Tournaments

First Responders Showdown Round 5: Semi-Finals

By Ange | May 17, 2020

Our First Responder Showdown is down to the Final Four!

With COVID-19 revealing just how important first responders are to our health and safety, this time around we’re featuring fictional firefighters and paramedics from several shows both current and past. During Round One, we selected 64 characters from Chicago Fire, 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Station 19, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Rescue Me, and Third Watch. With your votes, these were then narrowed down to 32 characters for Round Two, 16 for Round Three, 8 for Round Four and now we are down to 4 characters from Chicago Fire, Station 19 and 9-1-1.

As the competition progresses, you guys are fighting hard to keep your faves in – the number of votes in Round 3 were almost double that from Round 2 and then in Round 4 the votes were more than 3.5 times the total number of votes from Round 3. Now that we’re in the Semi-Finals, there’s no telling how the votes are going to go and who will make it to the final Championship Round!

Before we get started, a few notes:

Obviously there are more than 64 actors portraying first responders. To keep the field to 64 total, we limited contenders to main or recurring characters over a show’s run, including characters who died or left the show.
Performers were paired randomly for Round 1 and the winners of each bracket were paired with someone who received a similar amount of votes for Rounds 2-5. Round 6, aka the Championship Round, will be between the two characters who win this round.
We welcome your arguments on why voters should choose specific performers in the comments! Feel free to campaign for your faves on social media and be sure to tag us with our @nicegirlstv handle!

DONATE

Want to do something to support first responders during this time of extreme need? Each round we’ll be highlighting a different non-profit organization that benefits first responders. Please consider donating if you have the resources.

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

The NFFF honors America’s fallen firefighters, assists their families, and works to prevent firefighter injuries and deaths. Needs have increased, and resources have decreased, due to COVID-19, so the NFFF is looking for donations to support first responders and their families. Click here to learn more about the NFFF COVID-19 Emergency Fund.

ROUND 5 VOTING ENDS AT 11:59 P.M. PACIFIC ON SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020.