Chicago Fire fans might still be processing the departure of Joe Minoso, but it seems another firefighter is about to follow Cruz out the door as season 15 continues.
In the upcoming sixth episode of Chicago Fire season 15, the probies will take on their last day at Firehouse 51 as their rotation at the firehouse comes to an end. As their rotation at 51 coming to an end, so will their time on the show, as only one of the probies will be sticking around, as confirmed by cast listings for episode 7.
We started with a group of four new probies: Burke, McCaffrey, Hollis, and Jansen. Of this group, only one will be sticking around once their rotation at Firehouse 51 comes to an end, and that’s Burke, who will be joining Squad 3 as Cruz’s replacement. This isn’t surprising given that Da’Vinchi was the only actor in this bunch to be announced as a series regular for the season, so the assumption was always that the other three probies would be on borrowed time.
McCaffrey’s time within the CFD ended sooner than expected after he disobeyed a direct order from Kidd on a call, which resulted in Tony being injured on the job. Rather than accepting the chance to come clean and own up to his mistakes, McCaffrey tried to use his connections in the CFD to sweep his mistake under the rug. The move did not sit well with Kidd or Severide, who both agreed that the best course of action was to recommend his termination from the CFD in the third episode of the season.
Jansen has sadly not been given much to do at all, serving mostly as a background character, so it’s not at all shocking to know that his time at 51 will end following his probie rotation. Sadly, because the character wasn’t really ever featured much, I bet most fans never even committed his name to memory and aren’t likely going to even realize he’s gone once episode 6 comes to a close.
The probie whose exit will be felt the most is Hollis, who finally was given a bigger role in the show’s 300th episode.
In the episode, Hollis was visibly shaken up by the events he witnessed on a call at the beginning of the shift in which a man set himself on fire and was later pronounced dead on the scene. This really shook Hollis, leading Burke to step up and offer some advice to help his fellow probie process what he had witnessed. It was a really powerful storyline to explore designed to remind viewers that first responders are human too, and the things they experience on the job can weigh heavily on them. This put a spotlight on the importance of mental health and finding ways to take care of yourself so that you can give 100% on the job when lives are on the line.
After five episodes, it feels like we were finally getting to know Hollis as a character, and it’s a shame that episode 6 will likely be the final time we’ll see him on the show. Actor K.C. McNeil is not credited with appearing in the seventh episode of the season, suggesting that this will be a sendoff for his character.
Hopefully, we might see Hollis cross paths with the Firehouse 51 team sometime in the future, but for now it seems that Hollis and Jansen’s time on Chicago Fire is coming to an end.
Chicago Fire airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.
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