Chicago Fire (2012)
Chicago Fire is a 2012 drama series created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt. It stars Taylor Kinney, David Eigenberg and Joe Miñoso.
At Firehouse 51 in Chicago, the alarm can sound mid-sentence and the whole house moves. Created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, this NBC drama follows the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics who run toward burning buildings and highway wrecks, then carry the weight home. Truck-versus-squad rivalries, station-family loyalty and off-shift romances play out between the calls, with Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, David Eigenberg and Christian Stolte among the long-serving crew. As the first entry in Dick Wolf's sprawling Chicago franchise, it pairs adrenaline rescue work with a steady ensemble soap that keeps viewers coming back.
Quick answers
What is Chicago Fire about?
At Firehouse 51 in Chicago, the alarm can sound mid-sentence and the whole house moves. Created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, this NBC drama follows the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics who run toward burning buildings and highway wrecks, then carry the weight home. Truck-versus-squad rivalries, station-family loyalty and off-shift romances play out between the calls, with Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, David Eigenberg and Christian Stolte among the long-serving crew. As the first entry in Dick Wolf's sprawling Chicago franchise, it pairs adrenaline rescue work with a steady ensemble soap that keeps viewers coming back.
When was Chicago Fire released?
Chicago Fire was released on 10 October 2012.
How many episodes does Chicago Fire have?
Chicago Fire has 295 episodes across 14 seasons.
Who made Chicago Fire?
Chicago Fire was created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt.
Where can I watch Chicago Fire?
Chicago Fire is available on DirecTV On Demand, NBC, Peacock, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV and Spectrum On Demand.
Where to watch Chicago Fire
Stream: DirecTV On Demand, NBC, Peacock, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
Watch free: NBC, Spectrum On Demand
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide
- David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann
- Joe Miñoso as Joe Cruz
- Christian Stolte as Randy 'Mouch' McHolland
- Randy Flagler as Harold Capp
- Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden
- Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd
- Jesse Spencer as Matthew 'Matt' Casey
- Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett
- Yuriy Sardarov as Brian 'Otis' Zvonecek
- Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson
- Daniel Kyri as Darren Ritter
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A few thoughts on Chicago Fire
Viewers hooked on the firehouse-family rhythm should watch Backdraft, the Chicago firefighting drama that set the visual template, and Only the Brave, based on the Granite Mountain Hotshots. For more first-responder ensemble tension in the same procedural vein, the earlier series Third Watch covers cops, medics and firefighters on one shift.
Firehouse and rescue-crew dramas that run toward the emergency
Firehouse 51's crew runs toward the same wrecks and burning buildings every episode, the instinct these shows and this film share. Third Watch follows New York's paramedics and firefighters as an ensemble, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Fire Country each center their own firehouse crew, Rescue Me lives inside an FDNY firehouse, Emergency! did the same for paramedics back in 1972, and Only the Brave follows wildland firefighters on screen.
The Chicago franchise's connected cast of civil servants
Chicago Fire is the first entry in Dick Wolf's sprawling Chicago franchise, and these titles share its same city and connected universe. Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice follow the police and prosecutors working the same streets, Chicago Med treats the patients Firehouse 51 rushes to the hospital, and ER built its own iconic ensemble around a different Chicago hospital a generation earlier.