CHICAGO FIRE
ACTION / DRAMA
USA
2012-2024
CHICAGO FIRE is an American drama television series created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, with Dick Wolf as an executive producer. It is the first instalment of Wolf Entertainment's Chicago franchise, which deals with different public services in Chicago, Illinois. The show follows the professional and personal lives of firefighters, rescue personnel, and paramedics. CHICAGO FIRE consists of 253 episodes of 43 minutes.
STORY: The story of firefighters and paramedics in the city of Chicago the fictional Firehouse 51, both on a personal and professional level.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Firefighter Candidate Darren Ritter (Daniel Kyri) Engine 51 is openly gay, has a boyfriend named Eric (Curtis Edward Jackson), and is the owner of Tuesday the Dalmatian.
Darren Ritter (Daniel Kyri) & Eric Woodruff (Curtis Edward Jackson)
DANIEL KYRI (2018-2024) October 10, 1994, Chicago, IL, USA
CURTIS EDWARD JACKSON (2020-2021) September 1, ?, Chicago, IL, USA
SPECIAL: Most departments, Chicago FD included, do not allow firefighters on duty to grow out facial hair on the cheeks or on the lower lip or chin as Lt. Severide often does. It interferes with achieving a tight seal on the SCBA (air) mask as the seal gasket on the rests against those parts of the face. Firefighters with too much facial hair will also fail the mask fit test for the same reason. Mustaches (as often seen on Chief Boden, Mouch, Otis and some others) are not technically an issue, but some departments may have internal regulations that restrict them.
