Sometimes you have to die to learn how to live.

So teases the Rescue Me trailer below, which spoilers what should be an obvious storyline for any fan of this FX drama: Tommy Gavin survives last season's gun shot.

But what shape will he be in? And how will a possible shut down affect the fire house? These are the questions viewers should be asking themselves heading into tonight's premiere.

Check out a preview of what's to come below, including veteran actor Peter Gallagher as a priest who tries to explain to Tommy the error of his post-9/11 ways...

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