- "There are eight firemen in this picture. You called yourselves The Fireflies."
- —Laurel Lance to fire chief Raynes.[src]
The Fireflies were a firemen unit of the Starling City Fire Department.
History[]
The Fireflies was a firemen unit who had distinguished themselves by tattooing a picture of firefly on the back of their right hands.[1]
In 2009, a member of the crew, Garfield Lynns, seemingly died in a fire at the Nodell Towers. After the station house was shut down sometime after 2009, members of the unit went to different stations.[1]
In early 2013, it was revealed that Garfield Lynns survived and he went on a killing and arson spree, murdering three ex-members of the group, including Danny de la Vega. Lynns later tried to kill a handful of firemen at a fundraiser in Oliver Queen's club, mainly targeting another ex-Firefly, Raynes, now a fire chief. The latter was saved by The Hood, who confronted Lynns. Lynns rejected the vigilante's offer to help him and committed suicide by walking into the fire he started.[1]
Known members[]
Former members[]
- Danny de la Vega (deceased)
- Garfield Lynns (deceased)
- Raynes (leader)
- 5 unnamed members (2 deceased)
Appearances[]
Arrow[]
Season 1[]
- "Burned"
Trivia[]
- In the photo of The Fireflies, Garfield Lynns is pictured at the top left, Danny de la Vega at the top right, and Raynes at the bottom left.
Behind the scenes[]
- The unit's name is an homage to Garfield Lynns' nickname from the comics, Firefly.