Planes: Fire & Rescue

After winning the race, Dusty's career is in danger: his engine's gearbox is damaged and no replacement exists. A bad landing at Propwash Junction starts a fire, and the airport is shut until the town gets better fire protection. To help, Dusty heads to Piston Peak, a national park, and becomes an air tanker on helicopter Blade Ranger's team. He hides the engine problem and only tells Blade later. In a wildfire, Blade shields him inside a mine. In the end, Maru finds a new gearbox, and Dusty is certified as a firefighter.

1. Behind the scenesFrom racing film to disaster film

   Director Bobs Gannaway wanted a different genre for each film. The first was a race film, and he wanted the second to be an action-disaster movie. Production began six months after the first film started.

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2. Behind the scenesResearch with real firefighters

   The team researched air-attack crews and smokejumpers by working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). They also sent a crew to the US Forest Service's annual smokejumper training.

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3. ReferencePulaski is named for a real hero

   The name Pulaski comes from Ed Pulaski, who saved most of his crew in the Great Fire of 1910 by sheltering them in an abandoned mine. He also invented the firefighting axe-adze that bears his name.

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