The One Chicago shows feature a never-ending rotation of characters as each high-intensity situation calls for new faces and storylines.

Chicago Fire is no different and has featured introductions and exits of both new and recurring characters throughout its many seasons.

While the procedural has been known to kill off characters, it has also shown several characters being fired as a way to write them out of the show.

10. Jessica “Chili” Chilton

Chili Left In Season 4 To Attend Rehab

Jessica “Chili” Chilton is a paramedic who has major appearances throughout seasons 3 and 4. She was played by Dora Madison and was expected to become a major character. Joining Ambulance 61 to replace Peter Mills (Charlie Barnett), Chilli struggles to make friends among her coworkers until she reveals that she is an entrepreneur and has caught the attention of Christopher Herrmann (David Eigenberg), who wants to invest in her business.

9. Hope Jacquinot

Hope Was Fired In Season 6 For Dishonesty

Hope Jacquinot, played by Eloise Mumford, is a significant character throughout Chicago Fire seasons 6 and 8. She was a close friend of Sylvie’s (Kara Kilmer), and while visiting her in Chicago, Hope also began a relationship with Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney). However, the two break up shortly after, as Hope decides to join Firehouse 51 as a receptionist, and she does not want their relationship to interfere with her work.

Hope is eventually fired when suspicions arise due to allegations that she embezzled money from her previous workplace. When Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) starts to distrust Hope, Hope forges a signature to get Stella transferred away from Firehouse 51. When the team catches on, she is quickly relieved of her position, and Sylvie calls her a bad friend.

8. Jack Damon

Jack Was Fired In Season 13 For Disobeying

Chicago Fire‘s Jack Damon is a firefighter played by Michael Bradway in seasons 12 and 13. He first joins Firehouse 51 as a temporary replacement for Derrick Gibson (Rome Flynn), but he has previous experience from his work on Truck 81. The Chicago Fire season 12 finale excitingly revealed that Jack is Kelly’s step-brother, which upped the ante for his character.

Bradway’s time on the show was cut short when Jack was fired in Chicago Fire season 13. The previous season sets up Jack’s perspective of Kelly, seeing him as a role model. Unfortunately, this means that Jack would rather try to impress Kelly than follow a direct order for the safety of himself and others. When he disrespects Stella by ignoring her command, Chief Pascal (Dermot Mulroney) has no choice but to fire him.

7. Chad Collins

Chad Was Fired In Season 8 For His Behavior

Chad Collins, played by Austin Peck, is a paramedic on Chicago Fire in the first two episodes of season 8. He is a replacement for Kara Kilmer’s Sylvie Brett after she is injured in a fire and has to be placed on temporary leave. He is assigned to work with Ambulance 61 for the majority of his appearances. However, he ends up only being a minor character in the bigger picture of Chicago Fire.

Chad is fired shortly after he first appears on the show for his inappropriate behavior in the ambulance. While working with Emily Foster (Annie Ilonzeh), he acts childishly and does not have the professional mannerisms required for the position. In such an intense and dangerous work environment, everyone needs to be perfectly competent and serious about their work. As a result, Chad is kicked off the ambulance and has not appeared on Chicago Fire since.

6. Jared Lennox

Jared’s Departure Gave Boden The Upper Hand

Jared is eventually fired when he gives a patient under distress a sedative. When he is reported, he is surprised that Robinson fires him instead of giving him a warning. Despite the quick turnover, Jared’s departure turns out to be useful to Boden, as Jared comes back to tell Boden that when the Deputy Commissioner retires, Robinson will be seeking the position.

5. Emma Jacobs

Emma Was First Fired In Season 10

Emma Jacobs is an aggressive paramedic who appears throughout seasons 10 and 11, played by Caitlin Carver. Emma joins Ambulance 61 as a temporary replacement for Sylvie, and she often looks for ways to blackmail her colleagues to get ahead in her career. She particularly looks for things against Violet Mikami (Hanako Greensmith) as Emma wants her job. Emma’s plans for her career’s advancement are ruined when she gets fired from Firehouse 51, after abruptly leaving her station and partner.

4. Keith Bamford

Keith Went Too Far In Season 11

Keith Bamford (Chris McKenna) is a firefighter who appears in two episodes of Chicago Fire season 11. He joins Firehouse 51 to temporarily fill in Kelly’s spot. At first, Keith appears to be very friendly and playful, as he loves to participate in jokes and pranks. However, Keith’s coworkers at Firehouse 51 quickly grow weary of his antics, resulting in another case of someone being fired because of workplace standards.

Keith is fired after taking one joke too far and ignoring his coworkers’ social cues. He had previously been warned by Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso) to lighten up on the jokes as he was starting to irritate many of his coworkers. Despite the warning, Keith continued his behavior and he became one of several actors who left Chicago Fire after he made a joke about Herrmann’s (David Eigenberg) wife, who was battling cancer at the time.

3. Patrick “Pat” Pridgen

Pat Was Fired In Season 3 After A Dangerous Decision

Pat is dismissed from his role as chief after he redirected Truck 81 away from a fire and then lied about it to save face. Pat tries to blame Matthew Casey (Jesse Spencer), but Kelly refuses to corroborate his story and instead gives his own truthful statement. Pat is then relieved of his command when a colleague shows up support to Kelly, which confirms Pat’s dishonesty.

2. Scott Rice

Scott Left In Season 3 Under Unfortunate Circumstances

The crew’s distrust of Scott increases when Scott is seen running away from a fire. Later, Scott claims that his equipment was not working and that he sent it for repair. However, when Kelly checks in at the repair shop, he learns that Scott never brought anything in. Scott later reveals that he was scared to die and leave his child alone, and he is not ready for firefighting. As a result, Kelly is sympathetic towards his situation but still knows Scott has to be fired.

1. Spellman

Spellman Left In Season 2 For Spying

While Spellman is a minor character in Chicago Fire season 2, he represents the tense bureaucratic betrayal that is often present in procedurals. Played by John Hoogenakker, Spellman is a firefighter who is brought into Firehouse 51 alongside Jeff Clarke (Jeff Hephner). Unlike many of the characters who were quickly fired, he was not hired as a temporary replacement for another character and was dismissed for more complicated reasons.

The two firefighters came from Firehouse 33, which was shut down by Michelle Forbes’s Gail McLeod. However, Gail reaches out to both Spellman and Jeff to spy for her. While Jeff denies her request, Spellman accepts and gives her information on Firehouse 51 throughout his time in Chicago Fire season 2. When Spellman’s activities are discovered, he is angrily fired by Chief Boden.