The good news is that the fictional firefighters of Tacoma, Washington, will stay in business for at least another year as "Tacoma FD" has been renewed for a fourth season. The bad news is -- perhaps not surprisingly -- that the gang aren't big planners, so there's no word yet on a premiere date.

In their defense, it might be a little too early to expect one -- the third season only finished airing in December. If that's an indication (and it probably is), the next season won't air until the fall.

At any rate, it's not up to the show's creators, Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme (both of 2001's "Super Troopers" fame), who also star as Chief Terry McConky and Capt. Eddie Penisi, to decide. The network, truTV, sets the schedule, and it is apparently not willing to look that far ahead yet, regardless of how excited it is about its flagship scripted show.

In an interview with Deadline, network general manager Brett Weitz said he renewed the show because it's a "perfect" expression of truTV's brand, which is "really about joking, surprising people, being there for a good laugh, a good time."

It's also a pretty good expression of the Broken Lizard brand. Heffernan and Lemme are founding members of that comedy troupe, so if you really can't wait for more, you could consider some of its other productions.

Start with the aforementioned "Super Troopers" (2001), a cult classic, before going deeper with subsequent films such as 2006's "Beerfest" or 2009's "The Slammin' Salmon" (this one's a workplace comedy like "Tacoma FD," so it might be a better bet).

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