Backdraft 2

Arson investigator Sean McCaffrey, son of the late Lieutenant Stephen "Bull" McCaffrey, works out of Station 17 of the Chicago Fire Department, one of the units in the division run by his uncle, Deputy District Chief of the Chicago Office of Fire Investigation (OFI) Brian McCaffrey. Sean prefers working alone, and is initially rude when Station 17's Captain White tells him he must follow protocol and work with a partner, Maggie Rening.

The new team is assigned a fire which killed five youngsters on Halloween. After they confirm the fire is arson, they later catch an arsonist who tells them that he had turned down a massive fee to set the Halloween fire. Sean talks with Ronald Bartel, a murderous arsonist who has been in prison for decades. Bartel provides insight that includes the involvement of terrorists, using fires to distract from the theft of missiles. A bomb is planted in Sean's home and Sean calls Brian and tells him about what happened. Brian drops by and sees if he can defuse it, but unfortunately, he dies in the attempt. A funeral is held for Brian, and Sean bids farewell to him just as he bid farewell to his father decades earlier. Ronald expresses condolences to Sean and explains to him where the terrorists possibly hang out. Sean and Maggie go after the terrorists, who are subsequently caught and defeated. As in the previous film, the picture ends when a call comes in for another fire.

The film was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on May 14, 2019.

The film currently holds a 4.8/10 rating on IMDb. Jason Rugaard of Movie Mavericks awarded the film two stars and stated in his review of the film "Based on its on-screen merits it's a passable experience, but there isn't really anything to distinguish Backdraft 2 from an episode of Chicago Fire or 911". Barbara Shulgasser of Common Sense Media awarded the film a one-star and described the film as an "Unnecessary, nonsensical sequel" and Martin Liebman of Blu-ray.com awarded the film a 2.5 out of 5 and described the film as "one of the most inconsequential films around" and film critic Rob Hunter of Slashfilm said in his review "Ultimately, the film fails in the two big areas where the original succeeded – the emotion and the awe. Anderson’s performance helps somewhat in getting viewers to care..." David Duprey of ThatMomentIn described the film as "a messy, by-the-numbers action flick with – let's just say it – no spark."

• Backdraft 2 on IMDb