Firehouse (1973)

Starring:

• Richard Roundtree
• Sheila Frazier 
• Michael Lerner 
• Paul Le Mat
• Val Avery  

Storyline
The first African-American assigned to an all-white firehouse, rookie firefighter Shelly Forsythe must battle both blazes and racism as the fire department hunts for a serial arsonist in 1973 New York. The house's senior firefighter is hostile to Forsythe at first but eventually comes to respect him and is forced to make a dangerous choice between his orders and his duty to a fellow firefighter.