Production wise, it is most likely that the first 12 episodes were originally made for this seasons' production between late 1986-1987, with the last 4 episodes being made much later on sometime in 1988, due to the fact that character models where given a slight update towards them (such as them being given new faces).

Before the rope bridge rescue, when Don Sledgehammer is telling Sam what to do, there are no vehicles behind them, but a few seconds later, Flex's trailer and some other vehicles are behind them.

The Original 1991 release has a slide advertising The Hero Next Door, Lost Cat, Sam's Day Off and Snow Business. and Norman's Pitfall. It is only going to be routine drill for Trevor Evans on his first day in the fire service until a message comes over the radio. This is the latest Fireman Sam special to have a US dub, as the US dub of the series has been possibly discontinued as of Series 12. Fireman Sam takes a rare day off and takes Sarah and James camping but when the bus catches fire, things go from bad to worse when the tent starts burning. At one point Sarah mistakenly refers to her Uncle Sam as "Fireman Sam", though she did correct herself later on.

The re-release has a 5 second slide advertising videos 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 plus The Very Best of Fireman Sam.

In the audience when the premiere starts, Derek is in his Norman costume (minus the wig), but a few seconds later, he's in his normal outfit.

Strangely, when James analyzes the films and shares his observations with Mandy and Sarah, the recordings are pixelated.After Flex gets off the phone, the ocean rescue centre is further out into the sea than in the next scene. Helen Flood makes a reference to the 1975 American thriller film Jaws, with the line "I think we need a bigger box." The play has three acts, 'Fire Station Flood Alert' (loosely based on the episode, 'Bentley the Robot'),