Chicago Fire: Season 5

2016 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 5 of Chicago Fire

Season opens with the fallout from firefighter Andy Darden's death. Matthew Casey and Kelly Severide blame each other, and that tension divides a crew that keeps answering emergencies every day in Chicago. Casey, lieutenant of Truck 81, watches his relationship with Susan Weller cool. Severide, lieutenant of Squad 3, keeps a close eye on Grant along with Stella. Dawson questions how dangerous Louie's job is, while Boden and Borrelli increasingly clash. Love, loss and sacrifice shape every decision, and bonds built over the years are tested in a job that grows more dangerous.

22episodes

Oct 11, 2016aired

May 16, 2017latest episode

15.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 The Hose or the Animal
Oct 11, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
Severide and Stella search for Grant, who's AWOL from Chicago Med. Dawson questions her career path. Casey's relationship with his political consultant cools. Borrelli's anger at Boden over his brother's death boils over. Mouch and Brett partner on a new venture.
Directing: Joe Chappelle · Writing: Derek Haas, Michael Brandt · Starring: Lauren Stamile, Guy Burnet, Scott Elrod, Li Jun Li
5x02 A Real Wake-Up Call
Oct 18, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 8.6
Casey and Dawson find themselves in the midst a potential political mess. Stella has to make a big decision about her ex-beau. The squad responds to an auto accident. Severide befriends a socialite. Brett and Mouch set aside their writing differences for the greater good.
Directing: Reza Tabrizi · Writing: Michael Gilvary, Andrea Newman · Starring: Steven R. McQueen, Guy Burnet, Scott Elrod, Lorena Diaz
5x03 Scorched Earth
Oct 25, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.1
Casey seeks help with a personal matter from Susan Weller. A rich party guy wants Severide to travel with him. Stella tries to help a sick street kid. Otis and Herrmann share their concerns about Molly's lack of customers.
Directing: Joe Chappelle · Writing: Veronica West, Sarah Kucserka · Starring: Lauren Stamile, Scott Elrod, Jon Seda, DuShon Monique Brown
5x04 Nobody Else Is Dying Today
Nov 1, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.4
Lt. Casey finds himself in a bad spot when a forklift accidentally pierces a tank storing acid. Casey is forced to use extreme measures to help a father and daughter in peril. Dawson and Brett respond to an elderly woman who has a difficult senior advocate. Mouch and Brett continue with their secret project. Otis shares some exciting news as he prepares himself for an unusual expedition.
Directing: Sanford Bookstaver · Writing: Jill Weinberger · Starring: Natalie Alyn Lind, Raymond McAnally, Leslie Ann Sheppard, Amy Morton
5x05 I Held Her Hand
Nov 15, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
Lt. Casey is unable to rescue a woman who becomes trapped inside her burning greystone, prompting him and Lt. Severide to butt heads over the husband's role in the tragedy. Herrmann is on a mission to catch a mystery tagger that keeps targeting their firehouse and Boden gets a surprise visitor. Meanwhile, Dawson and Brett respond to a 16-year-old boy who was injured during a romantic homecoming proposal.
Directing: Reza Tabrizi · Writing: Roger Grant · Starring: John Karna, Michael Nanfria, DuShon Monique Brown, Erin Breen
5x06 That Day
Nov 22, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 8.4
While responding to a call in the field, Dawson accidentally hits a pedestrian who stepped in front of the ambulance, and is left to deal with the repercussions. Lt. Casey and Lt. Severide disagree and continue to investigate an arson case while Chief Boden is left to decide whether to attend an important function in New York. Elsewhere, in hopes of preparing him for a possible promotion, Lt. Casey puts Herrmann at the helm for a shift so he can discover firsthand what his superiors deal with.
Directing: Dan Lerner · Writing: Michael A. O'Shea · Starring: Michael Nanfria, Brian Baumgartner, Christopher Innvar, Marlyne Barrett
5x07 Lift Each Other
Nov 29, 2016 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
It's a family reunion when Dawson and Antonio's mother and father come to Chicago for their big anniversary party, but things quickly turn south. When a deep secret comes to the surface involving his stepson James, Chief Boden decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Casey tries to save a young boy during a harrowing call to a warehouse and Otis and Kidd become competitive at the mud-hundred race.
Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Liz Alper, Ally Seibert · Starring: Shanésia Davis, Hans Fleischmann, Stephanie Branco, Marlyne Barrett
5x08 One Hundred
Dec 6, 2016 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Lt. Casey and Dawson apply for permanent adoption of Louie, but quickly discover a hurdle. Firefighter-turned-medical student Jeff Clarke approaches Lt. Severide with an interesting proposition. With hopes of reinvigorating business at the bar, Otis convinces a skeptical Herrmann to throw a bash in celebration of the milestone 100th anniversary of Molly's, but not without complications.
Directing: Joe Chappelle · Writing: Derek Haas, Michael Brandt · Starring: Deanna Reed-Foster, Charles Brice, Charlotte Sullivan, Jessie Pinnick
5x09 Some Make It, Some Don't (I)
Jan 3, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Dawson and Casey deal with legal matters in hopes of remaining Louie's legal guardians. Severide continues in his efforts for a bone marrow procedure to help Anna, but when things don't go as planned, he finds himself slipping back into old habits. Meanwhile, Brett opens up to Dawson and members of Firehouse 51 become competitive, much to the dismay of Chief Boden.The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S04E09 Don't Bury This Case (II).
Directing: Dru Anne Carlson · Writing: Andrea Newman · Starring: Deanna Reed-Foster, Jordan Kantola, Charles Brice, Charlotte Sullivan
5x10 The People We Meet
Jan 17, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.7
Severide agrees to a bone marrow donation but a work accident throws everything into flux. Casey and Dawson try to find harmony at home. Meanwhile, Otis and Mouch decide to film a PSA encouraging people to join the Chicago Fire Department but hit a creative wall in the process.
Directing: David Rodriguez · Writing: Veronica West, Sarah Kucserka · Starring: Deanna Reed-Foster, Charles Brice, Charlotte Sullivan, Jeff Hephner
5x11 Who Lives and Who Dies
Jan 24, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
Dawson finds it hard to keep her emotions in check during an ambo run involving a pregnant teen. Elsewhere, the firehouse is called to the site of a building fire and Casey is forced to make a split-second decision when two victims are each need of life-saving assistance. In the aftermath, Casey is left to deal with the repercussions. Meanwhile, Severide shares a bond with Anna, as she makes her recovery.
Directing: Haze J.F. Bergeron III · Writing: Michael Gilvary · Starring: Alexander Gemignani, B.K. Cannon, Jamie Jackson, Charlotte Sullivan
5x12 An Agent of the Machine
Feb 7, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.5
The team is on high alert when a previous incident during a fire call leaves a dangerous man on the loose with a vendetta to target Lt. Casey and Firehouse 51, and prompts CPD to step in. Dennis Mack, a buddy firefighter of Severide's father, comes to town to shadow the squad but may have ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Brett and Antonio's relationship hits some bumps in the road when his ex-wife Laura surfaces and Casey has a present for Dawson.
Directing: Jann Turner · Writing: Jill Weinberger · Starring: Nick Boraine, America Olivo, Jesse Lee Soffer, Jon Seda
5x13 Trading in Scuttlebutt
Feb 14, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.4
When truck and squad are summoned to the scene of a dangerous accident, Chief Boden makes a split-second decision that overrides Chief Anderson, the incident commander whose house was the first to respond to the call. Feeling his authority was undercut and his reputation damaged, Anderson uses his power to make things miserable for Boden and all of House 51 feels the repercussions.
Directing: Reza Tabrizi · Writing: Roger Grant · Starring: Nick Boraine, Charlotte Sullivan, Melissa Ponzio, Robyn Coffin
5x14 Purgatory
Feb 21, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
After exercising his disdain and authority over Chief Boden, Chief Anderson reassigns members of 51 to various houses around town, citing the need for improvement. The ramifications are felt by the crew, who are left to make the best of their respective situations in their new surroundings.
Directing: Joe Chappelle · Writing: Derek Haas, Michael Brandt · Starring: Christopher Innvar, Nick Boraine, Frank Pando, Michael Hanrahan
5x15 Deathtrap (I)
Mar 1, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.7
Truck and squad are called to aid in a massive all-city response when an old, ill-equipped factory-turned live/work space quickly turns into a firestorm, trapping countless unsuspecting victims. The dire situation quickly turns personal when it is discovered that one of Chicago PD's own has a family member at the scene.The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S04E016 Emotional Proximity (II) and Chicago Justice S01E01 Fake (III).
Directing: Joe Chappelle · Writing: Andrea Newman · Starring: Elias Koteas, Barbara Eve Harris, Carl Weathers, Charlotte Sullivan
5x16 Telling Her Goodbye
Mar 21, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
When a turf war escalates, members of truck and squad find themselves caught in the middle as unsuspecting hostages when a group of armed gang members take cover and assume control over Firehouse 51.
Directing: Reza Tabrizi · Writing: Michael A. O'Shea · Starring: Keston John, Dre Marquis, La'Mar Hawkins, June Schreiner
5x17 Babies and Fools
Mar 28, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
When similar car accidents uncover the fact that someone may be targeting innocent people, a determined Dawson takes matters into her own hands to help push things along. Severide does everything he can to make Anna feel welcome in her new Chicago surroundings. Herrmann, Kidd and Dawson decide to have Molly's included as a stop in this year's pub crawl. Meanwhile, Casey tends to his Alderman's duties when a persistent constituent asks for his help in resolving an issue.
Directing: Holly Dale · Writing: Michael Gilvary, Liz Alper, Ally Seibert · Starring: John Sabine, Lorena Diaz, Lew Temple, Sean Ramey
5x18 Take a Knee
Apr 4, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 6.9
Casey discovers a new crack house on the block that is harboring a female junkie. Dawson and Brett get assigned a new trainee for the shift. Meanwhile, Severide gets an unexpected visit from his father and Herrmann deals with family issues when his son gets into trouble at school.
Directing: Joe Chappelle · Writing: Derek Haas, Michael Brandt · Starring: Elias Koteas, Jennifer Lafleur, Rachel DiPillo, Charlotte Sullivan
5x19 Carry Their Legacy
Apr 25, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
When the squad's rig breaks down in the field, Casey reunites with his old friend and colleague Jason Kannell from Squad 6. Dawson and Brett serve their time in retraining. Severide tries to remedy what is going on with Anna and finds support from unlikely sources. As Connie returns from her family engagement, the crew lays bets on how long her temporary replacement Marcy will last.
Directing: Reza Tabrizi · Writing: Michael A. O'Shea · Starring: Jacqueline Williams, Charlotte Sullivan, Mia Cole, Tim Gamble
5x20 Carry Me
May 2, 2017 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
Casey goes to drastic measures to help his friend Kannell. Lt. Severide helps an old widow come to terms with letting go, but realizes he may be the one needing help. Otis and Cruz deal with surprises when they find a new roommate to move in. Dawson and Brett get crafty to save a young girl.
Directing: Eric Laneuville · Writing: Jill Weinberger · Starring: Charlotte Sullivan, Jenny O'Hara, Doug James, Tim Gamble
5x21 Sixty Days
May 9, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.0
Cruz finds himself in a bad spot when an off-duty incident begins to unravel, prompting Mouch to step in and offer help in hopes of avoiding serious consequences from the CFD. Casey goes head to head with a big politician to get his measure for first responders passed. Lt. Severide makes life difficult for newest team member Jason Kannell and Dawson gets an unexpected visit from her father.
Directing: Sanford Bookstaver · Writing: Michael Gilvary · Starring: Holly Robinson Peete, Daniel Eric Gold, Kamal Angelo Bolden, Daniel Zacapa
5x22 My Miracle Season Finale
May 16, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
A dangerous warehouse fire puts truck and squad at risk. Tensions are high for Dawson and Casey when Dawson's father overstays his welcome at their home. Meanwhile, Casey continues to fight for his first responders bill, Mouch makes a serious decision regarding his future and Herrmann goes to tremendous lengths to make a young boy smile.
Directing: Michael Brandt · Writing: Derek Haas, Michael Brandt · Starring: Holly Robinson Peete, Daniel Eric Gold, Kamal Angelo Bolden, Jason Ian Drucker