该剧以主要讲述了芝加哥51号消防站应急救援队的故事。这一群英勇的消费队员们包括：副队长Kelly、队长Walter、急救员Gabriella，对自己的工作十分忠诚、资深消防员Christopher、玩命消防员Matthew、准消防员Peter等。这群勇敢无惧的男女却义无反顾地冲进最危险的地方，每天都要和死神打交道，要在最紧张的时候做出最重要选择，每天都要面对自尊与自负的考验，工作的责任和压力给他们的性格带来了巨大影响。

Much of the play is set in the locker room of a professional baseball team, and as such has an all-male cast that explores themes of homophobia, racism, class and masculinity in sports.

The play's main character, Darren Lemming, is a popular and successful mixed-race baseball player at the peak of his career when he decides to come out . Several of his teammates react strongly (some supportive and accepting, and some not), and the drama plays out over the course of a baseball season with tragic consequences.