013
The second collaboration between Rob Lowe and Lisa Edelstein first took place 22 years ago on The West Wing (1999).
- #014
This is the second time Billy Burke has played a Fire Captain. The first was 16 years ago in Ladder 49 (2004), made by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista, both units of the Walt Disney Company, and starring Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta.
- #015
In police tactical circles, the methodology for clearing a house or room is divided as follows: the main entrance is designated as number 1. The other sides of the house are labelled clockwise as 2, 3, 4, etc. The corners where the sides meet are indicated by the designated numbers joined by a slash in the middle, for example: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, etc.
- #016
Both Vega and Strand are captains, but Vega has no collar pin on any of his uniforms.
- #017
Terminology used in Computer Aided Dispatch: K - Female; PR - Person Reporting; REN - Reporting Event Number (REN), which may also be called a Case Number or Report and may be configured that way in your department's CAD.
- #018
Angela Bassett, star of "9-1-1," was married to Laurence Fishburne (as Tina and Ike Turner respectively) in "What's Love Got To Do With It?", while Gina Torres, star of "9-1-1: Lone Star," was married to Laurence Fishburne in real life.
- #019
Gina Torres and D. B. Woodside have love interests, having previously had the same relationship dynamic on Suits.
- #020
This marked the second time that series regulars Liv Tyler (who plays Michelle Blake) and Ronen Rubinstein (who plays T. K. Strand) were cast in the same production; the first was the film Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014), in which Tyler played a character named Linda McCormick and Rubinstein played a character named Ronnie.
- #021
Bradley Buecker directed both the first and the last episodes of the series.
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