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Chicago Fire is an American television drama that aired on Syndication since October 10, 2012.
The series has spawned three spin-off series are Chicago P.D., Chicago Med and Chicago Justice.
Summary
The show follows the professional and personal lives of the firefighters and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the Firehouse 51.
Cast
Current Main Cast
- Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide (Seasos 1-)
- David Eigenberg as Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann (Seasos 1-)
- Joe Miñoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz (Seasos 1-)
- Christian Stolte as Senior Firefighter Randall "Mouch" McHolland (Seasos 1-)
- Miranda Rae Mayo as Lieutenant Stella Kidd-Severide (Seasons 4-)
- Daniel Kyri as Firefighter Darren Ritter (Seasons 7-)
- Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami (Seasons 8-)
- Jake Lockett as Firefighter Sam Carver (Seasons 11-)
- Jocelyn Hudon as Paramedic Lyla Novak (Seasons 12-)
- Dermot Mulroney as Chief Dom Pascal (Seasons 13-)
Past Main Cast
- Jesse Spencer as Captain Matthew Casey (Seasos 1-10; guest seasons 11–12)
- Monica Raymund as Paramedic Gabriela Dawson (Seasos 1-6; guest seasons 7–8)
- Lauren German as Paramedic Leslie Shay (Seasons 1-2; guest season 3)
- Eamonn Walker as Chief Wallace Boden (Seasos 1-12; guest season 13)
- Charlie Barnett as Firefighter Peter Mills (Seasons 1-3)
- Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek (Seasons 1-8)
- Teri Reeves as Dr. Hallie Thomas (Season 1)
- Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett (Seasons 3-12)
- Dora Madison Burge as Paramedic Jessica "Chili" Chilton (Seasons 3-4)
- Steven R. McQueen as Firefighter Jimmy Borelli (Seasons 4-5)
- Annie Ilonzeh as Paramedic Emily Foster (Seasons 7-8)
- Alberto Rosende as Firefighter Blake Gallo (Seasons 8–12)
- Adriyan Rae as Paramedic Gianna Mackey (Season 9)
Recurring Cast
Firefighters
- Randy Flagler as Senior Firefighter Harold Capp (Seasos 1-)
- Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris (Seasos 1-)
- Steve Chikerotis as Chief Steve Walker (Seasons 1-)
- Tim Hopper as Captain Tom Van Meter (Seasons 6-)
- Andy Allo as Lieutenant Wendy Seager (Seasons 8-)
- Katelynn Shennett as Firefighter Kylie Estevez (Seasons 8-)
- Michael Bradway as Firefighter Jack Damon (Seasons 12-)
- Shane McRae as Firefighter Eric Whaley (Season 1)
- Corey Sorenson as Firefighter Andrew "Andy" Darden (Seasons 1-3)
- Mo Gallini as Firefighter Jose Vargas (Seasons 1-3)
- William Smillie as Firefighter Kevin Hadley (Seasons 1-3)
- Daisy Betts as Firefighter Rebecca Jones (Season 2)
- Jeff Hephner as Firefighter Jeff Clarke (Seasons 2-5)
- Edwin Hodge as Firefighter Rick Newhouse (Seasons 2-3)
- Matthew Del Negro as Chief Pat Pridgen (Season 3)
- Warren Christie as Firefighter Scott Rice (Season 3)
- Brian White as Captain Dallas Patterson (Season 4)
- Andy Ahrens as Firefighter Daniel "Danny" Borrelli (Season 4)
- Kamal Angelo Bolden as Firefighter Jason Kannell (Season 5)
- Nick Boraine as Chief Dennis Mack (Season 5)
- Michael Hanrahan as Chief James "Jim" Anderson (Season 5)
- Daniel di Tomasso as Lieutenant Zach Torbett (Season 6)
- Michael Bassett as Commissioner William Staton (Season 6)
- Damon Dayoub as Firefighter Jake Cordova (Season 6)
- Michael Hayden as Chief Dave Huffhines (Season 6)
- Steven Boyer as Assistant Deputy Commissioner Jerry Gorsch (Seasons 7-8)
- Jon-Michael Ecker as Lieutenant Greg Grainger (Season 9)
- J. Nicole Brooks as Commissioner Gloria Hill (Seasons 9-12)
- Chris Mansa as Firefighter Mason Locke (Seasons 9-10)
- Brett Dalton as Lieutenant Jason Pelham (Season 10)
- Rome Flynn as Firefighter Derrick Gibson (Season 12)
Paramedics
- Christine Evangelista as Paramedic Allison Rafferty (Season 2)
- Jimmy Nicholas as Paramedic Field Chief Evan Hawkins (Seasons 10-11)
- Caitlin Carver as Paramedic Emma Jacobs (Seasons 10-11)
- Laura Allen as Paramedic Field Chief Danya Robinson (Season 12)
- Wesam Keesh as Paramedic Jared Lennox (Season 12)
Family Members
- Robyn Coffin as Cindy Herrmann (Seasos 1-)
- David Von Kampen as Lee Henry Herrmann (Seasos 1-)
- Lucas Von Kampen as Luke Herrmann (Seasos 1-)
- Amanda Calabrese as Annabelle Herrmann (Seasos 1-)
- Amy Morton as Trudy Platt-McHolland (Seasos 2-)
- Kristen Gutoskie as Chloe Cruz (Seasons 7-)
- John William Adams III as Kenny James Herrmann (Seasons 7-)
- Carlos S. Sanchez as Javier Cruz (Seasons 10-)
- Nicole Forester as Christie Casey (Seasons 1-9)
- Jeff Lima as Leon Cruz (Seasons 1-8)
- Treat Williams as Benjamin "Benny" Severide (Seasons 1-7)
- Jon Seda as Antonio Dawson (Seasos 1-7)
- Kathleen Quinlan as Nancy Casey (Season 1)
- Linda Powell Ingrid Mills (Seasons 1-3)
- Alexandra Metz as Elise Mills (Seasons 1-3)
- Chaon Cross as Heather Darden (Seasons 1-2)
- Melissa Ponzio as Donna Boden (Seasons 2-12)
- Brittany Curran as Katie Nolan (Seasons 2-7)
- Serinda Swan as Brittany Severide (Season 3)
- Richard Roundtree as Wallace Boden, Sr. (Season 3)
- Ellen Woglom as Megan Shay (Season 3)
- Guy Burnet as Grant Smith (Seasons 4-5)
- Fulvia Vergel as Camila Dawson (Season 5)
- Daniel Zacapa as Ramon Dawson (Seasons 5-6)
- Michael Cognata as Julian Robbins (Season 6)
- Lennox Simms as Terrance Boden (Seasons 6-12)
- Kim Delaney as Jennifer Sheridan (Seasons 6-10)
- Heidi Grace Engerman as Tracy Herrmann (Season 11)
- Elizabeth Ledo as Lacey Hoffman (Season 11)
- Tyler Jacob Moore as Nathan Carver (Season 11)
- KaDee Strickland as Monica Pascal (Season 13)
Other
- Shiri Appleby as Clarice Carthage (Season 1)
- Kelli Barrett as Renée Whaley (Season 1)
- Meghann Fahy as Nicki Rutkowski (Season 1)
- Brooke Nevin as Tara Little (Season 1)
- Sarah Shahi as Renée Royce (Seasons 1-6)
- Michelle Forbes as Gail McLeod (Season 2)
- Gordon Clapp as Chaplain William "Bill" Orlovsky (Seasons 2-7)
- James Russo as Anthony "Papa" Lullo (Season 3)
- Eric Mabius as Jack Nesbitt (Seasons 3-4)
- Rachel Nichols as Jamie Killian (Season 4)
- Liza J. Bennett as Detective Alex Ward (Season 4)
- Ralph Rodriguez as Freddie Clemente (Season 4)
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Danny Booker (Season 4)
- Jenny Mollen as Detective Bianca Holloway (Season 4)
- Deanna Reed-Foster as Tina Cantrell (Seasons 4-6)
- Holly Robinson Peete as Tamara Jones (Seasons 4-5)
- Lauren Stamile Susan Weller (Seasons 4-5)
- Charlotte Sullivan as Anna Turner (Season 5)
- Scott Elrod as Travis Brenner (Season 5)
- Mia Hulen as Marcy Prescott (Season 5)
- Quinn Cooke as Bria Jameson (Season 6)
- Eloise Mumford Hope Jacquinot (Seasons 6-8)
- Kate Villanova as Naomi Graham (Season 7)
- Teddy Sears as Kyle Sheffield (Seasons 7-11)
- Troy Winbush as Detective Seth Pryma (Seasons 10-11)
- Mac Brandt as Dell Cotner (Seasons 10-11)
- Samuel B. Jackson as Officer Dwayne Morris (Season 12)
Season overview
| Season | Episodes | First air date | Last air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | October 10, 2012 | May 22, 2013 | |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | |
| Season 3 | 23 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | |
| Season 4 | 23 | October 13, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | |
| Season 5 | 22 | October 11, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | |
| Season 6 | 23 | September 28, 2017 | May 10, 2018 | |
| Season 7 | 22 | September 26, 2018 | May 22, 2019 | |
| Season 8 | 20 | September 25, 2019 | April 15, 2020 | |
| Season 9 | 16 | November 11, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | |
| Season 10 | 22 | September 22, 2021 | May 25, 2022 | |
| Season 11 | 22 | September 21, 2022 | May 24, 2023 | |
| Season 12 | 13 | January 17, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | |
| Season 13 | 22 | September 25, 2024 | ||
Production
Development
The series pilot, co-written by creators Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, was filmed in Chicago and, according to a Syndication representative, the series will continue to be filmed there. Producer John L. Roman was involved from the beginning having worked with the Chicago Fire Department and Deputy District Chief Steve "Chik" Chikerotis on Backdraft. Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel made an appearance in the series' pilot episode. Emanuel stated: "It's easier being mayor than playing mayor. I told them I'd do it under one condition: the TV show is making an investment to the Firefighters' Widows and Orphans Fund."
The title "Chicago Fire" has sparked some confusion in the show's first season in regards to it being shared with a local major professional soccer team; the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Actor Taylor Kinney has said "If you (say) ‘We're working on “Chicago Fire,”' they ask you if you're a soccer player". However show producer Dick Wolf doesn't mind and has seen that fans of the team might watch. The Chicago Fire team themselves have accepted the shared name with the show and have shown the series premiere on October 2, 2012 at Toyota Park after a game with the Philadelphia Union.
The network placed an order for the series in May 2012. After receiving an additional script order in October, Chicago Fire was picked up for a full season on November 8, 2012. On January 29, 2013, Chicago Fire had its episode total increased from 22 to 23. One week later, on February 6, 2013, Chicago Fire received one more episode, giving it a total of 24 episodes for season one.
On November 9, 2015, Syndication renewed the series for a fifth season. The season premiered on October 11, 2016.
On May 9, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season, which premiered on September 26, 2018. On February 26, 2019, NBC renewed the series for an eighth season, which premiered on September 25, 2019. In February 2020, the series was renewed for its ninth, tenth, and eleventh season. The ninth season premiered on November 11, 2020. The tenth season premiered on September 22, 2021. The eleventh season premiered on September 21, 2022. On April 10, 2023, NBC renewed the series for a twelfth season, which premiered on January 17, 2024. On March 21, 2024, NBC renewed the series for a thirteenth season.
For the first five seasons Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas served as the series showrunners. Dick Wolf is also credited as a co-showrunner for the third season alongside Olmstead, Brandt, and Haas. Beginning with the sixth season, Haas took over as the sole showrunner. Executive producer Andrea Newman was promoted to co-showrunner with Haas for the tenth and eleventh seasons. Haas stepped down from his position ahead of the twelfth season while Newman took over as sole showrunner.
Filming
The building used in the show for the firehouse exteriors is a working Chicago Fire Department firehouse, and is the headquarters of Engine 18, located at 1360 South Blue Island Avenue at Maxwell Street, between 13th & Racine. Housed here is ALS Engine 18, 2–2–1 (Deputy District Chief – 1st District), 2–1–21 (1st District Chief), 6–4–16 (High-Rise Response Unit), and ALS Ambulance 65. The interiors of Firehouse 51 are filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. The station house used for exteriors in Chicago PD is just a few blocks away at 949 West Maxwell Street at Morgan Street.
Chicago artist and retired firefighter Lee J. Kowalski's oil paintings of fire scenes can be spotted in several episodes.
Molly's, a small bar owned by Herrmann, Dawson and Mouch, was filmed at Lotties in Bucktown. Filming no longer takes place on location to avoid disrupting business. Instead, the interior and exterior surroundings were recreated at Cinespace.
In November 2012, WGN-TV reported a plane crash at 29th and Martin Luther King Drive on their morning newscast and showed live footage for a few minutes before realizing it was merely a set piece staged for Chicago Fire and not an actual emergency situation.
On March 13, 2020, Universal Television shut down production on the series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the eighth season only 20 episodes were completed instead of the 23 episodes that were originally planned.
Production on the series was temporarily halted on September 14, 2022, after a shooting occurred near the set.
Reception
Broadcast History and Ratings
| Season | Premiere | Finale | Viewers (in millions) | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. | October 10, 2012 | May 22, 2013 | 7.78 | #51 |
| 2 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 9.70 | #31 |
| 3 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | 9.65 | #47 | |
| 4 | October 13, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | 10.47 | #31 | |
| 5 | October 11, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | 9.92 | #26 | |
| 6 | Thursday 10:00 p.m. | September 28, 2017 | May 10, 2018 | 9.67 | #29 |
| 7 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. | September 26, 2018 | May 22, 2019 | 11.70 | #14 |
| 8 | September 25, 2019 | April 15, 2020 | 11.70 | #8 | |
| 9 | November 11, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | 10.23 | #7 | |
| 10 | September 22, 2021 | May 25, 2022 | 9.84 | #5 | |
| 11 | September 21, 2022 | May 24, 2023 | 9.25 | #5 | |
| 12 | January 17, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | 8.79 | #8 | |
| 13 | September 25, 2024 |
Gallery
External links
- Chicago Fire on Fandom
- Chicago Franchise (Fire) on Fandom
- Chicago Fire on Wikipedia