Profiling people whose jobs force them to face the extreme for a living.
Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 1: Phoenix Firefighters
2007
Most people run away from burning buildings. They run toward it. To fight the fire, to save lives – while risking their own. But firefighters thrive…
Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 2: Alligator Trappers
2007
They’re Florida’s first line of defense against the ultimate predator. Chad Wright and Charles Carpenter are State licensed alligator trappers.
Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 3: Hurricane
2007
Warren Faidley is North America’s most famous extreme weather journalist. He travels across the USA taking pictures of nature’s deadliest storms -
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Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 4: Forest Fire
2007
The rugged semi-arid interior of British Columbia boasts some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. But when forest fires break out in this terrain,…
Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 5: Police
2007
When you go to work with a gun, you know your job is dangerous. And being a police officer is not getting safer.
Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 6: Car Rescues
2007
Motor sport is different from all other professional sports as death lurks around ever corner as drivers barrel into neck breaking speeds.
Risk Takers – Season 1- Episode 7: Bull Fighters
2007
Imagine going to work knowing that every day you’re going to be rammed, stomped and possibly gored by an angry 2000 pound bull. That’s exactly what…
Risk Takers – Season 1 – Episode 8: SWAT
2007
Philadelphia’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) is a group of elite officers trained to deal with violent situations beyond the scope of normally…