After losing his friend, now Joe Cruz is dealing with an entirely different kind of heartbreak on Chicago Fire Season 8 Episode 5, “Buckle Up.” Meanwhile, Stella participates in a leadership conference and a mysterious car accident puts the city at risk.
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview of this episode, which airs Wednesday, October 23rd at 9/8c on NBC.
Episode description: Kidd must prove herself at the National Firefighter Leadership Conference while the rest of Firehouse 51 is called to two eerily similar car wrecks. Mouch tries to keep everyone in the firehouse informed by starting a newsletter, but things quickly get out of hand. Cruz deals with a heartbreak.
CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” — Pictured: Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” — Pictured: Christian Stolte as Randy “Mouch” McHolland — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: (l-r) Annie Ilonzeh as Emily Foster, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: (l-r) Annie Ilonzeh as Emily Foster, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: (l-r) Randy Flager as Capp, Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: Alberto Rosende as Blake Gallo — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: (l-r) Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: Christian Stolte as Randy “Mouch” McHolland — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)CHICAGO FIRE– “Buckle Up” Pictured: (l-r) Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide — (Photo by: Adrian Burrows/NBC)
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