Herrmann, Mouch and Joe Get Emotional! The Cast Picks the Most Touching Storylines From 200 Episodes of Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire premiered its 10th season this fall and tonight, it will be celebrating its 200th episode with several original cast members Jesse Spencer (Casey), Taylor Kinney (Severide), David Eigenberg (Herrmann), Eamonn Walker (Boden), Joe Minoso (Cruz) and Christopher Stolte (Mouch) continuing to tell the story of the firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 as they risk their lives every day to save and protect the citizens of Chicago.

How does the 200th episode honor Firehouse 51’s past and the show’s legacy?

David Eigenberg: I think the show is constantly always trying to aid and abet the moving forward of the human condition, and that’s what comes from our first responders in real life that we work with. It’s always about: How can we help? We have a beautiful day almost every single day 10 years later, where we laugh really hard. Our rapport amongst each other and the concern that we have for each other, that comes through. Then the storytelling on top of that is always about helping people. What can we do to bring compassion, understanding, and life back to Chicago and the world? Hopefully, that’s what transfers to the audience.

Christian Stolte: I think showrunner Derek Haas is tuned into what I think the nature of what your question is, which is that the 200th episode should be significant as a landmark episode. There are little callbacks. I can’t give examples because most of them are framed around something that I can’t talk about yet. But I think if you’ve been a long-time viewer of the show, you will notice some details that will touch you.

Joe Minoso: I think a lot about the tag that’s on every rig, or truck, which says: “We’re there when you need us.” I think that’s the overarching arc of the show. I think David’s absolutely right, this idea of how can we help?

If we’re talking about the legacy of the show, I think that motto of “We’re there when you need us” has permeated through every arc in every episode. I think in a big, stirring way in one specific character, indeed, that is exactly what happens. They go through a moment where they are so needed that it really pushes forward the storyline in a really amazing way.

Christian Stolte: That’s a great point, Joe. And it also sheds light on a different facet of “We’re there when you need us” in that sometimes that costs you something that you expect to have to pay.

David Eigenberg: Yeah. Pay dearly.

What is the moment or the storyline for your particular character that sticks with you the most?

David Eigenberg: There are a lot of them for me. One is early on when somebody got hurt in a prison and we had to save somebody in a prison. We were at Cook County Jail and then we had a hostage…