fire office fire fourth episode second season american comedy television series office tenth episode overall written directed episode aired united_states october nbc episode features jim girlfriend series depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode michael_scott steve_carell takes teach ryan_howard business soon forced evacuate office fire outside michael continues interest ryan causing dwight_schrute rainn_wilson jealous jim_halpert john_krasinski games play outside according episode fun film cast crew appear cold finished episode fire filmed degree weather actors couldn look hot pretend scene played actual costumes designed order look like authentic scranton firefighters plot pam jenna fischer learns jim john_krasinski started dating michael steve_carell gives ryan glowing review ryan expresses interest starting business someday michael takes teach ryan rules business fire alarm sounds dwight rainn_wilson angela angela_kinsey attempt charge evacuation michael pushes way escape building employees play games pass time including picks ryan reveals attending business school night michael newfound protégé dwight noticeably jealous ryan favor michael seen car tune everybody hurts michael mentions left cell phone office dwight rushes building michael asks ryan cell phone help dwight find phone rings happens michael pocket dwight emerges building reveals fire started ryan left cheese oven set oven instead dwight michael mock ryan dub fire guy song parody billy song didn start fire production fire fourth episode series directed previously directed pilot diversity day sexual harassment fire written acts ryan_howard previously penned episodes diversity day sexual harassment fire featured second appearance portrayed adams thoroughly enjoyed work interview said office best work experience loved cast don know believe time like come described episode fun film episode filmed degree weather according cast member couldn look hot area outside building shot california called bad area later noted pretend weren scared car left set overnight stripped bone parts noted filming fire cast crew kept interrupted sound helicopters scene played actual crew office scranton photographs local firefighters uniforms costumes accurate interview scranton pointed uniform actually tan instead black ones seen cultural references ryan michael compares later attempts voice ryan impression dwight listening music car playing everybody hurts michael ryan started fire song parody billy song didn start fire game desert island employees reference specific films books angela says bible purpose driven life code burn dwight notes physicians desk reference hollow fill supplies states bring stone prisoner case got bored meredith later reveals bring big fat greek wedding bridges madison county pottery scene ghost watch pam picks confused princess bride asking dwight bring says crow reception fire originally aired nbc united_states october episode viewed million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast episode won timeslot encore presentation episode june received rating share viewed million viewers fire received positive reviews critics squad wrote fire good episode went write definitely improved nice characters emerge miss television pity graded episode dwight didn start fire inspired fans office song parodies version titled ryan started fire lists events office like original posting song entertainment_weekly wrote internet club awarded episode noting fire second season funniest half hour love simplicity writing episode bore similarities bottle episode enjoyed way conversations employees allowed audience fully understand individual characters better adams praised interaction performance wilson called unsettling
The Fire (The Office)