Name: Risk Takers
Released: 2005-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Reed Booth

TV Show · Documentary · Action

There are people among us who make their living by risking their lives in the service of others. From policing in the murder capital of the US, to searching for bodies in an inferno, these risk takers do jobs that most of us couldn't - or wouldn't - dare to attempt. This action-packed series introduces some of the bravest and most adventurous professionals you'll ever get to know.

2005 · 52m

Starring Reed Booth

EPISODE 1

Urban Firefighters

Everywhere, people do risky jobs. In Phoenix, Arizona, firefighters take 24 hour shifts-sometimes taking over 10 calls a day-to protect their communities. But for these men and women, the rush of the risk and helping those in need makes it all worth it.

52m
EPISODE 2

Alligator Trappers

Alligators are a constant threat to the people of Florida. The first line of defense against them are the alligator trappers-a group whose job it is to find and capture these dangerous predators before they can harm the people around them.

52m
EPISODE 3

Hurricane Chasers

When there is a hurricane warning, people run to the nearest safety. Everyone, that is, except for hurricane chasers. These brave photographers and scientists get right in the thick of the storm to get the material that no one else can.

52m
EPISODE 4

Forest Firefighters

Fighting fires has always risky, but to combat them in a forest, surrounded by millions of acres of fuel for the blaze, is another thing entirely. Forest Firefighters stop these infernos on the ground level, before they consume everything around them.

52m
EPISODE 5

Police Force

You know your job is one of the most dangerous in the world when your toolbox includes an M-16 rifle. Witness what it's like to patrol one of the top ten most violent cities in North America, where every corner and police officer has a story to tell.

52m
EPISODE 6

Car Rescuers

Motor sport racing is different from every other kind of sport because death could be around every corner. When the racers crash, it is up to the car rescuers to knowingly put their lives on the line to save the drivers-and every second counts.

51m

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